Brrrrr...
Current temp is 23 degrees. After a springlike winter so far, it might as well be -23 degrees. Better than the 11 degrees we started the day with, though...
Now, let's say you are in the market for a supremely warm scarf that gives the illusion of an artistically draped sweater around your neck? Would you want to spend $900 or so for one? (Note: I typed this long ago, and the price has PLUMMETED since then. What I am referencing with the links must be a recycled post, apparently, as it has probably been a year since I typed this intro...)
So, as I was saying... $900? I don't think so! I saw this lovely blog post on a site I have long enjoyed , and was just FLOORED by this idea. So simple. So cool. Timeless really.
No, I will not be spending that kinda cash. After all, who doesn't drip a little coffee on themselves every now and then? And at that price, I'd have to stop drinking coffee, tea, wearing lipstick, and doing just about anything above my shoulders involving color!
But I will say, as the weather grows cooler, and my desire for/dreams of "coziness" are really at their peak, and I have felt some heavenly fabrics in the district that will warm both your bodies and hearts.
So, here we are, at the beginning of 2016, and NY Elegant is one of the stores that has wonderful cozy furs and soft, cuddly things on the 2nd floor. Oh, you didn't know they have a second floor, did you?
For a bit of fun and practicality, I tried a new idea.
While we all love the allure of no-sew projects, you've gotta admit that it usually requires some quality deal-breaker that makes you wish you had simply gone the extra mile.
However, sometimes not.
So, I'm conceiving a no-sew (well, kinda) that will keep you warm!
Inspired by a weird seated too close to a too-hot radiator problem at her school, my daughter's ruined Calvin Klein made-of-weird-meltable-fabric-and-not-quite warm-enough-anyway winter jacket needed some help to be wearable again.
So, I'm not sewing to create this design change. Well, not much. I'm tearing the backing of this faux fur, which creates a straight strip, to make cuffs for the jacket, giving the jacket a "Zsa Zsa" kinda feel. I'll reveal when I'm done (maybe) tonight.
Current temp is 23 degrees. After a springlike winter so far, it might as well be -23 degrees. Better than the 11 degrees we started the day with, though...
Now, let's say you are in the market for a supremely warm scarf that gives the illusion of an artistically draped sweater around your neck? Would you want to spend $900 or so for one? (Note: I typed this long ago, and the price has PLUMMETED since then. What I am referencing with the links must be a recycled post, apparently, as it has probably been a year since I typed this intro...)
So, as I was saying... $900? I don't think so! I saw this lovely blog post on a site I have long enjoyed , and was just FLOORED by this idea. So simple. So cool. Timeless really.
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| http://www.garancedore.fr/ |
No, I will not be spending that kinda cash. After all, who doesn't drip a little coffee on themselves every now and then? And at that price, I'd have to stop drinking coffee, tea, wearing lipstick, and doing just about anything above my shoulders involving color!
But I will say, as the weather grows cooler, and my desire for/dreams of "coziness" are really at their peak, and I have felt some heavenly fabrics in the district that will warm both your bodies and hearts.
So, here we are, at the beginning of 2016, and NY Elegant is one of the stores that has wonderful cozy furs and soft, cuddly things on the 2nd floor. Oh, you didn't know they have a second floor, did you?
For a bit of fun and practicality, I tried a new idea.
While we all love the allure of no-sew projects, you've gotta admit that it usually requires some quality deal-breaker that makes you wish you had simply gone the extra mile.
However, sometimes not.
So, I'm conceiving a no-sew (well, kinda) that will keep you warm!
Inspired by a weird seated too close to a too-hot radiator problem at her school, my daughter's ruined Calvin Klein made-of-weird-meltable-fabric-and-not-quite warm-enough-anyway winter jacket needed some help to be wearable again.
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| cuff of jacket, after radiator problem |
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| Let's take some fur and create a new cuff! And... maybe collar, too? |
What a wonderful fur! I think the jacket will be better than ever when your additions are completed.
ReplyDeleteI've done it and showed the results in my most recent post!
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