What I Wore ~ Radiant Orchid

Last week we had a house full of visitors and I didn't get any sewing done... so then I wrote up a list of all the things I want to sew and have fabric for. It's a full page!  So today I'm popping in real quick to show you how I wore a MeMade skirt yesterday. Do you follow Pretty Girls Sew? They do a fun sewalong every month. This skirt was the pattern for April. The theme was florals but I couldn't find a floral fabric that spoke to me. Instead I found this heavier chiffon in the color of the year so I used that. This skirt showed up in my MeMadeMay posts, but otherwise was never blogged. Oops. Anyway I wore my skirt yesterday and took a few pics to show how I styled it.

Blouse: Thrifted

Earrings: DIY

Belt & Ring: Forever 21... forever ago

Skirt: Me!

This week I'll be sewing pencil skirts (for a friend), bow tie & suspender sets (also for a friend), Hudson pants for another sewalong, and a blouse to go with them...it's going to be fun getting back into the swing of things.

What I Wore ~ Leather and Lace

Lately I feel like I've been wearing the same outfits on repeat. Does that ever happen to you? I know I've been very vocal about needing more blouses/tops, which I'm working on but I'm also trying to make what I have work for me and the current season. With the onslaught of lovely outfit posts from fashion and sewing bloggers, I find that I just want more of more. Maybe it's not as much about having more as it's about making what I have work in new and updated ways. Recently I came across this image on instagram, I thought it was a hot outfit that I could recreate with MeMade items from my closet.

I paired my faux leather pencil skirt with my favorite lace blouse to recreate the base of the look. This blouse is my most worn MeMade to date. I styled the look with leopard pumps, statement earrings and statement lips. Here's to finding inspiration in unexpected places, and using what you already have.