Anthropologie's Pearly Pins

Anthropologie's Pearly Pins

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Anthropologie's Pearly pins

I am a HUGE anthropologie fan. However, if you are like me, some of their things are just too expensive to afford. I found these pearl pins at the store and I knew that I could make them for much cheaper. So here you are.

1. 

   

   Plug if your hot glue gun and separate your bobby pins.

2. 

   

   Sort through your pearls and glue one pearl at a time to the back of the bobby pin. (try not to go overboard with the glue)
   
   You can keep it simple with just one or two pearls, or you can make a flower pattern gluing the pearls around the middle pearl.




3. 

   

   Wait for the glue to dry and there you have it!
   
   These make a perfect subtle addition to any outfit.

Monster Christmas ornament

Christmas Monster

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Christmas Monster Ornament

My friends like to have tree trimming parties where we make one another ornaments. This was a quick little monster that I whipped up before heading out to the party. It is such a simple gift!

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1. 

   

   First fold your felt once over and trace out your own little monster pattern.
   
   It can be whatever you like. I kept mine simple so that I could whip it up real quick.

2. 

   

   Cut your pattern out so that you have 2 identical pieces of felt.




3. 

   

   Take your 2 buttons and some contrasting thread and sew on two eyes.

4. 

   

   Take more contrasting thread (preferably embroidery) and sew a mouth.




5. 

   

   Take the two pattern pieces and flip them over so that the right sides are facing in.

6. 

   

   sew around the edges leaving a small space which will allow you to flip it back right side out.

7. 

   

   Turn the monster right side out and start to your stuffing

8. 

   

   Sew the stuffing opening shut.

9. 

   

   Now we must start to form the hat. Fold your red felt on the corner and cut.

10. 

    

    sew the opening

11. 

    

    Flip the hat inside out. Glue a strip of whit felt around the bottom and glue a part of stuffing on the top of the hat.

12. 

    

    Use your white felt to cut out a pair of fangs

13. 

    

    Glue fangs on, attach a string to hold ornament on the tree and you are good to go!
    
    A perfect gift!

easy flower project

special thanks to:Trashion
Plastic flowers taken apart and spraypainted (gold, black..). Sew on to a shoulder strap or dress top they make any basic LBD to a party gown.
Elle Spain December 2009, model Olga Maliuk photographed by Riccardo Tinelli.

Leggings

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How to make leggings

You don't need to spend the big bucks at American apparel to get the look that you want. With some stretching fabric and a little bit of work, you will be making your own hand made legging collection.

1. 

   

   Start off with a pattern. This shows you how to make the measurements you need to make your own pattern. If you don't want to go through the trouble, you can simply buy a pattern.
   
   I used McCall's M5759 pattern and made a few minor adjustments

2. 

   

   Fold your fabric length wise with both the right sides facing up so that you can make two identical pieces.
   
   Lay the pattern in the middle of the fabric.




3. 

   

   Pin the pattern to the fabric

4. 

   

   Cut around the pattern. I kept some length to the legs because I wanted the leggings to go down to my ankles.





5. 

   

   Separate the two leg pieces and fold each of them in half length wise with the right sides facing in.
   
   pin the edges
   
   

6. 

   

   Sew the inner leg edges of each leg using a double stitched seam

7. 

   

   Stop sewing right before you get to the crotch on each leg.

8. 

   

   Press the seam allowances of each leg

9. 

   

   Now you have 2 legs with pressed seam allowances

10. 

    

    Fold one of the legs right side out.

11. 

    

    You have turned one leg right side out. Slip it into the remaining leg.

12. 

    

    Stitch around the crotch using a Double Stitched seam.
    
    Press seam allowances

13. 

    

    Pull the leg out of the other and now it's time to make the band
    
    Fold the upper edge of leggings inside along the fold line.

14. 

    

    Press the Fold

15. 

    

    Stitch along the fold line leaving a small opening to fit the elastic into.

16. 

    

    Measure your waist line and add 2 inches onto the band.
    
    Put a safety pin through the elastic band and pull it through the waist line

17. 

    

    Pull it through until it comes out the other side

18. 

    

    Sew the elastic together and sew the opening of the waist band up.

19. 

    

    Fold your leggi