Passion for rags....

Right, this still isn't a fashion blog. I'm not into fashion, nor do I follow it. I buy shit that I like the look of, if I can afford it. You won't catch me paying 200 quid for a fucking t-shirt though....
My passion is clothes. They are a form of self expression, and using colours and patterns to reflect and lift my mood. I love the slightly camp and the tacky, hawaiian and tropical prints are always go, leopard never fades either!
I trawl through second hand markets, charity shops and boot sales and buy pretty things. Optimally my home would have lots of storage space, and a room for crafts. At the moment it has neither of them, so it looks horrendous.
This time, I have a pile of pics of bargain finds, and also my sewing frenzy I had last week....
Here we go....

Some skirts a whipped up for le child from scraps.

Two of the same skirt, the other one got a new home in another girls wardrobe.

 My fashionable assistant

 I bought some tropical fabric and made it into a dress for warm weather..

 This was originally a full dress, and fucking tiny, so I bought it (2€), cut it up ....

 and added a stretchy panel to accommodate my ass.

 Primark find, rarely I pay full price, but this just couldn't be passed....

 My anti-depressant bag... Charity find £3

 Pretty summer frock with embroidery and sequins £1..

Lovely duvet cover, I think it would make a nice skirt or trousers if I don't use it as bedding....

 Got a pencil skirt, was too tight for my buttocks, so made little sidepanels from another skirt...

 T-shirt that was small enough to fit my kid, butchered and added another tee to bring length...

 Same with this one, pink fabric was bought years ago, never got around making it into anything...

Cute details... :)

That's it for now. More to come soon...

More shit I've made

Been a bit quiet again, but hey ho.. In 3 weeks time I'll be packing  my bags and going for a little holiday back in Finland, to live live like normal folk for a while...Me and the sprog are looking forward to this.
I've been pimping up my luggage, as it's quite plain looking, which means that spotting it can be a bit irritating in the baggage arrivals...Also been takin pics of more crap I've made during the last few years.... So rest of the post is more or less pics of  DIY junk.
Here we go...

Little one got some new curtains, just turned the edges neatly and quick passionate moments with my sewing machine, and done....

 Then I had some moments with my overlocker, and made this flappy hippy tunic, no patterns though..

 Ordered this lovely fleece from America, and it turned into a folklore inspired vest. All the ribbons are vintage bits that I have stashed....

Pencil skirt I made a few years back, it has a little frill in the bottom with a bow, just to give a little oomph to my already OOOOMPH arse... No patterns with this one.

Had more of this fabric, so tried a 50's inspired pattern on it, came out ok...

 A fluffy coat I made years ago. Heart shaped pocket and ties in front.

 Something I wove in school. It was not fun...........

 World Book Day required a book related outfit, so made this Little My outfit for sprog to wear.

 First go in sweetie sewing....Not great, but sproglet was happy to get a little pouch..

 Pimping up the suitcase a bit.....

And because my life is boring and we do nothing else, that's about it....
Ta-ra....

It ain't over 'til it's over....

Well, dog is now better, and we have passed the first round of lurgy. Just waiting for the second round to start, as there are now reports of the flu poking it's head up, with the normal and the swine kind. So just to save you up on the forthcoming media hysteria, we are all gonna die.

And now for something completely different.
I have been getting some pretty fabrics. Some have a purpose, some I bought just in a whim. It was also the little ones birthday, so got her some little pressies.
Weather has been the usual poop. Lots of wind, rain, and grimness...

 A little something for the little one.....

 This one cost more than I would've wanted to pay, but hey ho.......

 Throw the stiiiiick, the stiiiiiiiccckkkkkk.....

Multisize patterns. Not fond of them, but they are handy....

 Ordered this fabric from a little american fabric shop, as I couldn't not find this fleece anywhere in the UK. Just waiting for the lining fabric to come, so I can finish my bodywarmer made from this....

 Various bits, 1 m pieces, so need to figure out what to make from them....

 This is my answer to the gloomy weather, made a maxiskirt for myself, and lil'un got a skirt too.

Now back to my knitting, so I can finally get  the project done, so I can start another.... :) Keep them hands busy, otherwise I will get depressed and homesick.

Toodledoo for now, hope everybody is all safe and cosy, keeping warm.