Taking something and making it yours.

Woo! So I have skills. Today my bank was having a competition about guessing the amount of m&ms in a jar and I WON! How cool is that?! So I got $100 and the jar of m&ms. (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=255623794474751&set=pu.200043110032820&type=1&theater thats me!) Sweet. To reward myself, I headed to Kohl's to buy the new Simply Vera coat I had been eyeing. Here it is:

Its beautiful! But there is just something about it that isn't me. And what is that dead bird doing on the corner? With two simple additions, I made it much more unique and, well, me!

First I took the pins off of the dead bird brooch and made my own flower to put there. (I will probably do a fabric flower tutorial soon so you can make this too!)

Next I added some cute bias tape my boyfriend's aunt gave to me. I just sewed two strips to the belt and viola!

It's as easy as that to take even a designer coat and make it totally new and unique! So go for it! Add some flowers, lace, ribbons, whatever suits you and everyone will be totally jealous of your new wardrobe.

Love and Peace,

Myelle

Easy 10 Minute Purse

So... I lost my SD card somewhere in the depths of my room :( I'm having to work with minimal pictures here until I can find it. Oh man I seriously hope my dog Oliver didn't eat it... But ANYWAYS here we go with our first project! And I am absolutely serious it is the easiest purse there is. I was planning on going to Warped Tour with some of my friends, and realized I didn't have a bag! So literally 10 minutes before I left, I made this and it was perfect.

First of all, I would suggest using an interesting fabric, or else it might end up a little too boring. There is no specific measurement, just find a piece of fabric that is a good size for a purse for you when folded in half. After it is folded, (make sure the wrong side of the fabric is up. You'll be turning this inside out in a second) sew up both sides, and pay special attention to the bottom corners. (you don't want your change falling out) You can also hem the top, but that is up to you!

Cut off the excess fabric and turn it back so the right side is out.

Next take a long strip of the same fabric (or I suppose you could use a different type too, that might look cool!) and cut it into 3 strips. Now braid them!

After you've braided the strips, all you have to do is attach them to the bag, and maybe add a few buttons or ribbons for decoration. Now wasn't that easy?! This took me about 10 minutes total.

And there you can see my horribly messy room. It shouldn't surprise me that I lost my SD card in there! Ha!
Love and Peace,
Myelle

My First Post! :D

Hey guys, 
 So this is my first time posting on this blog! Hopefully I can figure out how all of this works :P I don't have a project for you today, but I am just going to take some time to introduce myself and this blog!
 Like I said in the "About Me" section, I am a poor and lazy college student. This is what my schedule looks like:


6:00 am Wake up
7:00am Go to school
1:00pm Take a nap
3:00pm Do homework
9:00pm Back to bed


So as you can see I have no time for extra projects. (And don't you dare suggest that I skip nap time because that is just not an option.) Besides that, I tend to get bored very easily so If a project takes more than an hour, I end up just giving up.
 I am all about efficiency, so you will notice I rarely measure or use pins when I sew, because what fun is that?! But I will do my best to make things understandable to everyone :P 
 So here we go! I will get started on the first project and have it up ASAP!