Saturday, March 15, 2014

DIY Ribbon Belt

Oh hey there, chaps.
How is life out there?

Unfortunately I haven't had much time for things and such lately, but I do have a few future things in the works. I actually have something to share today that I finished some time ago, but didn't get around to posting because I'm lazy. 

So here's a little thing that I made to go with the New Look Dress!

DIY Ribbon Belt

Oooh, fancy. But not really. But kinda.
I found this scrap of ribbon in my mom's collection of notions and decided that it wanted to be a belt. Because who doesn't aspire to be a belt, amiright? Care to make one yourself? Here's how I did it!

DIY Ribbon Belt

First I gathered my materials, including the ribbon, some long scraps of black fabric, scissors, pins, a ruler, sewing machine, accompanying thread, and a laptop loaded with Season Three of Sherlock because this last season was PURE GOLD.

DIY Ribbon Belt

Oh yeah, and don't forget your very large, very helpful assistant.

DIY Ribbon Belt

Then I made some measurements. My ribbon scrap was about 18 inches long by 1.5 inches wide. Because of this, I cut two scraps of black fabric that I had leftover from my last project into rectangles that were 3 inches wide by aaabbbbouuuuttt... Idk, maybe 40 inches-ish? This was definitely an inexact science, and you could really make your belt as long and as wide as you want. That's just how big my scraps were haha. So I cut the scraps to size (keeping them pinned together) and prepared to sew them together.

DIY Ribbon Belt

Then I sewed a 3/8 inch seam along three sides of the fabric (the two long sides and one short one).
[Can you tell that Kitty was being generous and sharing his fur with this project?]

DIY Ribbon Belt

Then I turned the fabric right-side-out and finished off the last side. After giving it a good press with the iron, I was ready for the next step!

DIY Ribbon Belt

So since my ribbon was fraying a little, I decided to fold over the edges and sew them down, just to give the whole thing a little more polish.

DIY Ribbon Belt

Finally, I pinned down the ribbon where I wanted it to go and sewed it down. Simple as that!

DIY Ribbon Belt

Boom. Pow. Yeah. Now I have a super cute belt to go with my new dress! I mean, don't you just love that pattern? So southwest, so geometric-y. Loooooove.

DIY Ribbon Belt

And it seriously only took minimal time and effort. I already had all of the materials, and it was a good way to eat up some scraps rather than throwing them away! Now I feel like making a thousand more belts out of random materials. I already made another one that is just as wacky, but I have to photograph it still. Awww yeah.
Well, good luck on all of your belt-making ventures! I'd love to see if anyone makes one!


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Saturday, March 1, 2014

January/February Sketchbook

Remember that one time that I said I was going to do monthly sketchbook updates? Yeah, I forgot last month's haha. But I didn't mean to! Promise! Things and stuff have just been crazy and yeah.

I haven't had the MOST time for art these past two months, but I've been trying to sneak in a sketch here and there. I was able to do a few things at the beginning of January before school started, but ever since then I've been a bit more sporadic.

But I do have a few things to share:


January/February Sketchbook

I don't know if y'all know this... But I FREAKING LOVE THRANDUIL. You know-- Party King? Legolas's dad from the Hobbit? No? Just me? Okay, well I love him because he is just so fab. So so fab.

January/February Sketchbook

Then just sketching some crystals [and I love how you can see the ghost of King Thrandy in the background haha].

January/February Sketchbook

I also drew a picture of my friend's original character for her, Delaney, but I still don't really like how he turned out...

January/February Sketchbook

And then Jaqen H'Ghar because yeah.

January/February Sketchbook

At the beginning of January I also went on a big blue Sharpie kick. This would be exhibit A.

January/February Sketchbook

Aaaaand exhibit B. Have I ever mentioned how much I love drawing hipster hair? Because I def do.

January/February Sketchbook\

Finally, the last one is completely my roommate's fault. She lent me her markers and told me to draw something uncreative. Which then turned into a reference from Don't Hug Me I'm Scared. [If you value your sanity, don't youtube that. Trust me.]


Anyway, I just thought I'd show y'all a little bit of what I have been up to!


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