Meet Quinn my new mannequin ^_^ She was a gift from an extremely lovely friend and she’s allowing me to do a whoooole lot more sewing! I’m so excited to work on more sewing projects.
I’m planning to do a tutorial as I customise her to my exact measurements as well which should be really fun!
The first project that I decided to do using Quinn was remaking a dress I got from DreamV into a skirt and blouse set.
This was the dress originally:
It was a really pretty dress but they were out of smalls so I ordered a large and it just didn’t sit the way I wanted it to. So goodbye dress and hello skirt and top!
Luckily, ordering a bigger size was really a good idea because it gave me a lot more room to work with the fabric.
First thing I did was carefully cut around the seem connecting the blouse part tot the skirt to separate them. I then hemmed the bottom of the blouse.
DONE!
Seriously, it was about 5 minutes worth of work.
Here it is with a high waisted skirt:
The skirt had a little more work in it. I made an incision in the waist and shortened the elastic so it was actually the correct size for my waist. I then sewed it back up and hemmed the top.
DONE!
Now I have a much more versatile set that can be worn together or separately like this in a much more flattering way:
It’s been great getting to some of the things which have been in my sewing pile for waaaay too long. Hopefully I can do some more serious stash busting soon! I will be doing a lot more sewing from scratch as well so if there’s something you’d all like to see let me know ^_^
Jewellery is something that I tend to reorganise every couple of months. At the moment I’ve found a storage solution that I really like as it doesn’t take up much space, it cost under $10 and it hold all kinds of jewellery not just small of big things.
My finished shelves:
It’s made of 2 pink storage trays and a glitter Christmas tree from Daiso.
I took apart the glitter Christmas tree using a very strong pair of pliers. It was quite difficult to remove the pieces cleanly without getting glitter everywhere.
In the end I gave up trying to be neat and just did a big clean up afterwards.
I tend bent the tree with the pliers to make the bottom totally flat and slid it onto the top of the tray.
Then I used the heart cut outs to hold all of my earrings 😀
Around the bottom of the tree I keep my rings and the lower levels have space for big items like necklaces and bracelets.
Has it really already been another week *_* God this year is going so quickly!
Today’s hairstyle is a classic pouf with a quiffed fringe. This style is great for school because it’s very quick to do and you can pin the bottom hair however you like to meet rules like “hair must be tied back” etc. You can even pull the bottom hair into an updo at the back and make it suitable for work.
Start with clean brushed hair.
Let’s make a basic pouf first. Grab a section of hair at the top.
Backcomb near the bottom of the section while you pull it forwards.
Fold backwards and pin into a pouf shape. If you like you can shape it with your fingers so it’s rounder/higher/whatever then use some hairspray to smooth down any loose pieces.
Now, grab your fringe and brush it upwards. You can leave the side bits down or bring them up too.
Hold it out like this:
Back comb/tease the back of it near the base. I say near the base but you can really just do the whole lot if you can hold it up enough.
Now fold backwards and pin like you did the pouf. This may take a couple of tries to get the shape you want. If you prefer it to be pointy you can twist the end of the hair slightly before you pin it back. If it’s too messy then just lightly brush it in to place to smooth once it’s pinned.
I like this style with a headband.
I also like to curl the bits around my face so it’s all floaty and pretty.
All done! quick and simple 😀
This style is great for days when you just can’t seem to get your fringe to sit right!
And you can then style the rest of the hair however you like, I think a nice fishtail on one side is perfect!
Illustrator. Strong tea, knitting, watercolours, and making a video game called Moonlight in Garland. Living with her adorable husband Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
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