from plain to purdy.
Ooops… it’s been too long since I last blog. I have to tell you that I haven’t been around blogs lately. I have hundreds of unread post in my Google Reader which explains how long I’ve been away. Sorry! I’ve just been doing a lot of work + school stuffs (read: designing, screen printing, practicing piano, learning chinese, etc…).
So, first of all, happy (belated) Easter to you! Last week, I was in need of an outfit for Easter. I had such a low and tight budget, so it seemed like I couldn’t buy a new outfit. I open up my closet to look for something decent and found this plain, boring, white cardigan from Target. I thought I could pair it with a black and white dress that I have.
Trying to be savvy on a low-budget, I decided to jazz it up just a bit. Not that I have a lot of “fashion” related post on this blog, but I thought I just wanted to share this quickie DIY project :) So, I went to a fabric store and bought some black lace. Also, I always love to browse on the remnant section just because lots of times there’s a lot of great leftover fabrics with marked down prices. I found some black organza and black polyester remnant and which were 50% off (score!). I spent about $5 total in the fabric store, *ka-ching!* Not bad.
Then I got home, spent about an hour to sew using my two bare hands, and voila…
And here it is in action on Easter day. Next to me was the husband, of course.
OMG this is a GREAT DIY! I must make one of my own! I was just at a fabric store and found whole rolls of lace but looking at this just made me realize that the strips of lace must be in the ribbon aisle right??? OMG i want to make this now, SOO BADLY! Great work!!
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Ivana Brata Reply:
April 7th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
aww… thank you for your sweet words! yes, yes, i found the lace near the ribbon aisle. actually it was the trim aisle where they have those ric-rac, braid trims, fur, etc.
it was unbelievably an easy DIY and risk-free for me ’cause the cardigan was so cheap anyway (in case i messed up, lol) :)
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so happy u are back Ivana :) are u learning screenprinting? how is that doing? I’m planning on taking a weekend workshop in Kansas City so I can learn (I gave up on rubber stamping, i’m not a good rubber sculptor) :( Is it pretty difficult?
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Ivana Brata Reply:
April 8th, 2010 at 10:12 am
oh, you mean screenprinting? no, not difficult at all! it’s pretty fun. only, there’s lots of process and lots of prep to do before printing but once you print, it goes pretty fast :)
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wow, love it! i’m so afraid of fabric and sewing but, i can do lace on paper (j/k) :)
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Ivana Brata Reply:
April 8th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
thank you! yes, lace looks great on almost anything! :)
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