This is my third year of Me Made May (MMM) and this year I have pledged to wear three Me Made items per day for the duration of May (if you want to know more, my pledge post has more info on my pledge and MMM). I have come a long way from my first project four years ago. Sewing got me hooked on making things myself and personalizing everything! Which means I am including sewing projects, refashions, heat transfer transformations and all sorts of DIY accessories, bags and adornments. I am posting my outfits daily to facebook, instagram and of course the official flickr group. So please, follow along and let me clog your feed with my OOTD! If you would prefer a more concise version, I will be posting a wrap up like this each week. See week one here.
For those of you who are DIY or sewing oriented, I have links to the projects (where possible). And for those of you who are terrified to put needle to fabric or get out the glue, I hope you find inspiration! As I say, I have only been sewing for four years and I am aspiring to a 100% me made wardrobe one day. But I am proof that you can definitely start making now and be ready to participate next year. I really love how MMM makes me mindful about what I’ve made – coming up with new combos and ways to make items more usable. I also love how it makes me mindful about what I have, what I need and how to prioritize my making. I always save the photos I share through MMM to folder on my phone. It makes a great reference when I can’t think of what to wear! So let’s see what I threw on this week…
Me Made May 2016 Day 7
Weather: Low of 13C High of 22C – Rain developing ☔️
Woohoo for the weekend and hot coffee ☕️ . I’m off to the supermarket for supplies 🍕🍞🍫.
My Me Made’s Are:
No slip headscarf – blogged
Caged tank – not blogged
Sewing Allstars Cardi – not yet blogged
Atomic Betty Bowler Bag – blogged
DIY sneakers – Tutorial in issue 3 of Indie Love Magazine
Me Made May 2016 Day 8
Weather: Low of 14C High of 22C – Rain easing, cloudy ☔️☁️
Happy Mothers Day! 🎁 We don’t really ‘do’ holidays like these but I’m going to Mums for a champagne 🍷🍸🍷
Me Made May 2016 Day 9
Weather: Low of 12C High of 19C – 95% chance of rain & strong winds. Chance of thunderstorm ☔️💨⚡️
I’m hoping to get some cutting out done ✂️ and if I’m lucky, I’ll get some sewing done too.
Tape measure rosette – blogged
Me Made May 2016 Day 10
Weather: Low of 12C High of 19C – Morning shower or two ☔️
Oh so many errands! The post office 📮, supermarket🍎 , doctor💊 and then holding my sisters hand at the dentist.💉 At least I’m comfy!
No slip headscarf – blogged
Cherry cardigan – not yet blogged
Zipper tee – soon to be blogged
Cherry sneakers – Tutorial in issue 3 of Indie Love Magazine
Me Made May 2016 Day 11
Weather: Low of 12C High of 18C – Shower or two ☔️
What do you do when the sudden rainy weather is getting you down? Channel your inner Carmen Miranda of course! 🍍🍒🍐🍑🍋🍉🍋
Me Made May 2016 Day 12
Weather: Low of 14C High of 21C – Shower or two, cloudy ☔️☁️
Definitely sick 😷 and in need of comfy clothing for a trip to the doctor 💊. Then shoes off, slippers on and dog hugs 🐶 while I work from the couch.
Sewing Allstars cardi – yet to be blogged
Nautical tee – blogged
Sugar skull kitty sneakers – Tutorial in issue 3 of Indie Love Magazine
Elf slippers – blogged
Me Made May 2016 Day 13
Weather: Low of 12C High of 22C – Mostly sunny ⛅️☀️
Still feeling pretty blah 😞but had a few things to do today 💾👛📞. At least I can look forward to Indian takeaway tonight 🍲.
My Me Made’s Are:
Cherry hair pin – blogged
Cherry print tank – blogged
Black half circle skirt – blogged
Red shrug – blogged
I guess that’s another amazing element of Me Made May. Once you see what you have, you can more clearly see what you need and plan your sewing accordingly. I need more long sleeve tops, I think I could still use a few more casual/louge pieces and a decent jacket. I’ve added two ‘sewing to do lists’ (one for summer and one for winter) to google keep. I’m planning out new sewing projects, as we head towards week three of Me Made May 2016…….
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