Style inspiration: Madame de Rosa

all pictures taken from Madame De Rosa blog

Coachella inspiration

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This would be a nice and quick DIY idea, just some rubber stamps and texile paint...

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Darryl Hannah looks cool

DIY: Spiderweb cardigan

This was my inspiration, because I noticed my cardi looks almost the same, the buttons and everything... I made only two rows of webs, but made them all around (the hell bunny one is only in the front)... now I'm thining about adding more rows of the webbing (done in white embroidery thread). I also made a little web on sleeve, I will definitely make that one larger, and maybe also on the other sleeve ... Call me a copycat, but I love it and don't have so much money to spare... :) 

High fashion geek

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This really had my jaw drop and my heart stop. Need! Now! 

These awesome gowns were created by Rodarte designers (proof that sister teams are unbeatable)  and shown at the end of their FW2014 show.

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My best favorite one is the Death Star <3 <3 <3

Top 5 DIY projects of 2013

As this blog is mostly DIY and craft oriented, I decided to share my best favorite projects from last year. I chose by my own preference, not by the number of hits at each post :)

5. This pillow was my favorite evening project this spring. It was back when we didn't have internet connection, and while my darling was spending time outside with his friends, I was sitting on the floor of our tiny bedroom, cutting squares, sewing them together and finally quilting... It was made from an old bedsheet, and at first I was really happy when my squares were aligned in the corners :) the quilting itself was a bit worse, as you can see :D I need to work on that this year...

4. 2013 was clearly my year for making bags :) I have always loved tote bags, they are a great blank canvas for customization, and as my local craft store started selling them I made a lot of them :D (Darth Vader, Indian chief...) but these two got the most wear and as they are both my favorite it was a tie, so I included both :) The owl is hand embroidered and really sturdy, great for library trips, and the cross one was my go-to all spring and granted me a huge amount of indignant stares :D 

3. My crocheted beanie is the most useful thing I made this year. Although the winter has been mild so far, I like to keep my head warm and my hair away from my face :) I have many berets and beanies, but  I have mostly been wearing this one so far :) 

2. These spiky clutches were made for my sister and her friend :) It was my second time sewing with fake leather, and I believe it was quite successful. My crazy sister broke a zipper on hers the day I finished them when we went to a club wearing them, so I have that one to pick apart and redo really looking forward to it :P thanks sis :/ ... but well, I think these clutches turned out well, I had great fun making them and recieving compliments on them :D 

1. My handmade handbag is my most favorite project of this past year. I made it in October, and haven't worn any other ever since! It goes great with all my clothes and shoes and the fact I made it myself is just a cherry on top. Of course there are a couple things I could have done differently, But I will wear this bag until the day it breaks apart, and the very same day I will make a new one :D Is it bad to love something you made so much ? Whatever I don't even care :D 

DIY: Eyes of wisdom

This is the last of my DIY projects. Recently I went to a cheap clothes shop (KIK) and they had plain t-shirts for 1 Euro. I bought two with an intention to paint or do something to them. This is the first one (and I may be going back for more tees :D)

I started with finding a picture I liked. I wanted something graphic and simple  because I thought I only had black fabric paint (not true) The picture I used is exactly this one. I printed it out on A4 paper and cut out the pieces to make sure the placement would be right. Then I simply painted it with a brush and black paint, I didn't dilute it with water to make the black really strong.

After the painting was dry, I cut off all the hems and pulled to roll them. Last step I did was catching the sleeve with a thread to ruche it and make it more feminine...  

 Of course I had to wear it right away, simply with jeans, kimono style cardigan some rings and black boots

Ideas...

I haven't created anything for a long time... Not counting crochet that I also put away for a while because I was too busy... I was planning to go to beadshop for a while now, but the one I go to was closed for 2 weeks, and now when it reopened, I have to wait for my money to arrive :D So I decided to make a list of wish-to-buy things that I would love to craft with... Complete with links to stores I took pics from :D

this ribbon would be great for headbands 

I have seen those feathers on Etsy both used in jewellery and to buy, but never got around to buy them. Maybe now :)

pretty wooden rings in plenty of colors

I love lava beads

I can think of many fillings for these bottles, I own one full of avanturine pieces, would love to make more :)

All of the above pictures taken from http://www.stoklasa.cz/

this bird skull pendant is hauntingly beautiful and I need it ...

I can never get tired of feathers...

All of the above pictures taken from http://www.fler.cz/sperkovnice

those ceramic beads are adorable... 

these would be great to make tassels :)

I can imagine these Peruvian clay beads used in so many accessories :) 

All of the above pictures taken from http://www.koralkymix.cz/

That is no way the end of my want-to-buy craft supplies list, but I thought it was too much already :D In my virtual shopping carts I have already spent more money than I could ever make in my life. Pity I can't switch grocery shopping for bead shopping :D 

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Marilyn is a crafter and jewellery maker with great style 

Sewing bee

Did you hear about the new BBC's reality show The Great British Sewing Bee? I found out about it on my favorite sewing blog, Tilly and the buttons. Tilly was one of the competitors and shared some info and her progress on her blog. 

The show airs on Tuesday, I download it (bad Luci) from torrents on Wednesdays, because you can't watch BBC videos outside of Britain. I love the show, I just saw the third episode now, I love to see how other (more skilled but still amateur) home sewers work.

I like the fact that it is reality TV, but opposite to American reality shows ( I'm currently on a Project Runway marathon), there is no drama, everything is much more friendly, and the atmosphere is almost like a family... Such a pity that the winner will be known next week so the show will be over. Hopefully there will be another season...

all the contestants, Tilly is the one in with tape measure around her neck :) She is sweet...

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Annika miluje paruky, vědu a kočky a já miluju její styl :)
Annika loves wigs, science and cats and I love her style