More Pinata's and a new wrap skirt

I have been hibernating a lot this last week, the weather has been so cold and we have had a few snow storms. But my friend Jenn and I have made a few more pinatas, and I made a new wrap skirt. Check them out. xo

We decided to make the heart eye cat emoji for valentines day. This is a photo of the paper mache drying.

Orion made a new friend haha.

We also made the waaaah face emoji for Valentine's Day as a joke.  The point being, "waaah it's Valentine's Day, but thats ok because I love my cat." Here we are posing with the finished pinatas. 

We also made a camera piñata for an Oscars party we attended. 

Here is the finished piñata.

I also made a new wrap skirt. I am really happy with how the shape turned out.

This is is an up close picture of the fabric, I love the tiger lilies. 

                                          

Stay tuned for new merchandise up on Etsy, and more creative projects!!!

xoxo

Becky Jane 

Wedding Dress Photos

I got some photos from the beautiful bride Danielle in her wedding dress that I made.  Take a peek! Photographs by : Epic Photography

I had so much fun making this dress and working with Danielle. She looked beautiful, and had an original dress that was romantic and classy.
Happy Valentines Day

xoxo
Becky Jane

Custom Orders

This last week I have been working on a few custom orders. On etsy I got a request for an 18th month  old version of a baby dress I had on sale. So I adjusted my pattern and sent that out.

Here is my readjusted pattern

It turned out really cute.

My cousin also asked me and my friend Jenn  to make a custom piñata for her little boys birthday party. His party is going to be Mexican themed so we decided to make a taco piñata. 

We made the shape out of cardboard, leaving an opening for candy. And then we decorated it. 

We added meat, tomatoes, olives, lettuce and cheese out of tissue paper. 

We even made a sombrero!!! We decided to add a face to make it a little more kid appropriate. I am really happy with how it turned out.

I also have been asked to make wrap skirts. So this week I started working on patterns for that. I want them to be one size, but I am thinking now that I might make two sizes, one being s/m and the other m/l just to save fabric and make them not as bulky. 

I found this really awesome lip fabric from a thrift store and thought it was perfect for Valentine's Day. This skirt is an one size fits all, but it is leaning towards the M/L side. 

I'm super happy with how this turned out. It is available on Etsy.

        

This is another wrap skit I made from a tapestry a friend gave me. This one is more of a S/M

                 
Over all I am pretty happy with my week. I want to get more wrap skirts complete and piñatas made so stay tuned. 

xoxo

Becky Jane

                                   

Dinosaur Piñata

My friend Jenn and I made a dinosaur piñata for my nephews birthday party. After researching a few tutorials we found this one most helpful. http://oursaturdayafternoon.blogspot.com/2014/01/diy-pinata-tutorial.html?m=1

Here are some photos of the process.

 We used balloons, cardboard, a cereal box, duct tape, toilet paper rolls, and a folder to make the shape.

 This is what the dinosaur looked like before we started the paper mâché process.

We did three layers of paper mâché. We cut two inch strips of newspaper and used 2 parts water and one part flour for the mâché. 

Once the third layer was dry we used modge podge and green crepe paper to cover the news paper.

This was a process because we had to wait for the modge podge to dry before completley getting the under belly covered.

We then added orange details to make it look more like a dinosaur. We named him Roy.

We cut a half circle on his top to fill his belly with candy. Once Roy was stuffed we simply closed the half circle and put more crepe paper down to cover the slit. 

We then put two holes for him to hang evenly. We reinforced the holes on the inside with duct tape.

We both really fell in love with Roy.

And so did my nephew!!! 

This was such a fun project! Jenn and I are planning on making more piñata's, so stay tuned!

Xoxo

Becky Jane 

More Berets and other things :)

Jenn and I hosted another Craft Night at my studio. We finished up our pillows from the previous week and we taught our friends how to make berets. Here are a few pictures from the Frederick Craft Collective meeting.

Here is Brittany with her finished pillow. 

All of our finished pillows

Melissa made a beret

Co- president Jenn modeling her beret. 

Each meeting we make food. This week we made waffles. 

I have also been continuing my sewing lessons.  My student Sloane made her first elastic skirt!

I also started making a few summer garments. I think I am in denial that its going to stay cold for a few more months, but at least I am getting a good start for summer wear!

My goal is to make February a very productive month. Stay tuned for more projects, Craft Collective meetings, and new merchandise!

xoxo
Becky Jane

Long Time No Post

So it's been awhile since I have last posted, what with the Holidays and such, but I am going to get back into the swing of it.  Here is what I have been up to these last few weeks.

I hand made a few of my christmas presents. My wrapping could use a little work. 

I made my boss at Venus on the Half Shell a few laundry bags.  This one is kind of funny because he gave me the McDonalds sheet, which I have used to make several skirts and a baby outfit.

I think I am going to make myself some of these as well. 

I made a reversible circle scarf for my families traditional white elephant. 

Here is my niece, Harper, in a Christmas dress I made her.

I started giving sewing lessons at the beginning of the new year. This is my student Lily.

Our first project is an elastic skirt with patch pockets. Here is Lily cutting her pockets. 

I also started a craft collective with my friend Jenn. This was the inspiration for the first meeting. 

This is a picture from our first meeting. It was so much fun. 

At our next meeting, we are going to make berets. Jenn and I found a cute pattern on Martha Stewarts website. We had to alter it a little to make it a tad bit more slouchy. 

Here I am working on getting the pattern just to our liking.

Finished beret selfie!!

 One of my New Year's resolutions was to post more often. So stay tuned for more art updates.

xoxo

Becky Jane