Today I am definitely lacking in motivation. I do this a lot at the moment when I am home, I think this might be because when I am away sailing etc then everything is so full on and there is soo much I have to do and quite often I’m either working or sleeping. That when I get home I… Read more »
Ok so here we go with how to make the stencilled trousers. 1) Collect Supplies. make sure you have all your supplies, see the previous post for a list of these. 2) Make Your Stencil. If you are using a pre cut stencil you can skip these steps. I made my own stencil out of a sheet of plastic from… Read more »
I have decided to try a new series on Beads and Barnacles called Weekend Projects. Today I am going to run over the things needed to make these stencilled trousers and post a how to tomorrow. These are more in depth than a lot of my projects and did take a few days to do. Partly because it took me… Read more »
Well yesterday we reached one of our milestones, 100 blog posts published 😀 It has been a slow road to get here, and as the last few months proved not always very regular but here we are celebrating posting more than 100 posts. Our aims for the next 100 posts? More communication: to try and write posts that produce more… Read more »
Sorry for the lack of posts in the last month or so, I have been away sailing and therefore have had limited to no access to the internet. I had intended to get a number of posts ready to go before I left but ended up being called up a week earlier than I though I would. In my time… Read more »
Well I thought that I had this next week planned our quite well. But plans are only a basis for change after all. I was supposed to be leaving for the Tall Ships Race next Sunday which would have given me a nice week to pack after the Round the Island Race tomorrow. Tall Ships in St Malo But… I… Read more »
I am now the proud owner of some fabric paints with which to complete my patterned jeans. I have also tried out some stencilling with these paints. I’m not sure yet how complicated my pattern is going to be, I am half tempted just to go with big polka dots. Im quite excited to get started on this. Have any… Read more »
Ok so I have now bought myself a pair of white jeans which I intend to make into patterned jeans. I just have to decide on what I want to do with them. Here are some of my current inspirations: Source: bloomingdales.com via Kelsey on Pinterest Source: bloomingdales.com via Hukkster on Pinterest Source: Uploaded by user via May on Pinterest… Read more »
Brooke is hosting a new link up so I thought I would join in. Here goes: I was going to eat something healthy for dinner last night but then I fell asleep and slept right through. I was going to wear a nice short sleeved top but then remembered how bruised my arms are… I was going to post more… Read more »
