by VioletLeBeaux | Sep 21, 2012 | Clothing-Tutorials, Craft, Tutorial
Dear Old Boring Black Cardigan With The Weird Sleeves That Make My Arms Look Dumb,
Please stop being so old and boring so I have more reason to wear you out.
Sincerely,
Violet.
Apparently writing letters to your clothing doesn’t actually work. Who knew?
So this is how I fixed that problem instead and turned Old Boring Black Cardigan into something which is a little more my style and a tiny bit Chanel inspired.
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This is original old boring cardigan: You need:
- Contrasting elastic
- Needle/Thread/Sewing machine
- Old boring cardigan
I thought about adding some other decorations but ended up sticking to something more classic.
First snip off all of the buttons.
Pin the elastic around the edge of the cardigan. Make sure to try it on so it all sits flat.
Stitch it in place along the side closest to the edge. I decided to just stitch the one edge so I could still use the button holes underneath. Fold the edges of the elastic over the bottom too so they are hidden.
Add two more strips of elastic horizontally like little fake pockets. Make sure to fold their edges over too so they’re not exposed.
Stitch in place. If you want you can stitch the buttons back in place too or just use a brooch to hold it closed. To fix the bunchy sleeve problem I re-hemmed the edges so they sat flat instead of being gathered.
Taadaa!
Cute and much more interesting than Old Boring Black Cardigan. Now it’s Exciting Awesome Classic Cardigan.
Dear Violet,
THX for making me over LOL. I’m glad you actually take me out of the cupboard now, let’s be BFFs 😀 😀 😀
Love,
<3<3<3<3<3 Awesome Classic Cardigan<3<3<3<3<3
Now if I could just teach the cardigan that text speak isn’t appropriate to use in letters. Baby steps… |
by VioletLeBeaux | Sep 19, 2012 | Craft, Home Sweet Home Tutorials, Tutorial
Another quick fix for a Home Sweet Home Project today: mini flower vases.
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I bought these bee paper clips ages ago because they were so cute but I couldn’t think of a way to use them. When I was cleaning up the house in time for James’ parents to visit I finally decided to just stick them in some vases with flowers.
This is what I used:
I had these two vases that I bought at a thrift store years ago. They had little beads which are supposed to absorb cigarette smoke but apparently don’t work at all. Our neighbours are all smokers and their disgusting smoke comes through the vents in our bathroom so I’ve had to fill it with things like this >_<
Anyway they didn’t work so I figured I would stick them on our bed side tables. I found fake flowers in my stash which matched each one.
I then hot glued them onto stems which were long enough to reach the bottom.
And added the cute little bees!
Buzzzzz ^_^
So the blue one ended up on James’ side of the bed:
And the pink one on mine:
Another very quick project which makes a nice difference! Though make sure the stems you use for the flowers are plastic not wire otherwise they will rust!
Now I just need to get some more spray paint so I can actually finish our bed side tables!! >_< Baby steps! |
by VioletLeBeaux | Sep 18, 2012 | Outfit Of The Day, Violet Vision Videos
Hat: Imagination
Jumper: Present form Mum
Skirt: Present From Mum
Shoes: Le Pommiere
Glasses: Pink .
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Violet LeBeaux spends most of her time trying to think of ways to make life prettier, posting said ways on her blog and drinking very strong tea. She writes about big hair cute things, girly fashion, beauty finds, sometimes Hime Gyaru fashion (姫ギャル) and crafty tutorials.
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