Day 118 - Easy DIY Maxi skirt

Once upon a time this skirt was a length of fabric and a pair of shorts. After a little ruffling around the edges and cutting to shape it is now a beautiful maxi skirt. It has some lovely movement to it and I am in love with the contrast of hard and soft. This really was a simple project, I started with the shorts, cutting the crotch seams and shaping the lower hem before I began to pin my skirt fabric with little pleats. Make sure your skirt fabric is large enough to go around your legs twice, this way you can add the odd pleat and give it a little volume and space to move. I didn't even sew the long edges of my fabric together, instead I chose to overlap the open edges so there is a little slit but nothing too revealing. I had to double my fabric over so that it wasn't ridiculously see through.

Day 117 - elbow patches

Today is a very easy project, I've simply put some elbow patches on a very cosy jumper. I used last over pleather from Nat's costume making.  As I said very simple but I like :) x

Day 116 - ink caddy refinished

So after some time fiddling with my previous layout I decided to restart this project.  Sometimes it is less effort too just start over. I'm going to use the inks inside to stamp it over time. Took a bit more time than I had anticipated but now everything is stored neatly and easy to access. 

Day 115 - ink caddy continued...

Its still a work in progress but it is coming together nicely.  Once it's dry I can add some fun decoration and finish the drawers.  It will be a perfect container for all my inks and quills when it's done. 

Day 114 - creating an ink caddy

As part of this project I intend to sort out the chaos that is my studio.  I have made a little dent but there is so much to do.  Today I have begun a box for my inks and stamps is in the Blue Peter stage right now but over the weekend it will be transformed. 

Day 113 - diy button belt

Well this is a comfortable and stylish addition to my wardrobe.  The buttons are sewn directly onto elastic, so it has a lot of natural stretch and sits comfortably in my hips.  Many hours off buttoning and watching Buffy made this happen.

Day 112 - family portrait

Birthday present for my mum, a colour sketch of all my nieces and nephews looking smart and cute.  It's been a long time since I've sketched like this.