My next victim

Hello ^^ Today, while cleaning out my closet, I found one of my favourite JSK's by Baby the Stars Shine Bright.

I love the print ( Alice is Sleeping), but I haven't worn it in years. I always thought that the skirt was a little bit short. Lately I have been more into longer skirts, that is, at least knee lenght or over the knee.  So, this gorgeous JSK ended up somewhere hidden between all my other skirts and dresses until I rediscovered it this morning. So, on an impulse I decided to make it into a skirt. The reason that the skirt appeared so short was that the bodice was to short on me, so the skirt sat to high on my waist. By taking the bodice away, the skirt would sit lower and give more lenght. So after scaring my friend with this idea, I set myself to it. After some looking around in my cupboards, I found the waist ties that I could use to make a waist band for the skirt (I never use waist ties because they are uncomfortable when I sit in my car. So I have a big box filled with all kinds of waist ties from Lolita skirts and dresses) So, of course  I started by parting the top from the bottom:

Poor dressy

After this I cut the button holes from the waist ties:

I sewed them together at the smallest end.

Then I ironed interfacing in it that is specially made for waist bands.

See, there is a nice waist band ^^

Then I gathered the fabric of the skirt so it was the same measurement as the waist band. And then pinned the it to the skirt, and sewed it on.

All ready for sewing 

After that it was time to put the zipper in place.

When that was all finished, I folded and ironed the waist band in place and sewed it secure to the skirt. Now this is always a little tricky, because this type of waist bands tends to get messy. But when you use enough pins all around, it should not be a problem.

And that was it. 

There, all finished

Now there is one more problem, I have to do something with the left overs. I am thinking of using the bows from the bodice for hair clips, or some other accessory that needs a bow on it. There is also some left over fabric from the waist ties and of course the lace from the bodice. Maybe I just keep everything intact in case I want it to be a dress again. Who knows..

Thank you for reading, see you next time 

Castle Fest 2013

Hello again

Last August there was, like every year, a festival called castle fest in my country.
This festival is held in the gardens of a castle. It is a fantasy festival and people get realy into it. It is a lot of fun.
I went there with my partner and my friend. The pictures below show what I wore that day. Everything is handmade by me.

My dress on the dummy ♡

Firat time I made a bonnet ^^

I made this bag some years ago for my graduation fashion show

And there I am wearing it all ^^

Little black dress

Hello ^^.

Long time no see!
Well I have been up to some stuff, and I will make a few updates in the coming days.
So to start things up, I post this little black dress I sewed some time ago. I was supposed to wear it to a wedding, but that day was far to warm for this dress, so I ended up wearing a light summerdress instead.
Now I have worn it a few times during diner parties, and I am considiring to wear it with Christmas.
The dress was easy to sew, and finished in one afternoon.

Afternoon in a castle garden

A little while ago, I met up with my friend at my place. The weather report said that there was some bad weather coming up, but the sun was shining and it was rather warm outside. So we decided to go out. We were both dressed in Lolita, and we wanted to take some pictures. I live near a small castle with a very nice garden, so we went over there. We walked there, because it was close by and it is quite a nice walk ^^
Here are some pictures my friend took of me

Here we just arrived at the garden

Our skirts ^__^

Our bags, Mine is the vintage black one, Her bag is from BtSSB

Sitting on a bench. The field where this is taken was beautiful.

 Grass filled with tiny white flowers. So cute

Peek-a-boo

Jumping in front of the castle ^^

Outfit rundown:

Bolero and skirt: Baby the Stars Shine Bright

Tights: from the market

Shoes: Gabor

T-shirt: H&M

Hairaccessories: Claire's