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I was busy the last few days with work, catching up with friends and life in general :) Today, finally I had a day off, so I spent it helping my Mom clean our apartment, then we went for lunch ( Mexican restaurant, yum) and shopping. Next month I'll celebrate my birthday, and as Fall/winter stuff is already sold in stores, my Mom decided to give me a birthday gift a month too early :D and she bought me some other stuff too, such as socks, hair ties and tiny necessities ;) 

I absolutely love this pillow, even though I have so many of them, I might need a bigger bed soon :D (but still there are so many pillows Id like to have) they also had a second version with the owl's body made of tweed, I might need that one too :D  

Mom bought me those cute socks, because our washing mashine seems to be eating them (does it happen to anyone else ? :D ) and I got the current issue of Burda. There are some pretty patterns that I want to sew for Fall, so I need to plan a trip to a fabric store :) 

And finally, my early birthday gift.... It was love at first sight... I'm speechless, those are the ultimate dream boots, I already have a milion outfits planned with them, hopefully I will be able to capture some of them :)

Two weeks for now there's a flea market in my town, so if the weather allows I will go and sell some of my creations :) Tomorrow and the next few days will be filled with crafting and creating :) Get ready to see a lot of earrings and stuff :D 

Handmade beanie

Since the weather got colder and I finished my 2nd handbag project, I decided to start crocheting some winter stuff :) started with beanie (although in the first picture its hard to see, bad idea to crochet black beanie if you have black hair :) In pictures I want to show you how I did it...

First I bought a larger hook (size 6 I think) to make the loops larger. I started with basic chain and single crochet stitch all the way. On top you can see where I left out some loops to give the top some more shape (but it doesn't make a difference, if you do it at home, don't bother with it, just crochet a rectangle :)  

Connect both shorter sides with slip stitch and tie the ends...

Take a piece of your yarn and string it through the loops of the last row. Pull it together to close and tie...

Take stupid selfies with your Photobooth :D 

Voila!

DIY: Deity

One of the tees I bought in thrift store to paint on. This time I used pastel dye and not the paintbrush (really messy if you're me) kind :) I like the colours and the fact that it's quick and easy to paint, no need to wait until it dries, but the pastels are like wax crayons, you can't get into much detail. Problem if you want to create anything inspired by Indian culture !!! but I still like the way it turned out, and even though my Buddha eyes tee will get more wear (easier to mix with everything), I have some pieces to go with this as well :) 

I traced the basic outline so that I had nice proportions, then I removed the paper and just drew :) Thank god for my magic wood board, it's great for everything, cutting, making holes into stuff, painting... great heritage... 

After drawing and ironing my picture, I cut off the sleeves and neckline again :) and the bottom hem too. This is like a trademark of mine... :)

Thrift store

yesterday I went to a thrift store to get more plain tees to paint on ;) I got 2 of them for 10 CZK. Also, I found a piece of fake fur, piece of coca-cola print cotton fabric and crochet throw - I will turn it into a vest.

Delicious!

Pasta with ricotta cheese and zuccini, pork meat, tomatoes 

Chicken filled pasta with cheese and ketchup 

Absolute heaven! Corn, green beans with bacon, chicken, mashed potatoes, veggies 

Edited: Boho skirt restyle

BEFORE: 

I found this skirt in a thrift shop a few years ago. At that time I loved the length, it was mid calf, really weird... I didn't wear it for maybe 2 years, and two months ago I found it somewehere :D I wore it twice since, belted as a dress and intended to keep it that way. But a friend of mine, who is really honest (sometimes too much) told me it looks bad... But as I fell in love with the print all over again, I didn't want to give it up... 

AFTER: 

I bought some elastic, snipped off the top part right under the side zipper, ruched it and sewn it together. Now I have a pretty updated skirt that I can wear until it gets too cold :) those colors fit perfectly into my fall color scheme :)

8.9. 2013: I created a turban style headband from the leftover fabric. I can't decide if I want to wear them together or no :) I need to try...

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