Oh come on... we've all been there! The event is tomorrow. Or this weekend. You have "nothing" to wear. Payday is a bit too far away, and you haven't budgeted for this. You still wanna look fabulous, current, and creative. What to do...?
Here's where you can go:
Top Trimmings - Grab a flower, and put it in your hair or on your dress/jacket whatever. Match an interesting color of shoes you already own.
Daytona Braids and Trimming. You can take something simple and boring, and jazz it up, with a bit of creativity.
Fabrics Garden Let's call their pricing "arbitrary". And I mean that in the most respectful way. This weekend, for example, I'm gonna make an $8 dress. At least, I'm pretty sure it will be a dress. I'll show you when I know!
Trumart... or is it Truemart? Even Google doesn't know the answer to this question! The signage on the store reads "Truemart", but other sources indicate otherwise. Who cares, right? I wrote a post on this store many moons ago, but there have clearly been some changes since. While still packed to the brim, I shopped there comfortably with about 4 other customers yesterday, finding exactly what I needed, at exactly the price I was willing to pay. Prices are clearly still negotiable there, and the other shoppers made their budget consciousness known, but the fabric quality of their offerings has significantly improved compared to my last trip inside. No longer feeling like closeouts, but more like "lucky finds", the pickins' are much plumper now, and the variety more interesting.
Believe me, there's much more you can do. You are only limited by what your imagination (or fellow bloggers and creatives) can dream up. People don't really sew to save money anymore, but for what you can create, the opportunity to really do something fun and fabulous for yourself is irresistible.
And if you're in NYC right now, it is cold and raining. Bummer for Memorial weekend plans today, but fire up the machine, and you can make magic. Report back if you do!
Here's where you can go:
Top Trimmings - Grab a flower, and put it in your hair or on your dress/jacket whatever. Match an interesting color of shoes you already own.
Daytona Braids and Trimming. You can take something simple and boring, and jazz it up, with a bit of creativity.
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| Something I did for a dressmaking client - as posted on my other (older) blog on dressmaking. |
Fabrics Garden Let's call their pricing "arbitrary". And I mean that in the most respectful way. This weekend, for example, I'm gonna make an $8 dress. At least, I'm pretty sure it will be a dress. I'll show you when I know!
Trumart... or is it Truemart? Even Google doesn't know the answer to this question! The signage on the store reads "Truemart", but other sources indicate otherwise. Who cares, right? I wrote a post on this store many moons ago, but there have clearly been some changes since. While still packed to the brim, I shopped there comfortably with about 4 other customers yesterday, finding exactly what I needed, at exactly the price I was willing to pay. Prices are clearly still negotiable there, and the other shoppers made their budget consciousness known, but the fabric quality of their offerings has significantly improved compared to my last trip inside. No longer feeling like closeouts, but more like "lucky finds", the pickins' are much plumper now, and the variety more interesting.
Believe me, there's much more you can do. You are only limited by what your imagination (or fellow bloggers and creatives) can dream up. People don't really sew to save money anymore, but for what you can create, the opportunity to really do something fun and fabulous for yourself is irresistible.
And if you're in NYC right now, it is cold and raining. Bummer for Memorial weekend plans today, but fire up the machine, and you can make magic. Report back if you do!
