Me Made May 2016 Week 4 #MMMay16

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  and week two here  and week three 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 22  

Weather: Low of 11C High of 19C – Possible showers ⛅️💦

A few jobs and a supermarket trip 🍓🍋🍅 before a well deserved rest on the couch 📺

My Me Made’s Are:

No slip headscarf – blogged

Zipper tee – to be blogged soon

Tie up shirt – blogged

Cherry sneakers – Tutorial in issue 3 of Indie Love Magazine

Me Made May 2016 Day 23  

Weather: Low of 11C High of 20C – Mostly sunny ⛅️☀️

More baking 🍰, brownies 🍫 this time. Then some serious blogging/writing/inbox clearing has to happen 💾✏️📥

My Me Made’s Are:

No slip headscarf – blogged

Off shoulder tee – to be blogged soon

Black half circle skirt – blogged

Shoe clips – blogged

Me Made May 2016 Day 24

Weather: Low of 9C High of 21C – Mostly sunny ⛅️☀️

I had a lovely morning at an Australia’s Biggest Morning Tea event 🍰☕️🍪 to raise money for the Cancer Council 💐

My Me Made’s Are:

Chilli hairpin – blogged

Red shrug – blogged

Spotty tiramisu – blogged

Red shoe clips – blogged

Me Made May 2016 Day 25

Weather: Low of 12C High of 16C – Cold & rainy ☁️☔️

Ooh ahh, it’s cold & wet 💧 today! I finally did a bunch of shopping I’d been putting off, including a new microwave 💄👔💳

My Me Made’s Are:

Leopard Carmine jacket  – to be blogged soon

Ask Sarah Make Things tee – blogged & for sale

DIY cat skull sneakers – Tutorial in issue 3 of Indie Love Magazine

Me Made May 2016 Day 26  

Weather: Low of 11C High of 18C – Shower or two 💦

A day of blogging here 💾 I have a few recipes 🍫 to write up and some sewing tutorials ✂️. P.S. Why no sewing emoji?

My Me Made’s Are:

Cat brooch – Tutorial in Indie Love Magazine issue 1

Black velvet top – Burda 02/2010 #122B not blogged

Book Launch skirt – made for this and tutorial blogged

Me Made May 2016 Day 27  

Weather: Low of 10C High of 16C – Heavy rain & metro flood warnings ☔️💦☔️

It is teeming down 💧 rain, glad to be inside today! Helping my niece with her assignment 📝 and then drinks with the girls 🍷🍸🍹💃

My Me Made’s Are:Pom pom shrug – blogged 

Pink top – Burda 02/2010 #122B not blogged

Black half circle skirt – blogged

DIY brooch – Tutorial in Indie Love Magazine issue 1, out now

The most exciting part of this week was completing the black and leopard Carmine Jacket I wore on Wednesday. It was something I’d had planned for a while. Last year Me Made May helped me identify that I needed some sort of stretchy, warm jacket that would work well with the majority of my wardrobe. I’m really glad I got it made before the real cold set in. Of course I’ll be blogging about that shortly.

I also got some other sewing done this week too! I altered a top  that I got second hand, mended a jumper (also second hand), did some sewing for my sister (that will be blogged soon…) and nearly finished a skirt I’ve been tinkering with for a while! Here’s hoping for more sewing in the final week of MMM………….