I’ve been wanting to make more of my own clothes so I’ve been trying to think of things that will be fairly simple to make but still cute and fashionable! Gotta love things that are easy, right?! Complicated stuff just isn’t as fun (for me anyway). Here’s a tutorial for the skirt that I was wearing in this post. It’s really simple and can be made in under and hour easily!

Supplies:
♥ Stretch knit fabric for the waistband
♥ Non-stretch fabric for the skirt
♥ 1/4 inch elastic – I’m using the clear kind because it’s what I have. Any type will work.
♥ Sewing machine that does a zig zag stitch
♥ Basic sewing tools/supplies

Pattern:
The pattern is just simple rectangles. You’re going to need to know two measurements – around your hips and right below your bust (where the waistband will go). Refer to the picture below and cut out your pieces.

After you’ve cut out your pieces, here’s how to sew them together:

Step 1: Sew your two skirt pieces together, with right sides together, using 1/2 inch seam allowances. Just along the sides, not top or bottom.

Step 2: Use your sewing machine’s zig zag stitch to attach elastic around the top edge of the skirt to gather it (sew the elastic to the wrong side of the fabric). If you’ve never done this before, it’s pretty easy. All that you do is keep some tension on the elastic by slightly pulling it towards you while zig zag stitching over the top of it. This causes the fabric to bunch up/gather, as you can see in the photo below.

Step 3: Fold your waistband in half, with right sides together, so that the short sides meet up. Sew together using 1/2 inch seam allowance.

Step 4: Now fold the waistband in half the other way, so the long sides meet up (right side out) and pin.

Step 5: Pin the waistband to the top of the skirt with right sides together. Zig zag stitch along the edges.

Step 6: Hem the bottom (there is an inch for seam allowance here).

I hope this tutorial was easy enough to follow! This is the first time I’ve attempted a clothing tutorial. I’d love to hear any feedback so I can improve future tutorials! :)

I’ve been eyeing these skull beads on Etsy forever now! I finally picked up some and put together this wrap style bracelet using a really simple technique and a some basic supplies that I already had. It’s kinda similar to my dainty metal beaded bracelet tutorial, just longer and more sets of beads. Wanna make one? Here’s a tutorial! :)

Supplies:
♥ Colorful cord. I’m using Superlon bead cord #18, but embroidery floss or crochet thread would work for this too!
♥ Skull bead (you can find them cheap on Ebay or Etsy).
♥ A variety of little beads. I used size 6 seed beads and small wood squares.
♥ Lobster claw clasp
♥ Glue & Scissors

Step 1: Cut 2 pieces of cord – decide how long you want it to be + add several inches, you’ll need the extra for tying knots.

Step 2. Put the clasp and a bead on one end of the two cords a tie a knot behind it.

Step 3: Tie a knot (both cords together) about an inch or so away from the clasp. Add a few beads and tie another knot immediately after. Repeat this process down the whole bracelet. I kept my spacing and beads totally random. Make sure to try it on as you’re making it to ensure that the skull bead will end up in the front.

Step 4: Make a loop at the other end of the cords, add a bead, and tie a knot to hold the loop.

Step 5: Trim the extra cord off the ends and put a tiny bit of glue on your knots.

Here’s a really simple bracelet tutorial for ya! I’ve been making lots of these because well, they’re really easy! That and they’re fun to mix with other things. I love to stack bracelets – you can wear a bunch of them together or just one for a super dainty look!

Supplies:
♥ Colorful cord. I’m using Superlon bead cord #18, but embroidery floss or crochet thread would work for this too!
♥ Metal seed beads (I’m using Gunmetal, size 8)
♥ Matching lobster claw clasp
♥ Glue & Scissors

Step 1: Cut a piece of cord that is at least twice as long as you need the bracelet to be (you’ll need the extra length for tying knots).

Step 2. Put the clasp on one end a tie a knot behind it.

Step 3: Tie a knot towards the center of the cord, add several beads, and tie another knot immediately after.

Step 4: Make a loop at the other end of the cord and tie a knot to hold it.

Step 5: Trim the extra cord off the ends and put a tiny bit of glue on your knots.

If you plan on wearing them together, you could tie them all to the same clasp to make it easier. I like having the option of wearing mine one at a time, to mix with other types of bracelets, so I put a separate clasp on each one.

Here’s another video tutorial I made recently! This one shows how to do the type of picot stitch that I use in my barefoot sandal patterns. It’s smaller than a normal picot so this video is really only intended for those of you who are working with my barefoot sandal patterns! Otherwise, this isn’t the proper way to do a picot! ;)

I saw some pretty macrame plant hangers on Etsy and was inspired to try making my own. I was being thrifty though and since I didn’t have any hemp cord and didn’t wanna buy any, I got the idea to make one out of fabric strips instead!

It’s a fun way to destash some fabric (I’ve had this fabric forever and couldn’t figure out what to do with it!) and make something pretty for your yard or porch!

Wanna make one of your own? Here’s how!

Supplies: You’ll need 4 strips of fabric or ribbon (each 1 inch wide by 2 yards long) and a metal ring (I used a keychain ring).

Step 1:  Put all of your fabric strips together and fold in half. Stick the middle part through your ring. Then put the ends through the loop and pull tight.

Step 2: Separate your strips so that you have four sets of two strips. Measure 15 inches down from the ring at the top and knot each of the sets together.

Step 3:  Take one strip from the first set of strips and one strip from the second set.  Measure about 2 1/2 inches down from the knots and knot the two together. Repeat this with the remaining strips (see the photo below on how to do the end strips).

It gets a little tricky when you get to the two end strips (with the arrows). When you tie them together the whole thing becomes circular and doesn’t lay flat anymore.

Step 4: Measure another 2 1/2 inches below the knots and repeat what you did for step 3. When you get to the end strips (with arrows), you’re going to have to flip it over and tie them together so it’s circular.

Step 5: Measure another 2 1/2 inches down below the knots and make one big knot to tie all of the strips together.

You could put a flower pot inside or if you want some more color like I did, try painting some tin cans!