Skirt Project #2: Full skirt with black elastic

Hi,

I hope everyone had a great weekend. Today it was a relaxing Sunday for us. We visited a good friend in Long Island City and had an amazing time.

Well, today I am going to share a new skirt I made. Oh yeah...remember I told you guys that the black skirt was the easiest skirt I made?  Well I lied.  lol  Because what I am going to show you is the easiest skirt I have ever made. It was so easy that I wish I would have learned how to sew sooner. Keep in mind I am still a newbie to sewing. 

Supplies:

1yard 

Thread (matching color)

Black elastic 2"

1. Cut 2 rectangles. 34"Wx24"H (I wear a size 0 or 2 so keep in mind when cutting your fabric. If you want a fuller skirt go wider and if you don't like it too full you can always cut off the excess.) 

2. Cut the elastic to your liking. Sew the elastic and now it's ready for the next step. 

3. Gathering a skirt wasn't hard to do. Match the side seams of your skirt to your elastic, so it's nice and centered. You pin both ends and start to gather.  I didn't use any measurements tools, I used my pointer finger as a guide. I wrapped my finger to gather the fabric and pin it to the elastic and tried to distribute evenly.  Sure I wasn't exactly accurate but lets remember I am sewing for fun.

Finished product! 

Freestyle painting

Before I decide to paint, well not every time but most of the time, I try to stay away from galleries, museums, magazines before they pollute my brain. In a good way, since it always changes my rhythm while painting so I try to stay away.

Freestyle painting for me is...  well,  I enter the room. I am staring at a white canvas with not one idea or image in my head, which is very hard to do since I am always sketching new ideas. Depending on the mood I am in, I will play music. So far I have had great results.  Nowadays it is a little harder to do freestyle painting since my 1 year old requires most of my free time.

Below painting: Title: "Night Dancers"was created in 2005.

"Night Dancers"  36"x48"  Privately owned 

Above Painting:  Title: "Being"  Size: 36"x48" 2011

This paintings was recently finished in June, 2011. 

Giveaway: Free Robot Printables

Hi,

I hope everyone is having a great summer so far.

Yesterday, I made a little fun project. It all started when I was looking for a fun, kid friendly, small container that I could throw my son's crayolas in. However I couldn't find anything cool for boys. So... why not make one, right?

I recycled an oatmeal cereal container that you buy at a store. I peeled the label off and was left with a silver background, perfect for the subject. I designed this super cool robot with a blue background. Now all I had to do is buy sticker paper which you can find at microcenter or probably staples. I printed this bad boy and voila! it looks super cool in a boy's room.  I left the robot tag blank but you can write on it to describe what you are going to store in it.

Robot Sticker Label Size: 4.5x11

Supplies:

• photo sticker paper (8.5x11) available at microcenter or amazon

• Recycle oatmeal cereal container as pictured above

• X-acto knife or scissors

★ FREE PRINTABLE ★

This free robot printable labels are available for download to ANYONE. I bet you're wondering how you can get your hands on this adorable robot free printables. Well, it's easy. All you have to do is become a FOLLOWER of this blog. Then either leave me a message with your email.  I will email you the link to download these adorable printables.

And please don't forget to check back for new tutorials & giveaways.

Dress #3: Organic jersey dress

Happy Thursday everyone!

I was in the city running some errands and made a stop at Moods. I thought I would be there 1 hr tops, but ended up being there the whole afternoon. Anyway, I fell in love with this organic jersey fabric. Isn't it lovely? This summer is all about stripes and the good thing is that stripes never go out of style. So I knew it wouldn't be a one time summer dress.  I also knew that striped jersey fabric would look great as a romper or a pull-on dress.

Materials:
1 1/4 - 1 1/2  yards Fabric (organic jersey)
coordinating thread
elastic 1"

Double click to zoom.

1. Cut out your pieces. 6 pieces in total.  Start by sewing the neck first. After that sew the front to the back of the top

2. Sleeves. Sew the arms to the the top piece. Should look something like the above picture.

3. Above picture is the top and bottom sewn together. The last step is to add your 1" elastic. Make a 1.5"  casing to your top of the skirt. Insert your elastic and now attach the top to the bottom. Stretch the elastic as you sew. 

I really love the way it turned out! I wish I had bought more organic jersey fabric. I would have made 5 of these dresses in different colors.

Inspiration

Lately,  I have been on such a sewing kick. My family doesn't like it as much, probably because I act as if I had a sign across my forehead that says "do not disturb!!!!!!"

Well, I'm still so new to the sewing world but before the idea of sewing crossed my mind,  I decided to netflix 2 movies.  I now truly love watching them over and over.  It really inspires you to sew. If you are thinking about sewing I recommend you watch these 2 movies but watch the French version first. You will appreciate both versions so much more.