MakeOver Monday - Sewing Swocks

'MakeOver Monday' 
... sharing how I cut up & REmake items from my wardrobe 
in the hope you'll pick up scissors & start cutting up yours!

What do you call a Jumper, Sweater or Jersey

attached to a Shirt, Skirt or Frock

Shumper? Skumper? Frumper?

nup

they're a Swock [sweater frock]

after creating the original Swock

I knew I'd have trouble stopping

and have since created another 3!

  

Sweater - Skirt

a couple have pockets 
and others have the buttons stitched down at the back

Sweater - Frock

they've fast become my go-to-winter-wardrobe staple

they're quick to make
perfect with leggings & jeans

are incredibly comfy while keeping me warm

and go with ALL THE boots.

sweater - [hubbys] shirt

If you'd like your own Swock

I've created a detailed step-by-step 4page pdf for easy download

which is available in the Shop…

without the need for pattern cutting, garment sizing and fabric buying
you'll never look at sweaters, jumpers, jerseys or shirts the same way again
and will be REinventing yours 
& possibly your loved ones wardrobes in no time.

Making :: Fragment Bags

it's been a while

it took ages to find

 an 'F' word 

to best describe my latest creations

Fragment Bags

 are combinations of vintage fabrics & needlepoints 

with soft leather belts as straps

a constrasting reverse side 

for some

making them two-bags-in-one

each fully lined 

 with a pocket

and magnetic closure

they're all unique

never to be repeated

however if your favourite one has SOLD

you might find one which is similar 

but-not-the-same

as I regularly up-date the Shop with more.

Studio Shop Open

As packing day looms closer

I've been through the filing

and found more gorgeousness for the Shop

and your wardrobe...

Studio Shop
OPEN
Friday & Saturday 20th June
10-3pm

now all I have to do is plug in the iron.

Open Studio & Shop

If you needed an excuse

to get out of the house this weekend 

the Studio Shop is open

Saturday 1-5pm

19 Sussex Street, Spearwood

along with

vintage lace peg dolls

stuffed in tea cups

there's mens ties
lounging in baskets

fabrics & bed covers

 folded on shelves, rolled in a cot

and stacked in suitcases

 

there's also
buttons, bias binding & books
clothes, patterns, pictures
tea pots, tablecloths
& tea towels... 

More Treasure in the Shop

I wish everyone could come to the Studio Shop on Saturdays

showing you the treasures on offer would be soooo much easier

and I wouldn't feel the need to apologise when I miss my self-imposed 4pm dealine

for listing more treasure in the online Shop....

Best Laid Plans....

I tried to fulfil my obligations

and follow the plan 

but as is want to happen sometimes 

life gets in the way

or mother nature isn't very co-operative 

by being too windy & sunny for decent photos

French Farmhouse Frock

and the Brunch date with friends 

which seemed way more important than anything else

was

At Wild Poppy with Denise & Julie

still, even with the distractions 

I did get to list more treasures

in the on-line Shop by todays 4pm deadline

and they and more are available

to tempt, touch & try on 

here in the Studio Shop

Saturdays 1-5pm.

More Organised

There's a first time for everything

and me planning ahead

is a perfect example of one of those times 

decisions here are usually made on a whim 

and followed through by the seat of your pants

it was while racing around yesterday like the proverbial headless chook

pricing, hanging, cleaning & organising

in time for the 1-5pm Studio Shop doors opening

that it dawned on me

I might like to try a more organised approach

 so as of this coming week 
& for the forseeable future 

on Thursdays 

I will wake rested, ready to photograph treasure

Vintage Flea Market Chic -
 mix-&-match your own tea cup & saucer
$15
available Studio Shop

on Fridays

I will be bursting with enthusiasm, excited to hang & price for the Studio Shop

and be ready to publish a brand new list of treasure
 in the on-line shop at 4pm

and on Saturdays 
I'll be primped & prepped

ready to open the doors to the Studio at 1pm

Alice Frippery [$45] & Frock [$25]

and that 
sounds like a plan....

which immediately had me thinking of the old saying,
'the best laid plans [schemes] of mice & men often go astray'

me thinks not this time! 

In the Shop

Today at 4pm

I will up-date the Shop

with REinventions

'Cherub Cardy'

and

Splice Skirts

'Icecream on Sunday' 

To grab your own 

original Sew Outside the Lines™ garment

you will need to be registered with Paypal.

How To :: Turn a Studio into a Shop

After making the decision

to turn your Studio into a Shop 

then confidently telling the world

your plan

turns out you actually need to come up with one

a plan

I'm going to journal 

the journey

from decision to dealine

in the hope 

that the mountains of stuff I need to sort through,

 wash, iron, price, hang, fold, stack & finish 

will cease being totally overwhelming

and begin to seem more do-able.

Step-by-step....

wash the walls

if you're going to hang pictures for sale

 those marks you've been ignoring for 3yrs

 will stand out like the little black lumps of insect poop that they are 

 

vacumming, wiping down & shovelling cobwebs off window sills

is a given

display

is all about finding the right spots to put stuff 

and using the furniture/props already in your possession

[I'm determinded not to purchase anything for this REfit]

like 2 vintage wooden ladders

when looked at differently

revealing their remarkable clothes hanging potential

and that huge-mungus cupboard 

sitting idol in the corner

with gi-normous sliding doors

concealing essential hanging space & shelving 

take the doors off

[help may be required for this job as they hurt when dropped on a toe] 

focusing

on specific tasks 

by writing a list helps

it gives you a base to come back to

when distracted

by the piles

and stacks

 

of treasure building by the hour

and you wondering how you will fit it all in!

Saturdays Fashion Talk is fully booked however

the Shop will be open to all

11th January

1:30-5pm

there will be plenty of treasure for everyone 

because as soon as something walks out I'll replace it with something else.