Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Font-astic!

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emember reading fairytales or old storybooks where the paragraphs started with intricate and ornate lettering?



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aybe these great designs from Jessica Hische will encourage you to use some fancy drop-cap
lettering in your blog?


She's redesigned each letter of the alphabet to be used for adding a little bit of loveliness to your blog posts.



F ancy, isn't it.





For more details click here.

One month in!

So I signed up for my wardrobe refashion pledge over here around the end of October, which means for a whole month I haven't bought anything new...so I've been making some things to fill the void!

The red skirt was originally a giant shirt dress, very 90's looking -  I wish I took a before pic but I was too keen to get cutting! The idea was based on this skirt and this pattern, I just cut the length I wanted using the existing buttons down the front, took it in, added a few small pleats in both sides at the front and back and attached a waistband (just measured my waist, added an inch and hoped for the best!)

I've also learnt that I'm not good at posing for photos!


 Red skirt 1


Red skirt 2

...the second floral skirt is a gathered skirt made from a bedsheet! both the red dress and the sheet came from one of my frequently visited op shops, and the sheet had a great edging of little painted yellow flowers so I just used that as the hem! The idea for the pattern is from gertie's brilliant site...

Yellow skirt 1
Yellow skirt 2
Yellow skirt 3
Yellow skirt 4
The slightly blurry photo is from me trying to show off the 'swirl ability' of the skirt haha

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

I'm not one to put labels on things...

Unless they look like this!

Imagine finding something that still had a swing-tag like this attached to it? lovely.


from here


from here

and instead of the replacement button being sewn in or stuck on the tag, it came in this little package...

from here

cross my heart, hope to die...

...but at least there are no needles sticking in my eye, they're too busy pricking my hands, jabbing unsuspecting fingers that get too close and getting lost in the carpet!

So after some attempts at learning the basics of sewing, and much lurking around the Wardrobe Refashion site, I decided to take the pledge!

I, Jill of petitegeek, pledge that I shall abstain from the purchase of "new" manufactured items of clothing, for the period of 4 months. I pledge that i shall refashion, renovate, recycle preloved items for myself with my own hands in fabric, yarn or other medium for the term of my contract. I pledge that I will share the love and post a photo of my refashioned, renovoted, recycled, crafted or created item of clothing on the Wardrobe Refashion blog, so that others may share the joy that thy thriftiness brings! Signed, Jill.



So, on that note - I should think about making something!

Thursday, August 12, 2010