1. Colorful Bangle by BeauMiracle Jewelry 2 & 3. Butterfly Brooch and Greeting Card With Badge by Ladybird Likes
4. Rope Knot Necklace by Homako 5. Floral Quilt by Gypsa 6. Barney Stinson Quote Print by The Motivated Type
LADYLIKE LUMBERJACK
I’ve been a big fan of red buffalo check this winter. I began the season with absolutely no pieces in my wardrobe with that print…. and now I have 4. Go big or go home, ya know.
Of course, red buffalo check always reminds me of a lumberjack. Especially when paired with denim. But I love that! I threw on a fun necklace and leopard cardigan to give it a little bit more feminine vibe. Ladylike lumberjack. Or crazy hipster lumberjack. It could go either way.
p.s - sometimes your pant leg of your jeans is completely twisted and no one notices it until your browsing through the pictures later on. It happens.
shirt: H&M
necklace: H&M
glasses: Warby Parker
cardigan: Modcloth
jeans: Urban Outfitters
booties: Target
STUD
Oh man, did we have another GLORIOUS weekend, weather wise. As in no-coat-required glorious.
And today it is back to being below 30 degrees. Of course. Spring, you could not come soon enough.
cardigan: Buffalo Exchange
hat: Urban Outfitters
tee: Old Navy
jeans: Old Navy
bangles: Old Navy
bag: c/o Handbag Heaven
wedges: H&M
SNAPSHOTS // SNOW SHOEING
IN MY LIFE
» My curated edition of {hub}LINKS is live! Check out all the lovely Boston Bloggers and their handmade posts. And thank you to Amy and Alana for having me as a guest!
» I happened to look at Henry’s adoption paperwork the other day and realized his birthday is next week. So don’t mind me, I’ll just be over here crafting little cat birthday hats (I wish I was joking).
» I get so excited when shopHollyDolly makes it to the front page of Etsy!
» Some other favorite recent treasuries featuring shopHollyDolly: one, two, three, four.
» New wish list additions : this sunny dress, this floral jumpsuit, these sleek rain boots, these denim overalls, and these cat sweatpants.
» Are you on Instagram? Follow along! My username is : hollyjollydolly
DIY SIMPLE KNIT BODYCON SKIRT
I’ve made a few of these quick knit skirts over the past few years. And by quick, I really mean quick - I whipped this one up in about 20 minutes. BAM. Now, there are a few different ways you can go about making one of these, depending on how detailed and precise you want to be. But I thought I’d show you one of the simplest and quickest ways I know. It only involves two rectangular pieces of fabric. No need to worry about getting the exact waist to hip curve, since the stretchy knit fabric will just conform to your body.
Thats it. Two rectangles. Just a few seams. And you have yourself a skirt. read on after the jump to find out how.
supplies:
- very stretchy knit fabric. how much depends on how long you want your skirt. But definitely less than 1 yard.
- sewing machine and/or serger (optional)
- measuring tape and ruler
- tailors chalk / fabric pencil
- scissors, pins, thread, etc
1. Using your tape measure, measure around the smallest part of your waist, or where you want your skirt to sit. Don’t suck it in or pull too tight on the measuring tape. Make sure you get a nice, natural measurement. Also, measure and determine your desired length.
Fold your knit fabric in half. Using tailors chalk or a fabric pencil, draw your two rectangular skirt pieces up against the folded edge, according to the diagram above. Cut out your two pieces.
2. Using a zig zag stitch on your regular machine, or a serger, sew along the edge opposite the fold on both pieces. Use about 5/8” seam allowance. This is going to be your center back seam. (note - when working with knits, don’t use a regular straight stitch. If you don’t have access to a serger, always use a zig zag stitch. It allows for a lot more stretch).
3. Fold your waistband piece over in half, wrong sides together. So to seam allowance will be hidden inside. Mark the waistband into quarters - starting with the center back line, directly half of that is center front, and half way between those two points will be your sides. Mark with pins.
4. Mark the same four points on your skirt piece.
5. With right sides together, pin your waistband to your skirt piece, matching up the four points. The skirt will be slightly larger than the waistband.
Sew together using a zig zag or serger stitch. Stretch the skirt layer slightly in between your four points while sewing so that it lines up with the waistband.
6. Now just finish off your hem. Fold under the amount you left for hem allowance. The best way to sew your hem would be with a double needle. If you don’t have a double needle, again use a zig zag stitch. NOT a straight stitch.
All done!! Slip that baby on, and let me know if you have any questions.
EVERYDAY
You’ve pretty much seen this outfit before here on the blog. In fact, you last saw something similar here. Because this is a pretty good example of what my actual everyday winter ensemble looks like. My running errands, getting coffee, grabbing dinner, going to see friends outfit. It consists of flat shoes or boots (not the heeled ones of the outfits that make the blog), My warmest jacket (even though I have nine, this is worn the most), a tote bag (I really rarely carry an actually purse), and my trusty beanie (not just to keep me warm, but a quick fix for those pesky bangs I’m growing out). Pretty basic, but oh so trusty.
coat: Max Studio
hat: Urban Outfitters
sunglasses: Warby Parker
jeans: Old Navy
tote: Louis Vuitton
shoes: c/o Le Bunny Bleu
BEACH TRIP
How was everyone’s Valentines? For us, we had a whole weekend of fun :) After a delicious dinner on Friday, Saturday was spent on a deserted beach before the snow started coming down, and then Sunday we went on a snow shoeing adventure (more on that later). But the beach? The beach in cold weather is always my favorite.
coat: Forever21 // Buffalo Exchange
glasses: Warby Parker
scarf: H&M
hat: Urban Outfitters
dress: handmade
boots: Lulu’s
SHOP UPDATE
A quick Etsy update - I recently got my hands on a bunch more of vintage wood spools, and I’ve been making spool necklaces like crazy! I’ve already added a handful to the shop, and I’ll be adding more as I photograph them. Plus, if you’re in the Boston / Worcester area, I’ll be bringing a couple more into Crompton Collective this weekend!
Also shop related - Lianna, of Salem Style, has me over on her blog today as part of her Etsy Seller Interview series. Make sure to head on over and check it out :)
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!
Last year’s Valentine’s Day shoot was one of my favorite indoor shoots that we’ve done. So we did it again! I’m thinkiiiiiiing…. new yearly tradition?
Happy Valentine’s day, everyone!
