Showing posts with label recycle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recycle. Show all posts

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Stella MCartney inspired cut out dress with wavy hem DIY

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Yesterday we talked about wavy hems and how they are trending this spring. I really appreciated how Stella MCartney incorporated curled hems in her spring 2012 collection. Today I'll show you how to diy a similar dress cutting out one you already own. I will also show you a crochet technique to make a cord I used to decorate the dress: it's called the romanian cord (or european macramè).

Start with a long sleeve dress. I made my dress from scratch because I had a very cute piece of fabric that was perfect for this project. The project is all about cutting out so a dress you already own will be fine.
Ready to start? Follow me after the jump.



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I put my dress on my diy dress form (or just wear the dress). Highlighted in the pic you can see the part of the fabric you have to cut it out. Start cutting on the shoulders, 1 inch far from the neckline, cut off the cleavage untill the armhole. Also cut off one sleeve.

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This is how the neckline looks once cut
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Now let's cut the wavy hem.

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This is how the dress should look once cut
 Now let's decorate it! Stella MCartney's dress is heavy embroidered along the neckline and along the hem. To imitate this embroidery I made a few meters of crochet cord (but you can also buy a cord or a cute trim). This cord is called romanian cord (or european macramè) and it's easy to do if you know the basics of crochet, click on this link to learn how to do the romanian cord.

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this is how the romanian cord looks like
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I pinned the cord over the dress then I sewed it
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stella mccartney dress,dress diy,diy,fashion diy,how to,cut out dress,wavy hem,spring 2012
And this is how the embroidery looks like when done.

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And this is how the dress looks once finished.
I hope you liked this tutorial, happy Sunday!
See other diy cloths here.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Make a jewelry holder with a box of chocolates

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This is not properly a tutorial it's more a suggestion on how to recycle a box of chocolates turning it into a rings holder. The tough part comes first: you and your friends have to eat all the chocolates then you can insert all your fancy rings into the box so they are clearly on display and you can quickly choose between them.

Quello di oggi non è propriamente un tutorial è più un suggerimento su come riciclare una scatola di cioccolatini trasformandola in un porta gioielli. La parte più difficile sarà sicuramente consumare i cioccolatini ma con l'aiuto di qualche amico ce la potete fare; poi andrete a riempire la scatola con i vostri anelli o anche orecchini così saranno esposti in bella vista e potrete scegliere rapidamente quali indossare.

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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

DIY idea: pom pon scarf

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colored pom pon scarf Accessorize - white pom pon scarf-top by Sandra Backlund

During these cold days the scarf is one key accessory we cannot live without. The pom pon scarf  is cute and can be easily made at home. Anyone can do pom pons, they're a quick , no sew diy project. If you like the multi colored one pictured above you can even make a new scarf recycling yarn leftover so you'll have a new scarf for free
Do you think a pom pon scarf is only suitable for kids? Have a look at the picture on the right where we see pom pons going high fashion in the scuptural white top by Sandra Backlund.
So bottom line: how do we make a pom pon?

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What do you need?
carboard
scissors
yarn
  1. cut two discs of cardboard 3 inches wide (the width sets the dimensions of the finished pom pon)
  2. overlap the two discs
  3. wrap the yarn around the discs until they're full (the more yarn you add the fuller the pom pon will be)
  4. use the scissors and cut all loops along the edges
  5. carefully separate the discs unveiling the center of the pom pon; cut another piece of yarn and knot  all the yarns together at the center
  6. remove the discs,  and you've done
After making several pom pons connect them using another piece of yarn and a needle, insert a pom pon after another and you've done!  
PS: the pom pon scarf can make a nice Christmas gift!



Durante le fredde giornate d'inverno la sciarpa è un accessorio di cui non possiamo fare a meno. La sciarpa con i pom pon è simpatica e può essere realizzata in casa. Tutti possono realizzare i pom pon, sono veloci e non richiedono alcuna cucitura. Se volete una sciarpa multicolore come quella di Accessorize potrete addirittura realizzarla riciclando gli avanzi di gomitoli che avete in casa ottenendo una nuova sciarpa completamente gratis. Se pensate che i pom pon siano adatti solo ai bambini ricredetevi guardando il top couture realizzato da Sandra Backlund. Allora, come si realizzano i pom pon?

Avete bisogno di:
cartone
forbici
lana

  1. ritagliate due dischi di cartone del diametro di 7 centimetri ( la dimensione dei dischi determinerà la dimensione finale dei pom pon)
  2. sovrapponete i due dischi
  3. avvolgete il filo intorno ai dischi fino a ricoprirli (più filo aggiungerete più pieni risulteranno i pom pon)
  4. usando le forbici ritagliate gli anelli di lana sul bordi dei dischi
  5. separate con cura i dischi scoprendo così il centro del pom pon;  tagliate un altro pezzo di filo e formate un nodo al centro bloccando tutti i fili insieme
  6. a questo punto rimuovete i dischi di cartone e il pom pon è fatto.
Dopo aver realizzato più pom pon connetteteli prendendo ago e filo e infilandoli uno dietro l'altro e la sciarpa è pronta!

PS: la sciarpa con i pom pon può essere un perfetto regalo di Natale!

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

DIY idea: reclycled paper earrings



How cute are these jewels made of reclycled materials! They come from Rebekah’s ‘The Pretties’ Cargoh shop. They're very easy to do:only few pages from books or magazines are needed. Cut some strips from your pages and then slice the paper. Now roll the strips to obtain a tassel or open the fringes to make a nice flower! Glue the embellish on the base of a ring or add hooks to obtain an unconvetional pair of earrings!


Guardate che carini questi gioielli fatti di carta riciclata! Sono in vendita qui. Sono d'effetto e molto semplici da realizzare. Avrete bisogno solo di alcuni fogli di carta per realizzarli presi da un libro o da qualche rivista. Tagliatene delle striscie e poi sfrangiateli. Arrotolate e incollate poi la striscia per ottenere nappine o aprite le frangie per ottenere dei bei fiori. Infine incollate l'ornamento sulla base di un anello o attaccateci dei gancetti per realizzare gli orecchini!