A sense of place : Old Riga

Finally I have made pictures of my last semester project - A sense of place, for which I choose my favorite place in the world, Old Riga. Place of dark small streets, interestings shapes, lots of lines and art noveau style. From all this pictures I have made a book, and a setchbook (together I have almost 100 pictures) and the best ones I'm showing in here.

Colourful story.

Spring in Riga.

Monochrome story.

Autumn in Riga.

And this is probably my favorite drawing :))) 

Materials used:  

-chalk

-gouche

-ink
-watercolours
-black pen
-pencils
-different types, weights and colours of paper

BAG IT UP!

This post are about bags I have made for myself. I don't know why, but I'm really into making bags, I totally enjoy that :))  So I made this beige clutch bag, from my diploma project leather leftovers, and fabric I found at home at my moms fabric closet, it was also leftover. Just a basic shape and zip, nothing special, everyything special are in materials and zip fringes! :)

Second bag is a laptop bag from thick wool material, so my laptop will never gets cold and damaged :)  Also basic shape, nothing special, a wee bow on a pocket, but it is cute case, and very usefull :))
So, keep your laptop safe :))

 

So, if you want me to make bag for you, feel free to contact me via email - Valeerijag@inbox.lv  

Best wishes xx

NEON!

This skirt I made this summer from neon thin jersey fabric, a bit of lace and stretching gum (which I have used for a waist).  I was thinking that I would have places to wear my neon skirt, but actually, I don't have any places to wear it, so I decided to sell it on etsy. :D
Also, I'm still working on my collars, have made only three at the moment, I have also bought some stuff on ebay, so I'm waiting for it to come, so soon soon, lots of things are happening, I just don't have enough of time to make photos and post them in here :(  Time are always problem for me, and I'm so busy with my projects for university... :(

 

http://www.etsy.com/shop/keepitwarm

Keep in touch with my etsy shop x

Fringe Tank Top DIY

This gonna be an easy DIY tank top with fringes. 

You will need:

-fringe
-ruler
-thread (the same colour as fringe)

-chalk

-lighter

-scissors

- simple tank top

Basically, you need to imagine, how big part of fringes you would want to have on your top. Mine were 22x21 cm. 

This is how fringes looks like:

Draw square on your top for precious sewing the fringes:

Then cut the fringes (21cm long) and burn with the lighter edges, it will help to hold the fringes together.

Make lines on a tank top, as I told before, for precious sewing :)

Put fringes with needles to tank top:

And start sewing! Repeat part with needles, then sew down ththe fringe, and again, put fringe with needles, and to that till the end of lines :)

This is how it gonna look like in the end :))) 

Hope it helped to someone x

my winter wishlist

Ages ago I made winter wishlist collage. And now I have a bit of time to share it.:)  Soon I will make a spring collage, and then summer. I actually love making collages in photoshop :D 

Almost everything I wanted, I already got! But still few things left to make or buy. Or maybe not.
Few of my must-have things were olive green parka and navajo print scarf, scarf I bought on ebay, and my best friend gifted me Timberland parka this winter.
Next thing, I really wanted to make this cute hedgehod jumper, I even bought a felt, but I was too lazy to do that :D  Then I wanted basic beige jumper, and sweatshirt from song ''martians vs goblins'' don't know if it would fit me, it is not ladies style jumper, but I like sportish things. :) 

So, my next aims are to make rope necklace, what gonna be really easy, I think, make snood from fur, gonna do that on summer, because at home I have sewing machine and I want to embroider sweater in really cool way on shoulders.

So, at the moment, that's all, almost all my winter wishlist are in mine wardrobe :)) yay

Hugo Boss inspired bag

About year ago I saw my best friend walking around with oversized Hugo Boss clutch bag. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a photo of it... But! As I remember, I have tried to make something similar (got non-woven thick felted fabric at home - lots of it, actually, and in my plans to make replicas of famous Celine bag, CK and few more... If only I had so much time to turn my plans into reality! Uf )  But, this post not about my plans. It is about my gift to my good friend on birthday, laptop case, or just oversized clutch bag, she might use it as she wants to...

So, here are my inspiration collage:

 

And this is my interpritation.
Materials used - felted material, sewing machine and 3 vintage style buttons. 

Like it? Feel free to contact me for orders! 

Best wishes

Valerija xx