Tuesday, February 16, 2010
DIY: Madeline Mini Bloomers
Check out this free Madeline Mini Bloomers pattern to download from Collette Patterns. I like the modern interpretation of the more prissy Victorian style bloomer. With just two simple pattern pieces, a beginner who is comfortable with elastic and buttonholes can make these sassy little pants.
DIY: Vintage Teacups
I've been holding on to my grandmother's teacups for awhile, but don't really throw enough honest-to-goodness tea parties to make them see the light of day as often as I'd like.
Luckily, there are re-purposed vintage teacup projects all over the internet (thanks, internet!), so now it might just be a matter of figuring out which project would best display that fine china. Teacups are pretty easy to come by in any respectable thrifting locale, so it shouldn't be too hard to scoop up some of your own for projects.
images via:
sweetpaul | craftstew | veronica tm
Tutorials:
teacup clock - This was a limited edition clock by Umbra. You'll have to make your own! No tutorial available, but the basics of making your own clock are here.
teacup candle - design*sponge
teacup hanging chandelier - diy guides
Luckily, there are re-purposed vintage teacup projects all over the internet (thanks, internet!), so now it might just be a matter of figuring out which project would best display that fine china. Teacups are pretty easy to come by in any respectable thrifting locale, so it shouldn't be too hard to scoop up some of your own for projects.
images via:
sweetpaul | craftstew | veronica tm
Tutorials:
teacup clock - This was a limited edition clock by Umbra. You'll have to make your own! No tutorial available, but the basics of making your own clock are here.
teacup candle - design*sponge
teacup hanging chandelier - diy guides
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Friday, February 12, 2010
Vintage Typewriter: Olivetti Valentine
Since V-day is this weekend, I just had to highlight MY favorite valentine - the Olivetti Valentine, aka the prettiest typewriter a girl could have.
Designed in 1969 by Ettore Sottsass, and a coveted collectible ever since! The design is sleek, the color is perfect, and the lightweight compact plastic carrying case makes it pretty portable.
They always go for a few hundred bucks on eBay, but the price might be worth it. Imagine the love letters that could be typed on this pretty little number!
(photos from poetichome)
I was interested to see that I am not the only one weak in the knees for a Valentine. Looks like a group of designers set out to recapture a little of that Olivetti design magic in a laptop…and made themselves a "Valentine Notebook." The design shares the Olivetti Valentine's red case, pullout keyboard form and functional beauty. I'm still partial to the original, but the idea is pretty great (and admittedly, maybe more useful for this day and age).
Happy VALENTINE day!
Designed in 1969 by Ettore Sottsass, and a coveted collectible ever since! The design is sleek, the color is perfect, and the lightweight compact plastic carrying case makes it pretty portable.
They always go for a few hundred bucks on eBay, but the price might be worth it. Imagine the love letters that could be typed on this pretty little number!
(photos from poetichome)
I was interested to see that I am not the only one weak in the knees for a Valentine. Looks like a group of designers set out to recapture a little of that Olivetti design magic in a laptop…and made themselves a "Valentine Notebook." The design shares the Olivetti Valentine's red case, pullout keyboard form and functional beauty. I'm still partial to the original, but the idea is pretty great (and admittedly, maybe more useful for this day and age).
Happy VALENTINE day!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
RIP: Lee Alexander McQueen
A small "animalhead" tribute to a truly creative mind. His fashion designs always ruffled our feathers.
What to Wear: Polaroid Scarves
I've seen these mentioned on a few blogs, and since they are a lovely use of one of my favorite vintage film techniques, I thought they deserved a mention here. I love the idea of wearing your favorite polaroid around your neck.
Polaroid Scarves! A collaboration between Philippe Roucou and M. Cherie, available at Reborn.
Since they carry a hefty price tag of $430, I imagine it would be fun to try to make your own version using your own polaroid image. It would be best if you had access to a HUGE polaroid (like one of these 20x24 monsters) and you could try to do a transfer onto a large piece of silk. Or, for an even easier project, scan a polaroid and have it printed on Spoonflower fabric. It wouldn't be silk ... but it wouldn't break the bank either.
Project time.
Polaroid Scarves! A collaboration between Philippe Roucou and M. Cherie, available at Reborn.
Since they carry a hefty price tag of $430, I imagine it would be fun to try to make your own version using your own polaroid image. It would be best if you had access to a HUGE polaroid (like one of these 20x24 monsters) and you could try to do a transfer onto a large piece of silk. Or, for an even easier project, scan a polaroid and have it printed on Spoonflower fabric. It wouldn't be silk ... but it wouldn't break the bank either.
Project time.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Wolford: Hot Dots Tights
Spied these Wolford: Hot Dots Tights in Elle the other day and immediately started the search to find them and make them mine.
Though now that I found them online and know they are $65 and that I can't keep a pair of tights from getting a hole in them to save my life, have decided it is better to convince myself that they might be a little too trashy-old-hollywood for me to ever actually pull off.
sigh.
Though now that I found them online and know they are $65 and that I can't keep a pair of tights from getting a hole in them to save my life, have decided it is better to convince myself that they might be a little too trashy-old-hollywood for me to ever actually pull off.
sigh.
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