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Hello friends!

Today's post is dedicated to our blog's contributor Mikalina. This talented girl has shared with us some of the most creative posts about DIY accessories. Now she opens her wings into a field that she knows really well, the handmade little treasures as she calls them. Her collection of bracelets, earrings and necklaces is inspired mainly by the Bohemian style enriched with an ethnic touch. All the accessories are handmade and each piece is unique. The materials are innovative and some of them are handmade (braided bracelets). For more information you can send her a private email to her Facebook page. Please visit and Like her page.

We wish her the best of luck at this new beginning! 

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Kisses

Tailor Spy

Handmade wedding pouch with embroidery!

Box made by http://elenartista.blogspot.gr/

Hello friends!

It's been a while since we've posted anything in our blog lately but we have our hands full planning a beautiful wedding in May...For this reason we decided to post a wedding DIY for all the girls who dream of a totally DIY wedding. In Greece it is used to give to all guests a wedding pouch with sugared almonds after the ceremony. Wedding pouches are a wedding "must" and they can be found in a variety of shapes, from a tulle pouch to a small jar or anything you can imagine. Today we will show you how to make a classic wedding pouch of crep-de-chine for your dreamy wedding. 

What you will need is a piece of a good quality fabric such as satin or crep-de-sin. Also, you will need some embroidery, pins, scissors etc. 

Take a ruler and draw the pattern of the pouch. Mine was 15x12 cm. Grab your scissors and cut it.

Turn the piece of fabric on the other side and your embroidery up side down. Carefully stitch the embroidery on the upper side as shown in the photo.

Now after stitching the embroidery turn the piece of fabric on the front side. This is how it will look like. 

Repeat the same process on the other piece of fabric. You will end up with two pieces. Cut the excess embroidery and lets proceed to stitching.

Start your stitching from the embroidery. Stitch both sides and the bottom.

Don't forget to finish your seam with a zigzag seam.

Fill your wedding pouch with yummy sugared almonds and wrap it around with the ribbon that matches with the colors of your wedding. Here, I used a see-through ribbon for a more classy touch. The result is a romantic wedding pouch that will impress your guests.

For the photo shoot I used this lovely heart shaped box made by http://elenartista.blogspot.gr/

 and they lived happily ever after...

Kisses

Tailor Spy

The lady in lace!

Hello friends!
It's been a while since my last post, I know, but I am back with a new amazing DIY project. This tutorial is so easy and fun and the outcome is also great! T-shirts are my favourite garments because you can transform them in a minute and in so many ways! This time I added this great lace in a plain cotton t-shirt! What a result! 

Photo 1
What you need is a cotton t-shirt which you can easily find everywhere. This is actually a men's t-shirt in size M. Women's t-shirt are usually more tight and I wanted the fitting to be loose. 

Photo 2
First we cut the hem around the neck and we shorten the sleeves by cutting 5-8cm from sleeve's hem. The original sleeves were too long!

Photo 3
We turn the t-shirt inside out and we stitch it from bottom hem up to the armole and sleeve. We repeat this proceed at the other side too. In this way we make the t-shirt a bit more tight. It is totally up to you! After you finish with the stitching, you must cut the excess fabric at the left and right.

 

Photo 4

Then we cut the bottom hem around 20cm below the armhole and we stitch the lace on the outter side of the hem. If you want, you can stitch the lace under the bottom hem. We keep aside the rest of the fabric for later. 

Photo 5
At this stage, the t-shirt should look like this. Last, you take the fabric we cut from bottom hem and we stitch it under the lace, this time. The t-shirt is ready! It is a romantic and elegant piece you can wear in the office or for a night out! Enjoy!

*Many thanks to my beautiful friend Fotini who accepted to be my model at this photo shoot. 

Kisses
Tailor Spy

 

DIY necklace : Parasol!

Hey friends!

I am back again bringing to you this great DIY project! Sometimes when it comes to beads you always want something more. For this necklace the "beads" are made by your own talented hands and are unique. All you need is scrap fabric and thread. The result is a gorgeous big necklace made from recycled materials. It's not a 5 minute project but the final look will worth your time. Let's start!

 

 

Photo 1

You will need :

Scrap fabric

Scissors

Carton paper

Threads and needle

Glue

Golden cord

Jewelry clasps

 

 

Photos 2 & 3

Start by drawing circles on the carton paper. I used a glass shot for help.

Cut also your fabrics in the same dimensions.

Photos 4, 5 & 6

Glue the fabric on your paper circles and with a needle make a hole.With your thread and the sewing needle start making "circles" and try to keep a distance between your stiches.You don't want to hide the fabric inside.The final result is this parasol shape (photo 6) You can make as many as you like.The more the better!

 

Photos 7 & 8

Cut the jewellery cord in two different dimensions to make the "base" of your necklace. Start stiching your parasols onto the two cords.

 

 

Photos 9 &10

This is the necklace at the back. With the glue and some leather I joined the two cords together and with some fabric I covered the back stitches.The final look is amazing and colorful, unique and light weight. It is a piece of art! So what do you think...

Will you try your own parasol necklace this summer?

Kisses!

MikaLina

 

 

So chic handmade necklaces!

To be honest I've never expected that a necklace made out of tights, zippers and ribbons would be so elegant and easy to make! My sister made these 3 nice necklaces long time ago. Well done, sis! 

  I hope you like them!

Tailor Spy