DIY Fashion from my farmhouse
I’ve been busy! Making costumes for The Seagull, and hunting down some to borrow from neighboring theaters. Writing for a few other websites, dealing with all my everyday mom stuff, house hunting with my husband AND trying to perfect the fit of my shawl collar wrap which will be debuting as the Ojai wrap, […]
Here’s a simple project made from one of those blank tote bags you can buy at the hobby store, red glitter, Mod Podge, and freezer paper. A big glitter heart on a tote bag! I originally had this post featured on Mod Podge Rocks and I know Valentine’s day is over, but hey, I love […]
The luxe bomber jacket is a big fashion item for Spring 2014. Why not make your own version? Here’s a new trend for Spring 2014. The luxurious fabric bomber jacket. I have the perfect fabric picked out for mine, a leopard tropical silk print i bought at Mood Fabrics last year….But I haven’t decided yet, […]
I’m done with the 1890′s walking suit for the character of Nina in Chekhov’s The Seagull. For the jacket, I used Simplicity 2207, and for the skirt I used Butterick 5970. This outfit will be worn in act 2 before Nina leaves home to become an actress. I wanted to make her something more wholesome […]
So I’m knee deep in my costuming and fitting for the play. I have costumes worked out for two of my characters and hope to have both costumes finished by the end of the week. I’ve been engrossed in the research of fashion from the 1890′s and ran across some really interesting new to me […]
Last Sunday we went to the Diane Von Furstenberg Journey Of A Dress retrospective at LACMA. If you are near LA, it’s a fun show to come and see. And it’s free, too. I brought two of my girls, and my older daughter brought a friend…After all my posting about my sewing my own version […]
Hello dear readers! If you have ever read my About Me page you may know that I was trained in fashion design and worked as a costumer for film and theater in LA when I graduated from design school, before I became a stay at home mom. It was a very interesting job with lots […]
Hello readers! In my effort to stay on my ready to wear clothing fast, I ‘ve been making more everyday clothes. Last week I made my own workout outfit, and this week we have a comfy oversized sweater a style you have probably seen when out shopping. I show the examples below from Anthropologie. […]
Happy Saint Valentines’ Day! When Celina and Hayley invited me to a be included in their fabulous Shades Of me Series I was really excited to make myself something red. They assigned the red day to February 14. I have a date with my husband planned, and decided to make myself a cute little dress. […]
The possibility of making my own workout clothes never really occurred me for some reason. But now that I’m on my ready to wear fast, I thought I would try it. And do you know what? It was easy with the help of my new cover stitch machine I just bought. Once I figured out […]
