My own jersey slouch hoodie

Some of you might recognize this jacket from the tiny one I made for my paper mache sculpture girl Jenn.  It is was so cute and super easy to make that I had to make one for me! :) I just wish I had taken photos along the way, then I could have made a tutorial for you. I might make one for my daughter though, if I do I'll make sure and take photos along the way. :)

Fashion friday: Ruche

For five years now Trent and I have been longing for a larger piece of land to spread our wings and have enough room for animals. Room enough to easily fit a good size art studio. (Or two.) ;) Living off the grid is a dream of ours. These images from the Ruche fall 2010 look book illustrate well the lifestyle we want, clothes included! :) All you need is a hansom guy painting in the back, a few kids helping garden or playing in the mud, chickens running around, and a few baby goats and it would be even more perfect!

skinny jeans or " jeggings "

New Years resolution #1

Make more clothes for myself . 

I was talking to a friend Sunday and found out we both had resolutions to spend less time looking at sewing blogs and more time actually sewing!

So I made some old jeans into skinny jeans the other day. The result is super tight jeans that, "make me lose about 20 lbs" -says my husband. Awesome right?! I love them!

To make them I did the same basic idea as this tutorial.

Your mothers dress

{ just not the way she'd wear it }

I just got back from another awesome trip to visit family in Colorado. While I was there I was in awe every time my little sister dressed for school. One day she even wore a retro prom dress with a cute floral cardigan on top. I keep telling her to start a blog with photos of all the clothes she wears. But my little sis lives her life "unplugged". As opposed to your everyday modern 15 year old, my sister has no cell phone and almost never checks her email or Facebook. I admire this about her. I took photos of a few of her outfits to post here on my blog. Maybe I'll make a kind of mini series. We thought the title was appropriate since the dress actually is our moms.
Here is what it looked like "in the raw".

& here is what it looked like after she styled it.

NOTE: no sewing was involved!
Here are the 2 EASY steps to get this look

1. cinch the sleeves up with safety pins
2. belt it

Seriously that's all! :) Because the dress was so big it looked so pretty and gathered when she belted it. Cinched sleeves are so in right now too. It is weird seeing calico dresses come back. I love them though!

Peek over here to see what i really want to win!

In the mood for spring fashion

(images via Boden)

I wish I could prance around in sandals and pretty spring frocks! Alas our warmer weather (50 degrees is warm for Logan) is probably not here for good. My hubby would look so great in one of those jackets!

Matilda Jane

These clothes by Matilda Jane (found on Mer Mag) are so adorable! I love the bright colors and the mismatched patterns, I also love the photography.

great winter clothes for girls

I am just drooling over these lovely fashions for girls. I want them all for my 4 yr old. The coats are especially lovely. Images from Babmbini Magazine web site

Girls coats

I love the coats from this falls mini Boden catalog.

Grosgrain

A very talented stay at home mom is sewing the prettiest outfits for her girls and posting and hosting giveaways as well. check it out! http://grosgrainfabulous.blogspot.com/

Toast : Fall 08

The Toast fall collection this year was very inspiring! I love it all, the jewelry, the leather jacket the colors, everything!

Ballerinas

I fell head over heals with the beautiful images in this months Small Magazine. These soft pallets really call to me, and I also love those coats!

Childrens clothes

I love the clothes in this months Small Magazine. Very classic and simple but I love it!

Dress obsessed

I am currently obsessed with dresses right now. So when I found this article in the latest Lucky Magazine I couldn't help swooning and scanning. I totally adore the belted sweater look! And just look at those shoes! But I have been having a hard time finding good dresses, so any feedback regarding any steals and deals on pretty dresses I'd love to know. I've been disappointed in the selection at Ross lately. Cheers!

Rebe

How lovely can you get with this clothing form Rebe. I am inspired by the color, texture and shape of each piece. (Not to mention the photoraphy, its so pretty!) I found out about Rebe browsing among my many daily blog reads in this post on Cosy Up, and fell in love! I hope you do too. Enjoy.

Lovely fashion inspiration

iro-iro.

I am just in love with these clothes by iro-iro. I came across their site via a lovely blog called red aprons & lunch boxes. The details and colors are so lovely I just had to post about them. I can't read a darn thing on the entire site but the images were mesmerizing. Hope you enjoy looking at these as much as I did.

P.S. My printer broke so I edited and made changes to the big give-away so peek back to see whats up. And if you haven't entered yet you still have a week. :)