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Thank you so much to all of you for the lovely anniversary/birthday wishes for AsianCajuns! Your comments always make our day/week/year(s)! xoxo, Lar & Cath
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DIY ruffle t-shirt, Target cardi, J. Crew necklace, H&M belt, American Apparel skirt, BCBG pumps.
Lar and I both are always inspired by all the fashion and style diy bloggers, but we rarely try to copy any of the projects. I have no explanation for this. Laziness? Dreading the mess that comes with crafting? Lack of sewing skills? It’s probably a mix of all three.
Luckily, I have some very crafty friends that can get me motivated every once in a while. A few weekends ago Julia, of Squirrel and Fox blog and Heliotrope, hosted a craft day. She’s been playing around with some diy projects she found on Made By Lex and invited a group of us over for some sewing and mimosa drinking.
Julia guiding Ali’s fabric cutting. She used the zebra pattern as the ruffle on her black shirt.
I used an old light pink shirt to get fabric for my ruffle on top of a darker pink v-neck Lar picked up for me at Rag-o-Rama in Little Five Points for $10.
Lar and I took a beginners sewing class one summer when we both thought we might want to go into fashion design. We learned quite a bit in that class; like how to thread a sewing machine, how to adjust the tension, how to make a pillow case and a pair of boxer shorts. We also learned that we weren’t too fond of sewing and that fashion design was probably better left to those who do.
Here’s a close-up of my shirt. It’s pretty sloppy, but layering it with a cardi and dressing it up for work seemed to hide a lot of the flaws.
Thanks to Julia for getting me inspired for the day! Maybe I’ll be up for another DIY project in a few months.
so cute! did you see the little girl’s dress i made out of clearance IKEA bedding? http://www.bklynjenny.com/2010/03/little-girls-dress/
i don’t think sewing gets fun until you have done it for a while.
ps – how was reunion?!
it looks fabulous!!! go cath! i agree with jenny. it doesn’t get fun until you know what you are doing. and i am still at that point. its not fun so i rarely sew.
Same problem here: tons of inspiration, zero motivation.
Nice job!
I love it! Tres J.Crew, lady.
super cute! and way better than i could ever do. i hate sewing!!!
Rad! You did great!
I think you did a great job! I am not the diy-er either but have been endlessly inspired to try some sewing soon!
what an cute shirt darling. i love it. well done diy! and you look so very chic in that outfit. hope youre both having an magnificent mid-week.take care lovelies.
xx ediot
So polished and so awesome. I totally have to try this!
Nice DIY attempt! You’re much braver than I am.
Oh Cath, you look so cute in that outfit! I really like the DIY top and would never have guessed if I hadn’t scrolled down to read the rest of the post. I know what you mean, when I was 15 I thought I wanted to go into fashion design but then I took classes at school and it demotivated me a little. Though, on the rare occassion I will get the family sewing machine out and make somethingbut completely messy and amateur!
Hey! Jinah and I were talking about how we should all hang out sometime. I’d love to do it before Europe, if you guys have time. I probably won’t be updating much while I’m on vacay, but I’ll probably be on my Twitter whenever I find Wi-Fi, which is apparently readily available in Europe now. Hooray, they’ve finally left the dark ages!
Glad it turned out well after the wash! Had fun with you ladies and will start planning another craft session soon. 🙂
Julia
a late congrats!
a late congrats, and you guyz are great
You made that!?!?! I’d buy that! In fact I’ve been looking for a top like that lol. Amazing work! If I could have one skill, it would be the ability to make my own clothes. I have good ideas, but no idea how to execute them.
PS: I thought I should share that I’m officially leaving for Edinburgh in 9 days! ahhh! I’m so excited!
Oh i love it.the softness of the color and the layered ruffles.absolutely adorable.
Great job on the shirt! Sloppy or not it is a great effort. people probably won’t even notice the flaws you see. Have you ever heard the saying: “you are all our own worst critic”? It is so true!
Well, unless you are a celebrity I guess haha!
Laziness is an excellent reason for not doing things!
Yay! I love the finished product! Hopefully I can partake in the next craft day 🙂
The top looks awesome! I have stashes of DIY projects I leave unfinished. I think I need to focus this summer.
AMAZING. I wish I were good at things like sewing, but I’m totally not. SO I’d never attempt something like that!