DIY Recycled Brooch

Make your own recycled brooch 

This sparrow broach is hardened by using recycled plastic between the two layers of fabric. You can find lots of cute images to use as stencils on- line such as rabbits, mushrooms, poodles.  

You will need:

-Recycled plastic such as a milk bottle, take away containers etc. (Anything that is thin enough to cut but stiff enough to support your fabric or paper.)

-Brooch clasp or a large safety pin

-Fabric scraps or paper  to decorate

        -Glue

METHOD:

1. Print off the image you want to use as a stencil and cut it out.

2. Trace the stencil onto your recycled plastic, and your fabric or paper (you will need one  to cover the front of the plastic and one to cover the back).

3. If you are using a safety pin cut two small slits in the fabric backing so that the back of the safety pin is encased. 

4. Glue the fabric to the front of the plastic backing

5. Trim away any excess fabric or plastic and let dry.

You have a new pretty to accessorize your winter coat!

Winter coat refashion

It seems we bypassed summer and the cold weather has settled in to stay already, which I don't mind. I love snuggley winter woollies. 

This coat is made from beautiful felted wool but had no shape and was way too big for me. I'm working on turning this into a tutorial on how to re-size clothing to fit.

It was reversible with black on one side and grey on the other so I chose the grey side... black makes me look like i'm dying!  I added some darts , took in the side seams and arms, shortened the hem (which i'm slightly regretting - I love long coats) then used the excess cut off the length to make the wrap collar.

And Voila!  I have a new winter staple YAY :)

New Stock at the National Portrait Gallery Shop

Peacock brooch/ hair pin 

Yellow weave necklace

Printed silk necklace with zipper detail

Leather & satin necklace

The peacock brooch / hair pin

Red leather & feathers necklace

Mauve neck piece ( on the online shop) 

All one- off pieces

Tux jacket refashion

tie front 

crop hem

cut & sew & gather

I always seem to buy really big sizes when I go op-shopping. This jacket was a size 22. But the way I see it is the bigger the garment, the more fabric you have to play with! 

It was a bit of a mission trying to get the lining to sit nicely - I made this jacket over a year ago and can still remember leaving it in pieces for a month, waiting for my determination to kick back in!

Cool D.I.Y project

A very stylish friend of mine forwarded me this link for a super easy DIY cape:

Tutorial from 'P.S I made this' 

I will definitely be having a go at this one
x  Tahlia

Weekend Sewing

Finally finished this trench coat refashion! 

Refashioned Jacket

The 'Not- A-School Blazer'

The original jacket as found

Here the before and after shots for one of the jackets in the winter collection. Their are so many cool old suits out their! They just need a bit of love :)