DIY: Will you be my bridesmaid invitation

You guys know that I'm engaged, so part of the wedding planning process was asking my best friends to be a part of the happiest day of my life!

I didn't want to just go up and ask them. I wanted to ask them in a more personal, and thoughtful way. 

So, I surfed the web for different ideas on how to do this, and I found a few cute one, but none of them were hitting the mark.

Too simple

Again, too simple

I loved the idea of a treasure box, but I had to make 7 of them

So, when I saw these little dress boxes at goodwill (apparently, they are from the dollar store), I was flooded with ideas!

And this is what I came up with.

I liked the idea of giving them a fabric swatch for my wedding colors (which are constantly changing hehehe), so I decided to make a flower out of them.

I started by cutting many circles in my wedding colors. To make the "flowers" I folded each circle in 4 and run the corners through my sewing machine one after the other. I ended up with a string of 8 or so little circles (that looked more like triangles now). Then, I formed the shape of the flower and secured them in place (stitches or glue)

I made 7 of these "flowers" (I have 7 bridesmais)

Then I moved onto the little dresses.

I cut a square about 2 inches bigger all around than the cardboard dress form. I went to my sewing machine and sewed through the waist part of the dress gathering the fabric as I went. It took me about 5 minutes to sew all of them.

To finish them off, I tucked the sides of the dress in and hot glued them in place (to avoid as many fraying edges as possible.

This is what it looked like at this point (except without the ribbon.. thats where the gathering happened)

  

I glued the top of the dresses and cut the sweetheart shape.

Added the ribbon/lace, and then I moved on to the insides!

I basically just glued a personalized "letter" (which I found online) asking them to be my bridesmaids.. and, of couse, I couldn't forget the ring!

DIY Friendship bracelet. What to do with an oversized bracelet

Hello everyone!

So, I like to go to garage and State sales during the summer because I can always find new jewelry (to me, at least) for very cheap!

My neighbors from across the street (yard? drive way?) had a state sale a couple of summers ago, and I found some treasures there.

First off, I bought 20 beautiful brooches and some other stuff for $10!

But I also found a couple of bracelets that I love.. The problem? They were too big!!!

The bracelet didn't have any jump rings that I could disassemble  cut and then reattach to fit my size, and I don't own a jewelry factory, so I had to get creative..

I grabbed a couple of tweezers (right? is that what those are called?), embroidery floss and got to work!

The pictures are pretty self explanatory

Here's what I started with (the bracelet on top fits me perfectly, so you can see the difference)

The second bracelet (for the bottom up) had three strands, so I took the bracelet apart on one end (leaving only one strand attached to the closing mechanism)

 Then, I tied the floss to the bracelet however I could and started braiding all the pieces together

I then knotted the ends and added a couple of drops of glue (super glue, not white/school glue)

 

Trim the ends.. 

And tadah!

Pretty bracelets that now fit like a charm..
For the pink bracelet, I just put 2 of the extra long bracelets together (pearls, and rhinestones) as well as some pink/peach floss...

What do you girls think? I love them!

Have a blessed day,
Aranza

DIY Tulle Skirt for the holidays!

So, I've had 3 rolls of tulle left from my days of making tutus for like 2 years now.

One is bright pink, another one is blue and the last one ivory..

I've been thinking of using the rolls up because they are just sitting at the back of my closet collecting dust (not really, but you know what I mean).

So I have decided to make myself a tulle skirt to wear on Christmas..And I made a little tutorial just for you!

Here is what you need:

Tulle
(depending on the length of your skirt) about 4 times the measurement to go around your waist..
My waist measurement is 28" so I cut about 112" of tulle. The width of the tulle I have is 45" (that will become the length of your skirt)
So I will divide the tulle in 3 pieces lengthwise  because I want my skirt to be about 18" long.
That will give me three layers of tulle that are 112"x 18" each.

You will also need a lining 1/2- 1 yard of that fabric.

2" Satin Ribbon (To go around your waist and some more for a cute bow)
and 2" wide elastic (enough to go around your waist comfortably)


The difficult part is cutting the tulle.. The easiest way to do it is to fold it in half, and then again, and again, and again, until you have a smaller surface to work with.

I folded mine about 4 or 5 times and had this:

 I left the tulle folded in half width wise (how it comes from the bolt.. 45" in half) I cut 9" from the folded edge, so that when I opened it up, it was about 18" long.. That's how I got 3 pieces that where about 112"x 18" each.

I then proceeded to, very carefully, unfold the tulle so that  I would be able to gather it. I decided to do it by hand because I didn't want to disturb the recently cut hem.
I cut a really long piece of thread and threaded a needle (the longer the needle, the better) and basted the 2 pieces of long tulle together..

 So that it would look like this:

 As you can see on the back of this pic, I still had the extra layer of tulle left..
Which I then gathered by itself and attached to the other two layers of tulle.. This added even more volume to the skirt.

I then added the elastic waistband.. I did this by sewing the ends together (with a zigzag stitch so it would lay flat.. and then sewed it on to the tulle.. Now, you could leave it as that and wear it over one of your skirts or.. you could add a lining and wear it by itself!

Also, wrap the ribbon around your waist to cover the elastic and tie a nice bow! or if you want, wear your favorite belt over the elastic!

Welcome!

Hello everyone!
Let me be the first one to welcome you to my new blog "So Creative!"

I have been thinking about writing a blog for a while now to share all of the ideas that go through my mind,  and I am finally putting my words to action!

I want this blog to be a place where people can come and find creative ways to express themselves.
I also want this blog to be an encouragement for me to continue to grow in something that I am passionate about, and what better way to do it than to record it and share it with you?
After all, sharing is caring, right? :)

You will mostly find posts about sewing, repurposing clothes, and crafting... and maybe some recipes here and there.

I will try to keep this as friendly as possible and explain things as easy as I can including pictures, instructions, and comments (and links if needed to).

So I hope you like what you find and come back for more!

this is me:

And here are some pictures of the people I care about the most!

My boyfriend:

And my family!