There are two variations with this because you can either just have one which ties over a skirt you have or you can do like I did and actually stitch it on.

You need:

• Tulle (the soft kind, not the hard netting)
• Ribbon
• Needle and thread
• Scissors
• Skirt for a base if you want one

Cut a piece of ribbon which is long enough to wrap around the skirt’s waist (or your own if you’re not going to use a base) and then tie into a cute bow.

Lay out the tulle and cut it into strips that are around 15cm wide and 2.5 times as long as your skirt. Cut out a heap of these strips.

Take the first strip folded in half like this over the ribbon.

Pull the ends of the tullearound the ribbon and through the folded part so they go through the loop. Pull it tight and the tulle should be like this with the ribbon running through the middle…

Repeat with all of the strips of tulle.

As you go you’ll see it forms a tutu with an interesting top area. If you pull the knots tight you can fit more tulle and make a fuller skirt. I didn’t have much tulle so I left them fairly loose.

Once you’re done it’s time to decide if you just want to tie it around your waist like this or if you want to actually attach it to the skirt. I decided to attach it to the skirt so I lined the ribbon up and found where the middle was.

Then I used a needle and thread to stitch them in place.

My skirt had a side zip so I made sure to leave a gap for that and stitch the ribbon either side of it. Then I tied the bow at the front.

So then what I had was this:

Obviously depending on the look you’re going for you could just leave the hanging parts uneven like this. I wanted a more traditional shape though so I snipped them evenly.

Done!

And here it is worn!

I love pink, white and black combination!

This is the kind of skirt which can be styled in pretty much any way, they look great with most styles.

What do you guys think? I need an excuse to wear it out now!

They’re really rock styled but I love them and depending on the stockings you use and the colours you could do so many other versions for different styles!

So let’s get started!

You need:

• Thick stockings
• Thread
• Scissors
• Pins

You need some stockings to start with. The kind of stockings you use is very important, they need to have a very high denier and not be prone to running. The thicker the better!

Lay out the stockings flat on the floor.

Start by putting pins at even spaces down the side of the leg. The pins are where you will be cutting the bow shapes so make sure you have enough and space them as thick as you want the bows.

I did twice as many as shown in the photo for lots of bows.

Make small snips where the pins are. The longer the cuts are the more revealing the stockings will be. Remember that once they’re on your legs they tend to stretch so do less than you think you’ll need. You can always cut them bigger later but it’s harder to go backwards!

Now to make them into bow shapes. Take a piece of thread and push it through the first tab of the stockings.

Pull it tight and tie it in a knot. The tab will crumple up like a bow. If you want them to be exactly perfect you can pleat and stitch each one but that will take a very long time and really looks pretty much the same in the finished project.

Tie the thread tightly and knot it off. Cut any loose edges and you should have something like this:

Keep oing until you’ve done them all.

When the stocking is flattened out it should look like this:

If you are concerned about fraying and ladders a quick fit is to dot a tiny bit of clear nail polish at the corners where the ends of the cuts are. This will dry unnoticeable but will prevent anything from unraveling.

Try them on to make sure they fit and make the snips bigger if you want to!

When you’re all finished put them on and enjoy!

This is such a different style than I’m used to but it’s so much fun!

I think at the moment my casual style is leaning towards back and rockish.

While my dressy style is much more princessy.

Either way these were really easy to make and I look forward to trying some more different things to do with stockings soon!

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…