Dune Baby Bump
With the Dune 2 premiere turning heads, the whole cast has pulled out a series of looks that are just too good not to try and sew! And with my pregnancy in its 3rd trimester, I have challenged myself to sew one last crazy project, tackling 3 of Zendaya’s looks.
Sewing Things I Can’t Afford: Girly Addition
This year I’m working on slowing down a little to make time for mockups and marinating on my ideas so that hopefully I make more pieces that I love and cherish for years. This Sandy Liang-inspired scrunchie and Ganni-inspired shirred dress is something I think can become a staple in my closet and throughout maternity.
Worth $1000+? Annual Blanket Thrift Flip
I flipped a $15 blanket into the jacket of the year!
Thrift Flip
In a less-than-desirable economic environment, I took a trip to my local thrift store to find some pieces I could turn from being worth $50 to $2000 in value (hopefully)…
Here are some *fancy* things you could make with a dress shirt, plain black dress, and cardigan you could find at just about any thrift store around!
Wendy tries flower pounding
I’ve seen a lot of this trending technique this summer on Instagram flower-pounding! Inspired by the flowers I’ve been seeing pop up everywhere I go, I just knew we had to try it out!
Barbie look
With the upcoming Barbie movie, I decided to create one of the looks we got a preview of in the trailer and made two looks in one!
Summer Dresses you DM’d me
I asked you guys to dm me your dream summer dresses and DIY’d two of them!
I tried to match my barbie
I tried to match my 2023 Lunar New Year Barbie! (I hope my ancestors approve…)
How to alter your clothes
I finally fixed some of my favorite thrifted pieces and show you 3 different ways you can alter your clothes to fit you better!
making a blanket coat
I thrifted a quilt and turned it into the warmest winter coat I have!
This was a bedsheet
I created the dreamiest picnic dress made out of an old bedsheet I found at the thrift store.
We asked you to pick the fabric
We asked you guys to pick what fabric we should use up from my stash and two shirts were born!
Thrift flip (these sweaters needed it)
I’ve made it to the thrift store and have been looking for pieces that I can recreate into my favorite celebrity/designer looks in the last year.
Mini blanket coat for marla
I made a matching blanket coat for Marla, using up the extra quilted blanket I had left over from mine!
Sewing things that only cover my boobs
I DIY’d 3 different maternity tops that can allow me to freely feed Marla on the go!
Trying to DIY and self care with baby
I decided to learn how to make some bonnets for Marla that could keep her ears warm and add a cutesy addition to her already very cute head.
DIY: Faaancy Accessories
I’ve been noticing that the hot items on the red carpet seem to be accessories instead of dresses and suits, so here’s how I tackled making four of this year’s most popular looks.
DIY: Cecilie Bahnsen quilted coat
Quilted coats have such a soft and lush warmth, but when it comes to quilting in a custom design… ain’t nobody got time for that! Enter, the perfect thrift blanket for an easy $13.