Turban Headband

To keep my ears warm with this nasty weather outside especially at the days I can't wear my beret (when I have my hair in a ponytail or ballet bun) I thought about making a headband. I saw some of these turban headbands online a while ago, but never got around to make one. But after my ears hurt so much of the cold one day and after I saw a girl wearing one of these at the street, I had to try make one.

Fortunately I had enough jersey fabric at home. After a bit of time and a knot in my brain this was a real quick project. And it's really cozy and looks so much better than a plain headband.

Late Christmas Photos

I hope you all had a good start into the new year. So I know I am really late, but I want to show you my christmas outfit nonetheless. I promise I try to blog more often this year (on a weekly schedule at least). But on to the dress:

I made this dress from a pattern from Gertie's great book. I don't like the shoulder straps so much. They are supposed to sit on the edge, but I am no great fan of this. But otherwise I really like the pattern and it fits well.

The christmas fabric I bought at ebay. It is vintage probably from the 50s. The green one I had already at home.

I had a bit of fun with the christmas tree. It's unfortunately not mine. My flat is not big enough for one.

Hopefully read you soon. I will really try.

Outfit rundown

dress ~ selfmade, (Gertie' new book for better sewing - Wintertime Jumper)

blouse ~ Metamorphose

shoes, brooch, earrings ~ vintage from etsy

Christmas Lolita Meet-up

Last Sunday we had our annual christmas lolita meet-up. It was so cold outside and snowed almost the whole time. But it was nice nonetheless.

We visited the Moritzburg Museum. They have a collection of modern art. Not everything was my taste, but there were also some really great pieces. Before that we were invited to a short organ concert. This was really nice too.

After the museum we went to the museum coffee house. There we all had something to drink and eat and then of course exchanged our presents. My donee got a nail polish, some fabric and a lot of tea. She really liked it, which I am glad of. Sometimes it´s so difficult to find a nice gift. I got a hairbow and a brooche. It´s all selfmade. I really like it, but right now I am not sure with what to wear. But someday I will use it.

My outfit was improvised, because of the weather. But I liked it. It was very cozy. And black and white is always nice. Unfortunately my curls didn´t like the weather. They were so pretty when I undid the pin curl set.

Outfit Rundown:

Blouse - Innocent World
Vest - Mango
Skirt - Metamorphose
 Tights, beret - H&M
Boots - Sencha

1930s pants

I finished these pants already in October. Unfortunately the photos I got did not turn out very well. But I want to show them to you nonetheless.

 

The pattern is from Wearing History, the Smoth Sailing1930s Sport Togs. I saw them on a lot of vintage blogs and it were some of the only pants I really liked. It was the second Wearing History pattern I sewed.

The fabric is a blue jeans stretch. It´s really nice and soft. Working with it was fabulous. The pattern was also great. Everthing went together very easy. I was between two sizes, but decided on the bigger one, but the pants fit so well. I really love them. I wore them a lot in October and November with tights under them. This was so cozy. But I can´t wait to wear them in Spring and Summer with some nice blouses.

I also plan to make these maybe in a nice white/cream cotton for summer.

It snowed

Review: Everything Oz

 I bought this awesome book some while ago, but finally made some things out of it. I already made a review for their first book "Everything Alice", which I really liked, but I have to admit, despite not liking the Wizard of Oz so much (neither the book nor the 30s movie) I love this book. They did such a great job translating the motives into very nice projects. And there are also some projects that are a bit more useable, like a poppy t-shirt or a bath towel for kids. The book contains not only craft projects but also recipes. The themed cupcakes are great.

And because I had the book, the shoes, the right dress and of course the dog I had to make some photos. I made the apron and the shoes from the book. The shoes were pink and I got them cheap at ebay. Working with the hot glue was not so nice, it almost killed my fingers. But I really like the outcome and like it much more than the glitter option (and it´s a lot tidier).

 

The apron is a great way to use up leftovers. It was a bit difficult to find fabrics that matched, but I think in the end it works. I only regret that I made it to wrap in the back and not in the front. I think maybe I should have invested a bit more time to make the straps longer.

Oh, and here is the dress on its own. I made it already last year, always waiting for an opportunity to make some photos. So finally I managed it. I used the Simplicity 4136 for it. Sewing was a bit more complex, but it was a nice pattern to use.

American Duchess Give-Away

Lauren from American Duchess is hosting a give-away for her new 1920s shoes. Aren't they great? They would fit my style at the moment so well. I prefer the white with brown ones. I don´t really need white shoes so often and I have still my Edwardian ones. So check out her shop.