This would make Arashi fans go Kyaaaa!!!!! ^w^ V

Well today is FRIDAY!!!!!! YaY!!! \(^o^)/.... So I'm taking a break on my crafts and I decided to upload other stuff I made through the fancy Photo-Shop.... ^^.... Well first off, I have a project I made for Japanese class and this is an Arashi Menu I made for a skit..... It was fun..... ^^.... and my good friend (also an Arashi fan) really liked the menu and kept one and I gave the other one to my Sensei..... so if your curious here it is =>

(-o-) zzZZzzZZZ.... Sigh.... Aren't they the perfect men.... ^^.... Well anyway... If you don't know who Arashi is, their a five men group that sings J-pop from Japan.... They are pretty popular there and they are also the underlings of SMAP.... They can act, sing, dance and host variety shows.... Other than entertainment they have their own interesting hobbies like drawing, fishing, cooking, instrumental playing, and animals.... ^^.... Although people don't understand how they are popular because they are labeled not tall enough and not good looking enough, but I think their individual personalities are pretty strong and their need to make people laugh is very nice combination.... I've been their fan ever since I watched Hana Yori Dango (Jap version) in High School..... And then I found out Arashi was the one who sang the opening.... Then I found a youtube video of all five of them dressed up and doing cheer-leading on I think was G no Arashi or was it D.... don't remember.... But I do remember that Nino was wearing a wig and bald under.... It was sooo funny that I got hooked.... Then I became their fan in an instant..... and I'm still their fan..... I only wish that I can one day go to one of their concerts...... V (^w^) v  

An easy DIY on how to make a simple Bolero for any occasion!!!! ^v^

Remember the bolero jacket I was wearing for the Punk'D out Night Dress .... ^^... Well here is the tutorial on how you can make your very own ... \(^o^)/ =>

Well the design for this Jacket is very simple, so it's best made with fabrics that already have an interesting design on it. The inspiration for this jacket came when I was sitting in the library at school and I stumbled on a book on Halston, and all the designs he made when he was still the designer were very simple shapes like circles and rectangles all draped and sewn differently to create elegant garments... I really liked the concept and therefore came up with this bolero... ^^... oh and I forgot to mention that it is best made with a drapey fabric like silk, charmeuse, a light satin and knit. Do not use heavy fabrics for this jacket because I will assure you it probably won't work..... m(.\__/.)m..... Well anyway here's the tutorial I'm going to show you through paper since I'm kinda lazy to re-sew everything again....^_^ =>

Here you are to measure how big you want your bolero to be....... Measure from the Center Back to what ever length you want the jacket to be.... Joking..... ^o^

To make it easier for you guys, the measurement is 24 inches by 30 inches.... How much is that in centimeters I really don't know..... -___-.... But I'm sure you can convert that on Google.... ^^... If you want the jacket to be bigger, it's possible, remember the jacket is on a 3:5 ratio.... ^_^

After cutting the rectangle pattern, you fold the paper like this to prepare for the next step which is to......

Create a neckline!!!! To do that you just find how much you want to drop in the Center Back.... for me I think I dropped around 1 inch and I advice NOT to drop more that 1.5 inches. (The drop means the lowest part of the neckline, in this case the middle of the paper) Then I french curved in the neckline and if you don't have a french curve just try to copy how it looks like on top.... ^^ 

Then you cut out the neck part, and Tadaaa.... Your pattern should look exactly like what I have on top... And then you take this and cut the fabric with this pattern...

Next you are to bind all the edges... yes bind....so that you don't leave any raw edges hanging out...if you don't know how to bind I'll show you in the next couple of steps... if you do then you can just skip the next couple of steps.... ^^V

1. Take a strip of fabric of the size you want... like for example, if you want a half inch binding you need to make the strip 2 inches wide.... 1 inch bind would be 4 inches in width for the strip and so on so far.... I think you shouldn't make the binding anymore than a half inch because it would look too wide in my opinion....  oh and make sure the strip is cut on bias..... which is fabric cut diagonally on the fabric.... if you think this is too hard for you, you can just use straight grain and just cut strips along the sides of the fabric.... or you can just us really wide ribbons.... If any of these work for you, it's fine with me.... ^_^

2. Find the middle which is the red.

3. Fold the top and bottom towards the red center.

4. And fold it in half... Tadaa... now you've made a binding strip...^^ v... and all you have to do is to place the design fabric in between the book(referring to the binding because it looks like a book) and sew down the opening.... ^^ 

Now you can bind any side of a fabric with the strip you've made .... and now back to the main tutorial....=>

Now after the binding, your piece should look something like this.... and yes I just took a marker and drew in the binding which I know looks unflattering....-___-.... but now let's go on to the next step.....^^

Now you just fold it and sew down the ends (the big blue x) like this so that your arms can go through the 2 slits on either side and the jacket is finished.... and make sure to really sew down the edge because I'm just marking where to sew with the 2 Xs....  YAY!!!! \(^o^)/... So now you can wear your newly made garment....

whoops.... not intended for plushies, but....

A nice stylish piece that can go over dresses and tops for any occasion.... (^-^)V... You can make this jacket double sided if you want to.... just make sure you neatly bind everything so that none of the raw edges are sticking out.... If you want to pimp out your own version with lace and other embellishments.... of course you can... I mean there really isn't any rules to this.... Have fun making your own versions and if you'd like, I'd like to see the different versions you guys make.... So that's it for today!!! ^W^ 

Oh and any questions you guys have, feel free to leave a comment down below...^^

Walkout in the Rain under a Rainbow

I really liked this rainbow colored shawl my cousin gave me a while back and I thought it was a waste for being just a shawl so I turned it into a boat neck blouse. Then I thought it would look cute under some overall type dress in a plain color so I made it to go with the blouse... Well it didn't take long to make them, probably 2 hours for the blouse and a day for the overall-dress. I actually design and make my own clothing which means that I actually make my own patterns... -__-... I think the most hardest part in making a garment is cutting out the pieces because it takes a lot of patience and tons of needle poking to do it right....

But anyway here's the pic!!! =>

 I also made those cute looking shoes out of some left over fabric I had and an old slipper I wore for ages.... but I was happy that it came out looking pro, I mean.... my feet is unusually wide so normal shoes give me a hard time....so I practically gave up wearing shoes unless I feel like putting myself through hell.... ^^... If your wondering about the pom-poms, their not part of the dress, it's just simply my mom's way of taking the outfit and making it more fun.... just for the photo shoot of course... and I thought that the rainbow dotted umbrella  went really well with the color scheme.... so I grabbed it for the photo and made it even more interesting.... Hope you guys like it!!!!!  \ (^o^) /

Floral Vintage Lolita Dress

I really liked this floral printed fabric I found in my garage so I decided to turn it into a dress. Then I thought that if my whole entire dress was just floral it would be too much, so I paired it with a gray chiffon that I had laying around and which I had used for a past project. And now I get a perfect combination of some peek-a-boo see through without being too showy of the skin.... Well in this picture my mom actually found that huge bow in her drawer and she said that my legs look too bland without anything and so she added the extra touch with some tied ribbons. What can I do without my stylist like mom..... ^v^

Well the sewing of this dress wasn't that hard until it got to the chiffon part, but all in all it didn't take too long. I really like the outcome of this dress and I think it looks vintage and Lolita at the same time... don't you??

Punk'D out Night Dress

I had a hard time making this red dress because Chiffon/Georgette is a pain to sew... but I kinda like how it came out.... and the bolero jacket was really easy to make... just need a very nice fabric to make up for the simplicity... and I paired it up with some boots to give it a more bold look.... for my hair, I used fake hair accessories to somewhat make my hair look longer without getting expensive hair extensions done.... and tadaa... a cute punk-ish look with some Asian inspiration to spice up the night.... ^^V.... 

This is one of the outfits I made over the beginning of the break, well it's some sort of project to get myself to be more productive and not be bored all the time.... So check back for more outfits I made and if anyone wants a DIY on how I made the bolero, I will gladly show you.... ^w^