Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Some Fun Shirts


What I've been up to



Christmas is coming and since this is our first Christmas married I wanted to have some stockings that we can always keep! I drew the pattern, cute out the green flannel, and cut out the whimsical tops. Then sewed it all together! Luckily, I had a sewing machine! The bells add a little Christmas cheer.

Sunday, November 8, 2009

An experiment with Nature



I just completed another shirt for a friend! This design was inspired by a vinyl wall design I saw. I wanted to do a shirt with an owl because they are so in right now, and are way cute. The hand sewing ended up being more than I had anticipated, but the swirls on the tree buds add a whimsical feel. The fabric that the owl is made of is a cute pink, brown, yellow, and green paisley floral. This is a perfect shirt for the cool fall season!

It's a wrap!



A fun simple wrap headband. I have one that I bought that is similar in style, and I have been wanting to duplicate it. This was the result. The colors are somewhat summer-like, but I thought they looked good together. This project is super easy and fast. All you need is a needle and thread, and scissors to cut out the fabric!

Friday, October 16, 2009

Fun Flower clips






I made a lot of these clips over the summer for nieces and my little cousin. I have worn some of them too! So they aren't just for little girls. I have different clips to fasten on the back, and even pins, if you want it for a shirt or jacket.



Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Felt Flower Headband



This headband is similar to the fabric flower headband, only I experimented with felt. The flower is felt as are the leaves. There is a rose button in the center. I can also make these with silk flowers.

Flower Headbands



This is a cute "black and white affair" headband. I made the flower from fabric, and sewed a button in the middle. Then I simply sewed it onto a gray headband. These are cute for any age. For little girls I would make a smaller flower.

Women's Bird and Branches Shirt




The design has now carried on to this women's shirt. I used many of the same stencils. This shirt just has longer branches and two birds. A fun embellishment on the shirt is the cream lace. I had pitured in my head to use lace, and it adds a vintage touch.

Girls Birds and Branches Shirt



The idea for these shirts came to me when I saw my friend Jordan's picture she made, and it had a design similar to this. I bought some iron on wonder under, and made some sketches. This shirt I made for my little niece Elsie.I used purple, green, and brown. The shirt itself I bought at Old navy. I sewed around the edges with matching embroidery floss. It turned out really cute.


This shirt is very similar. This is for my other niece, also a little girl. I used the same tecnique only with a brown, pink, and green motiff. Also instead of using leaves on the branches I used flowers.