Figuring this out changed my mood this morning. I was struggling with how to make this buttonhole look really cool and clean and part of the embroidery all over this piece already. I cut a couple of flowers from the embroidered tulle I was using that happened to be the same size as my button and voila. Wrapped my buttonhole in flowers. 

This garment is made from a pair of pants I decided to stop and rethink right before I did the black pleather treatment behind the white cotton on the other leg. It's a pretty simple fold and cut fold and cut situation.

This is a pattern I came up with for the "fly dress" skirt that was suggested on Facebook. I didn't have yardage in the right fabric to pull off what I wanted to in the second diagram but if you don't get the gist you can ask me :)

I made this as I was deciding to leave my moms house on Labor Day. I don't know how it's going to go but it should be a blast! I think leaps of random faith and discomfort are necessary for growth so I'm gonna go for it. The plan is to basically mosey on south as it gets colder and live at inspiring beautiful natural places along the way by means of camping. I'm just at a point in my life where I know what brings me peace and what is necessary and what is getting in my way because of attachments; however, I have never taken the leap to see what could happen if I push my comfort zones. With all of that being said, let me know if you want me to travel by you and enjoy this diy on how to make these booty shorts.

To make this zipper trim I started with a zipper and two rectangles, one for each size of the zipper. I added beads that I had close at hand to finish the ends of the braids but you can use whatever or nothing more than a stitch. 

You need 2 d rings and a 9 inch piece of pleather that is the width of the d rings. the bigger the d rings the larger each of your braid strands will be and maybe more difficult to braid.

I've been off playing in YouTube, experimenting with other ways to make a blog. I guess they all infuriate me because I don't really feel comfortable doing any of them yet. I'm sure time and patience will help what I want and what I do align. 

The last few days I have had to get real with myself. I am working on making three collections (one for the store, one for a fashion show soon and one for a fashion show down the line) and also trying to write and offer tutorials or insight to making garments. On top of living in a house with too many people and gasping for a moment alone, these things get to be a lot. Take this moment to have some compassion with yourself if you are like me and love to take on more than you can process and then wonder why you're overwhelmed. It will all work out if you keep working on it, I promise. 

Wemfold a piece of fabric in half. Lay it with the folded edge towards you and make sure it is wide enough (width measurement x 2) to fit over your chest. I made mine about 21" wide (42" chest) and then measured about 10 inches down from the fold in the center of the folded fabric from the folded edge. This is how I determined where the sleeve holes would fit into the sides.  

This should be a fairly simple cut job for anyone with a length of faux fur that is also as wide as about 3-4 inches more than their widest torso measurement. The reason for the extra is to overlap in the front where the vest will close.