Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sewing. Show all posts

Tuesday, 2 August 2011

What's in my Closet?

This is the closet in my makeup room. It should have a hanging rail but the previous tenants insalled extra shelving which suits me just fine! Down the right hand side I have all of my handbags/clutches/purses and in my old plastic makeup storage. Down the left hand side I have hair products,skincare products, makeup bags and miscellaneous other stuff. In the bottom is basically junk that belongs nowhere else.
The closet is floor to ceiling so there's an extra bit on top.. see below
That's where I keep my sewing machine, fabric and random magazines I've held on to over the years.

Until quite recently all of this stuff was all over my house in various draws and cupboards and this closet just held a lot of junk that needed throwing out so now it's finally organised I thought I'd share it with you guys. I was shocked at the amount of stuff I actually had when it was all in one place. I found so many products I'd doubled up on and forgetten about so now if I want to try something different I can just pluck something out of there instead of shelling out more cash for more clutter. It really opened my eyes to the amount of products I buy and only use once or twice before moving on to something new. I am positive I don't need to buy another body moisturiser for quite some time and yet inevitably I know I will. 


How do you store all of your lotions and potions?


Friday, 1 July 2011

DIY neckline...

I picked up this dress from Primark for a bargainous £3. I knew I wasn't 100% sold on the cut but at that price I had nothing to lose if my alteration didn't work out.
Firstly I HATED the gold buttons down the sides (you can't see them well here but trust me... they were there) So first thing I snipped those bad boys off!
 Next up I took my scissors to the centre of the neckline and cut to my preferred depth. I folded in the excess fabric and put a couple of stitches in to hold it in place and voila...
The original neckline was so unflattering on me.. and quite possibly on anyone. What I have now is something much more my style and it took me 5 minutes, TOPS!
Don't throw away an item that you're not in love with anymore before getting a little creative first. If it doesn't work out you've lost nothing but if it does you've given it a new lease of life and you'll feel that little boost of pride every time you wear it knowing you had a hand in it's custom style.


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