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June 26, 2016

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Kirstie Allsopp's Handmade Party Crowns! DIY Paper Pom-Pom Crown Tutorial

This festive season I fell for 'Kirstie's Handmade Christmas'. As did my mother, who watched the show for a second time just so I could see and appreciate it with her without any complaint. As a result I bought her a copy of the lovely book to accompany Kirstie's crafty show for her birthday, which as it so happens, (regretfully for my bank account), is close to Christmas!

Kirstie worked with Rosy Nicholas on the show for this craft, who was adorable.

Our fave craft from the Christmas special show was the paper crowns which we worked on and modelled over the festive season. The girl helping was stylish indeed and I had no idea that making paper flowers could be so easy, fun and seriously ADDICTIVE! Could this be the new crack of the crafting world?
Although this is from the Christmas show this is most def a trans-seasonal project, I'm thinking birthday parties, summer festivals, maybe even as decorations hanging from the ceiling. It is very easy to adjust the siz…

How to: Make a Pinafore

I have made a pinafore using this simple hack before. Post Clueless marathon I stitched this tartan dream last year.

As much as I like this pinny and still have it in my wardrobe tbh tartan is not entirely versatile. And so, a corduroy pinny was born!
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Er, YES RACHEL!
I mean, who doesn't love the 90s? I hunted for a pattern for a pinny that was just right but could not find one. So instead I made my own using Salme 142 skirt pattern which you can download here.

Fancy stitching your own pretty pinny? Here's how:
1. Measure a rectangle the width and height you want the front bib of your pinny to be. I wanted mine to be 7 1/2 inches wide and 10 1/2 inches long so I cut two pieces of corduroy this size (one for the lining) plus seam allowance. 2. Measure two long strips of corduroy the length you need your straps by 3inchs wide, plus seam allowance 3. Fold your straps in half lengthways and sew straight down the raw edges, forming two log tubes. Turn the r…

DIY Patchwork Suede Skirt- Simplicity 1370 Pattern Hack

I have recently got very in to suede, in particular suede skirts after making one recently which has become an absolute wardrobe staple. In keeping with the current trend for all things 70s I fell for patchwork and decided to combine the two, suede and patchwork, to create a bonkers mini skirt. I hacked Simplicity 1370 into panels as I know view D fits me perfectly as I have previously used it to make three super simple skirts- one yellow, one from an embroidered pillow case and one in houndstooth stretch denim.
The fit and construction of this garment makes it perfect for someone new to sewing as it has only three pieces, front back and waistband, and thus is easy to make small fitting alterations. The instructions are very good, I do love a simplicity pattern. It's so simple it's simplicity, lolz.

Here are the lines I cut on the pattern pieces. When doing this do remember to add seam allowance! I also was careful when placing the pieces on different colours of suede I also mad…

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