Bow tie alternatives - Office collection

If you visited my shop recently, you might have noticed new layout as well as new items. Below is a little sneak peek of new Office collection. Hope you enjoy it! :)

Simple Black geometric bow tie alternative  It goes well with any 1 color shirt. It is also unisex. 

You can choose this one in any color you want. Select from options at the check out. 

Black geometric unisex collar accessory from Office range 

Geometric collar accessories

Here is a little update from my shop. I've added couple more geometric accessories there ( or let's call them  bow tie alternatives as per my previous posts).  Hope you like them!

Sparkle your ordinary office shirt with this Turquoise ombre geometric collar necklace £17

Or this one in combination of black and white £17

If you want something a little bit bold, try this triangle shaped bow tie alternative £14

Let me know which one do you like the most? 

5 minutes DIY fitted sheet for moses basket

My due date is pretty close now, so I am trying to finish all little sewing projects for the little one. Today I made fitted sheet from spare fabric and it took me basically 5-7 minutes with all the measuring, cutting & sewing. I can imagine how often sheets need to be changed when it comes to baby, so I will definitely do more! 

Take the mattress out of the moses basket and put on fabric. Allow 3 inches for seaming on each side when cutting the fabric.

Sew a casing seam all the way around the fabric and then sew on elastic band. I used 5mm thin elastic band.  Don't forget to stretch it  when sewing on!
 

And that's it! Easy peasy!

Geometric necklaces - bow tie alternatives PART 3

Bow ties became very popular in last couple years and I always enjoy making them, but I told myself maybe it's time to offer something different, similar to bow ties, but SOMETHING NEW.  I've started to make unisex bow tie alternatives from quality leatherette which are ideal for any occasion, even everyday wear. I have already posted PART 1 and PART 2 and now it's time for new addition to my shop - PART 3 !  

Grey, black and Yellow bow tie alternative £17

Intense pink, black and yellow bow tie alternative £17 

Geometric necklaces - bow tie alternative PART 2

I featured some of my geometric accessories here couple weeks ago and as I enjoyed making and wearing them I've made some new since. It's very easy to make them by yourself  but If you prefer buying some you can browse through all accessories  here.

One of a kind geometric bow tie alternative

Geometric grey/white/black unisex collar accessory

bow tie alternative in black/ white and yellow 

Gift ideas for Christmas

Here is a little list of ideas for Christmas presents. All items comes from Etsy, so everything is handmade. Hope you like them, Happy shopping! 

Gifts for her:

Long sleeves tunic top by AryaSense  £47.10

 Silver cat necklace by mostlikelyShop £72.40 

Gifts for him:

One of a kind bow tie by cyou2nite £11.00

Natural wood felt slippers by aikafeltworks £47.27 

Gifts for a kid:

Minijungle by milimbo £8.69

Wooden Camera by BublyMoon £15.00

Babies Rattle  by  LizzieSimpsonDesign £27

Household gifts 

Decorative pillow cover by sandraarduiniphoto £20.48

Set of 2 pot holders  by Bohelina £23.21

3 set of bird wall hooks by Dubudumo £12.97 

Geometric necklaces - bow tie alternative PART 1

I became bored of all accessories that I have. When I go buy some new ones I always fine same stuff in all shops. Repetition of "style". Boooring!! I wanted something original and something that describe me. Style I like is of course simple lines, geometric pattern, nothing complicated. So here is what I came up with. 

I combined bits and pieces of quality leatherette and create something like bow tie alternative. Now I can bring life to a boring single color shirt or any plain top. It is very easy to make and you can do it yourself, but If you don't have time or don't feel like doing something, you can also order same in my shop. This one is listed here. 

Another necklace very similar to the first one. It is very simple to make. It's all about combining right colors and shapes together and that's it! Here is link to this necklace if you like it.

  

The necklace above is my favorite. It goes well with plain black shirt. You can find more details here. 

Vivid colors like Yellow can add very nice finish to your outfit. This necklace  is a combination of quality yellow, black and white leatherette and there are also white studs in the middle with tiny black and yellow freckles. For more pictures, info and price please click here .

This diamond shape necklace goes well with collars, but it also look nice on a loose top:

If you like these you might also like my whole range of geometric accessories. Feel free to visit my shop.   

Thank you! 

Photo book converted into Jewelry organizer

Do you also have those days when you are in hurry and you can't  find  that necklace that goes well with your dress? Your jewels are all over the place, some are in a bathroom, some in a wardrobe, some in a bag. You end up running from one room to another and at the end you decide to wear no accessory at all, because nothing is as good as that damn  necklace that you bought just last week. Where did I put it???

So, as I like recycling I decided to to convert an older photo book into jewelry organizer. I like its cover so much that I thought it would be nice to look at it more often. The cover is a beautiful Japanese style silk fabric in light purple color with golden embroidery.   

I pierced pages with a  needle. Then I pull through a little black hair clips that I used as a jewelry holders. 

All my necklaces, earrings, bracelets are now  at one place

And it's easy to store

Now I can enjoy and actually see all my jewels and of course  save a lot of time in the morning too! 

DIY - Hand painted wood necklace

This necklace is so easy to make,  all you need is:

- piece of wood (ideally flat, polished &  pre-drilled) I used my old earring so that was easy  

- tape (either masking tape or just an office tape)

- nail varnishes of your choice

And then just simply use a tape to create straight line and to cover the parts that you don't want to paint. Wait until first coat dry up, remove tape and then apply new tape in different angle. Apply second nail varnish and then third and so on.. You can create amazing geometric shapes just under 5 minutes.  Go ahead, show me yours! 

Blouse alteration

I've been watching The Great British Sewing Bee  lately, which I endlessly love and everytime I watch it  I want to dust off my sewing machine and do something amazing. So last time I watched one of the episodes when I decided to do some garment alteration. I have many items piled up in my wardrobe which I don't wear but can't bin as they mean something to me or reminds me some special occasion or I have some items that I haven't even worn as they were given to me as a gift and aren't 'my cup of tea' if you know what I mean... So I've told myself why don't you change these slightly and make them either wearable or alter them to something completely different. Here is the first alteration and I hope you like it! 

I had this blouse only for couple months, but I didn't wear it as I didn't like the collar and wide sleeves, therefore these were first 2 things I removed from the blouse immediately. 

I used existing collar and sleeves as a pattern so I didn't have to measure the blouse again or create new pattern. As material I used black leatherette (faux leather) that you can buy in any shop with fabrics. You can buy various type of faux leather from heavy duty to very thin letherette. In my opinion medium  leatherette is the best as it still look like leather and it's easier to sew and shape. 

Once I cut the shape of sleeves and collar I pinned and sew onto the blouse and cut it to the wanted length/shape.

I've also added a piece of leatherette onto button's line matching the width of the line and sew on new black buttons on top of it. 

And that's it! The new blouse has been born :) I think it will be my favorite this summer :)