From plain, white singlet to a singlet which screams fun, fab and girly! DIY singlets are exciting to wear and also make great, personal gifts -- I gifted mine to my younger sister for Christmas! Basically, this singlet was created using the left over material from the previous DIY projects! A few things you will need to get started:

Firstly, chop off the boring, old straps of the original singlet. In order to create my own straps, I prepared 2 pieces of rectangular material, identical in size (~3x15cm). To prevent fraying, I folded the edges in and sewed them together. The next step also involves the use of a sewing machine. Simply sew the straps onto the inside of the singlet!

Obviously, it looks a bit ugly now because you can totally see the stitching and such but that's where the flowers come in!!! So get your pencil and start drawing! I drew and cut out multiple flowers using a light pink material. I then sewed them onto the straps 3 at a time using the sewing machine (however, you will have much more control if you sewed the flowers on by hand). For the back of the singlet, I added 2 cute bows to cover up the stitching.

The last few steps are pretty simple. Be creative and draw whatever you'd like onto the backside of any piece of material, cut it out and sew it on (you might want to glue on your designs before you sew but be careful! Don't use too much and let it dry before you sew -- you don't want to damage the needle of your sewing machine! EEK!!). Personalise it however you wish! Then, finally, IRON IT and then you're ready to show it off!

xoxo,
Shannen

Hi guys! While I was at a fair, I managed to pick up a large sheet of patterned material for just $2! Yes, that's cheaper than the material you buy from Cabramatta! I really need to chill with the exclamation marks... Anyways, with this large sheet of material, I decided to set myself a challenge and use as much of the material as possible to make my own items. My first project was to create 2 sets of bunting flags. 

Honestly, these add fun to any room and are really simple to make! What you will need to do is draw and cut out a number of identical triangles, line them along a thick ribbon and you have two options from there. Oh, also make sure you leave enough ribbon hanging off the two ends so you can hang the flags. 

The first option is to glue them on and you can leave it there if you wish, but to ensure the flags don't fall off too easily, you may want to go with the second option which is to sew the flags on. From experience*, it probably isn't the best option to glue the flags on and then sew them on, as the glue tends to accumulate on the sewing needle... and ruin it. dundundun... So, yeah! Either glue them or sew them... or do both if you really wish... but I did warn you!

Yeah, well that's about it! Hopefully you've found this helpful and send in some pics if you decide to have a go! Also, send your feedback to nouveaugalorey@gmail.com (e.g. if I need more pics to accompany my tutorials to make it less confusing or anything like that!) hehe 

xoxo, 

Shannen

*experience was with hot-glue gun... maybe it's different with other glue... but just be wary of the fact that glue can ruin the needle!!!!!!!!!!!

It's spring time which means flowers are blooming! Just kidding. It's just an excuse to make floral crowns. I saw brides wearing these really soft and diaphanous floral crowns in spring pre-wedding shoots so I wanted to make some for my self too! I didn't spend much on this project since I bought everything during my trip to China. The flowers costed about 10RMB while the floral tape and wire costed 3RMB each - that's around $3. I like smaller flowers in comparison to bigger ones and it's always a good idea to buy flowers that are opened. Depending on my mood, each crown can take up to 1 hour to make.

If you can't go to China to buy cheap material, you can always visit your local craft store. Silk flowers look a lot more 'real' so if you can get your hands on some, it would be ideal. Basically, you'll need a bunch of flowers, floral pliers or scissors, floral tape and wire. They might cost a lot more where you live but you can make several crowns so it 'lowers' the cost of making one.

step one: using the floral wire, wrap it around the part of your head where you want to it to sit. I make mine sit comfortably in the middle of my forehead. I also get enough wire so that it can go around my head 3 times. To make it more sturdy, you can weave the wire through the first layer of wire.

step two: cut out the flower blooms you want to use (make sure to include some stem!) and place it in the direction you want it to face or the direction which makes it more easier to wrap wire around. You might want to arrange your flowers before you actually tie them on to the body of your crown so if you make any position mistakes you won't need to unravel the whole thing.  

step three: wrap the flower bloom on to the circle of wire very tightly. If you have pliers, they can help. Repeat this with all the other flowers you want to use. You can choose to cover the whole circle with flowers or just the front - it's up to you!

step four: once you're done, wrap the uncovered 'skeleton' of your crown with floral tape:

From plain, white singlet to a singlet which screams fun, fab and girly! DIY singlets are exciting to wear and also make great, personal gifts -- I gifted mine to my younger sister for Christmas! Basically, this singlet was created using the left over material from the previous DIY projects! A few things you will need to get started:

Firstly, chop off the boring, old straps of the original singlet. In order to create my own straps, I prepared 2 pieces of rectangular material, identical in size (~3x15cm). To prevent fraying, I folded the edges in and sewed them together. The next step also involves the use of a sewing machine. Simply sew the straps onto the inside of the singlet!

Obviously, it looks a bit ugly now because you can totally see the stitching and such but that's where the flowers come in!!! So get your pencil and start drawing! I drew and cut out multiple flowers using a light pink material. I then sewed them onto the straps 3 at a time using the sewing machine (however, you will have much more control if you sewed the flowers on by hand). For the back of the singlet, I added 2 cute bows to cover up the stitching.

The last few steps are pretty simple. Be creative and draw whatever you'd like onto the backside of any piece of material, cut it out and sew it on (you might want to glue on your designs before you sew but be careful! Don't use too much and let it dry before you sew -- you don't want to damage the needle of your sewing machine! EEK!!). Personalise it however you wish! Then, finally, IRON IT and then you're ready to show it off!

xoxo,
Shannen

Hi guys! While I was at a fair, I managed to pick up a large sheet of patterned material for just $2! Yes, that's cheaper than the material you buy from Cabramatta! I really need to chill with the exclamation marks... Anyways, with this large sheet of material, I decided to set myself a challenge and use as much of the material as possible to make my own items. My first project was to create 2 sets of bunting flags. 

Honestly, these add fun to any room and are really simple to make! What you will need to do is draw and cut out a number of identical triangles, line them along a thick ribbon and you have two options from there. Oh, also make sure you leave enough ribbon hanging off the two ends so you can hang the flags. 

The first option is to glue them on and you can leave it there if you wish, but to ensure the flags don't fall off too easily, you may want to go with the second option which is to sew the flags on. From experience*, it probably isn't the best option to glue the flags on and then sew them on, as the glue tends to accumulate on the sewing needle... and ruin it. dundundun... So, yeah! Either glue them or sew them... or do both if you really wish... but I did warn you!

Yeah, well that's about it! Hopefully you've found this helpful and send in some pics if you decide to have a go! Also, send your feedback to nouveaugalorey@gmail.com (e.g. if I need more pics to accompany my tutorials to make it less confusing or anything like that!) hehe 

xoxo, 

Shannen

*experience was with hot-glue gun... maybe it's different with other glue... but just be wary of the fact that glue can ruin the needle!!!!!!!!!!!

It's spring time which means flowers are blooming! Just kidding. It's just an excuse to make floral crowns. I saw brides wearing these really soft and diaphanous floral crowns in spring pre-wedding shoots so I wanted to make some for my self too! I didn't spend much on this project since I bought everything during my trip to China. The flowers costed about 10RMB while the floral tape and wire costed 3RMB each - that's around $3. I like smaller flowers in comparison to bigger ones and it's always a good idea to buy flowers that are opened. Depending on my mood, each crown can take up to 1 hour to make.

If you can't go to China to buy cheap material, you can always visit your local craft store. Silk flowers look a lot more 'real' so if you can get your hands on some, it would be ideal. Basically, you'll need a bunch of flowers, floral pliers or scissors, floral tape and wire. They might cost a lot more where you live but you can make several crowns so it 'lowers' the cost of making one.

step one: using the floral wire, wrap it around the part of your head where you want to it to sit. I make mine sit comfortably in the middle of my forehead. I also get enough wire so that it can go around my head 3 times. To make it more sturdy, you can weave the wire through the first layer of wire.

step two: cut out the flower blooms you want to use (make sure to include some stem!) and place it in the direction you want it to face or the direction which makes it more easier to wrap wire around. You might want to arrange your flowers before you actually tie them on to the body of your crown so if you make any position mistakes you won't need to unravel the whole thing.  

step three: wrap the flower bloom on to the circle of wire very tightly. If you have pliers, they can help. Repeat this with all the other flowers you want to use. You can choose to cover the whole circle with flowers or just the front - it's up to you!

step four: once you're done, wrap the uncovered 'skeleton' of your crown with floral tape: