vintage fabric love

Once upon a time, I was wandering through salvation army, when I came across a frumpy, shapeless, oversized vintage dress. Though the cut was hideous, I couldn't help but fall in love with the charming floral cotton it was made of. I bought the frumpy frock for three bucks, inspired by the print, and sewed it into this trendy little sundress. With pockets, of course.



I still had a few scraps left over afterwards, so I made this little scarf out of them. The floral print makes it girly, but the fringe gives it a bit of an edginess, I feel. I'm thinking I might make some more scarves like this and sell them on etsy. I'm having trouble getting a summer job here in Michigan, so I'm a bit worried. I start grad school at NYU in the fall, so I need to make as much money as I can before I move out there. Trouble is, no one here wants to hire me for just two months or so. Sigh.

Fringe Fever

I'm kind of into the fringe fad right now, so I've whipped up this yellow fringe scarf and this grey fringe bag. I also made that skirt.

The scarf was super easy, I just cut up and old t-shirt. I didn't even need to sew anything, I just tied knots to make the fringe.

The bag was super hard, since I never really sew purses from scratch. It was definitely a learning experience though.

Another pic of the bag--
http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g157/lancaster5/0610091249a.jpg