Spring 2013 Trends

Hello Everyone! 

So this is one of those posts, saved somewhere on my hard drive hoping to be uploaded....I finally got around to it today thank God :-)

First trend spotted are the checker board prints (which reminds me, I got this fabric the other day and would try to post that as well as the other fabrics I got for the production of my boutique pieces)

CHECKERBOARD PRINT

DIY: How To Prepare Your Hair Extensions Before A Braids session

So you want to have your hair braided and want smooth, light, lovely braids, and most of all, 'an absence of tangles' what do you do? you boil some water and get dipping! I'll show you how:

Blog Feature! - Ps I Made This, Matter Of Style, A Beautiful Mess.

Hello all! So in addition to writing, DIY-ing, designing and going about my daily activities (let's not forget work of course!) I like to discover new and exciting blogs,  but seeing that this is a DIY(lifestyle/sewing blog), I'll only share such blogs that I find :-)

I'll begin with two of my favourite blogs (I have mentioned them in previous posts though).www.matterofstyle.blogspot.com

     The first is 'matter of style' by ALESSIA Di Fonsio and you can read her intensely creative blog at www.matterofstyle.blogspot.com

She manages to ever so effortlessly, recreate runway looks and fashion trends in a very pocket friendly manner! She also writes a fashion column over at Style.it

more on the other side....

How To Make A Necklace Out Of a Safety Pin: 5 minute DIY

'Time is a funny thing, a decade can flash by in an uneventful second'

                                                                     - Carrie Bradshaw.

Following these 'oh so true' words by Carrie Bradshaw from Sex And The City 2, I couldn't help but make up my  mind to maximize every second of every minute of every day that God blesses me with, because if I don't  all i'll be left with would be regret, gloom and worry, and thanks to my temperament, I do worry lots :-( 

Anyways, to the matter at hand. I just whipped up a DIY while trying to figure out what to do with some left over safety pins I've got. I loove statement pieces, odd, strange and even weird accessories so I just had to with a neckpiece :-)

A picture speaks more than a thousand words, so i'll let these pictures do all the talking (translation real reason of course is that, I'm tired,sleepy, and it's 1:06am)

(please pardon the not so clear pics.)

 

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How to create a Princess Seam - Free Hand

Here's a quick and easy way to make a princess seam without using a pattern. This post came as a result of an email i got from a reader who wanted to know how to create one, while making a nicely fitted dress.This is a 'rush - post' so stay tuned for a more detailed post on the cut, sewing, and a completed dress with prominent princess seams, as well as definitions of the term 'princess seams'.

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Trending Bags

Get ready for some eye-candy and also to be shocked at some of the bag trends for fall you’ll be seeing. For example, Items such as clutches which are not really ‘fall’ bags are very on trend!

Shoulder Bags

Making Trends Work For You

Welcome to a new feature on this blog! – TSN Nugget: its all about say, 3 to…..8 lines? Or not,  of helpful useful tips and tricks we can use to add last minute touches, creative tweaking ideas and so on, to our clothing, home, etc so watch this space!

      Combining style/fabric/trends in a flattering way requires skillful use of design elements such as line(silhouette),detail/texture and colour.

As three basic influences on our decisions are current trends, - ourselves, trends, other people, the trick is to play those influences together.

More after the jump.

Fall Trends

Gearing into the spirit of fall/winter 2013 and what influence 

 the new trends would have on me, my wardrobe and 

 designs, I decided to study them and think of ways to work  

  with them in different ways, fabrics, and interpretations – 

and of course share some of those trends with you.

More after the jump