last one

tessuti fave top - self made

shorts - self made

i promise this is the last shorts post!

not last one ever, but at least until spring..

i promise this is the last post with pics shot on that ugly terrace too..

but can't promise i won't make another 27 fave tops in near future

..

mokosha

ps

happy new year, y'all!

have fun in those sparkly party dresses tomorrow night!

fave

tessuti fave top - self made

shorts - self made, for sale

beret - made by my aunt

tights - torn, sorry about that

love this top!

totally my fave at the moment

it's huge and shapeless, gray and made out of wool

and can be worn with shorts..

all of my current favorite things at once

..
almost done with holiday sewing
should finish the present for my brother
and i'm off
gonna spend some time up in the mountains
(fingers crossed it's gonna snow a lot)
..
marry christmas to everyone celebrating
and happy new year to the rest of you
..
mokosha

diy frenzy

shorts - self made

blazer - self made

shirt - vintage, gift

decided to take the diy gift route this holiday season

well.. it was more of a necessity, than a decision

as i really can't afford to buy any gifts at the moment..

so.. i'm pretty much a mess these days

and my apartment looks like bunch of hyperactive burglars broke in

and demolished everything

..

and the fact that in the middle of that diy marathon

 i got obsessed with shorts making

doesn't help at all

..

at this moment

i'm working on a bunny toy

(silly right.. but i'm not really a holiday person

and i like bunnies better that reindeers

so, what the heck)

and couple of bags and few shirts and pants

i just made bath bombs

(not quite successful ones, though)

and i also plan to sew a sparkly holiday dress for me

and, because that obviously is not enough

i plan to make a brand new winter coat for me

..

so.. i can't leave the city

until i'm done with all that diy-ing

and i really hate the city this time of the year

all the firecrackers and mass hysteria drive me nuts

(which is the reason why i spend my new year's eves 

in the middle of nowhere)

..

so.. i have about a week to finish all that

10 days at most..

luckily, christmas in this parts of the world

won't come until 7th of january

so, i might just make it

..

mokosha

singing in the rain

shorts - self made

shirt - mom's, from the 70's

blazer - moschino cheap and chic, gift

shoes - doc martens, flea market (2 euros!?)

from some reason

this outfit makes me so happy! 

i feel like some movie character from past

dunno what should i do first:

burst into some musical act

be blown by the east wind all the way to london

or sell someone cigarettes?

mokosha

red transformation

blouse - thrifted

skirt - self made

this skirt used to be shorts of a sort

huge and ugly one..

my aunt gave it to me

she said: you can transform it into something wearable!

and i never say no to a good challenge

..

so, last march i made this pencil skirt

..

back then, i still lived in denial

of how much weight i gained over the last year

so i made the skirt using a pattern i used for my previous pencil skirts

and it ended up being a size or two smaller than it should be

..

it's a pretty little skirt

 i remember being quite happy with how it turned out

i saved the original pockets from the shorts

and original hem too

i finished it, and was so excited to try it on

and it was so ridiculously small

it made me feel horrible

..

so i hid the skirt away

and managed to comfort myself with some cookies

..

a ton of cookies and few zipper bursts later

i decided i've had enough

and it's time to do something about it

..

one round of insanity and t25 workouts later

i'm not only able to finally wear my red skirt

but i feel like a whole new person

both physically and mentally

..

mokosha

horror leggings

blazer – thrifted, altered

top – self made

leggings – self made

beanie, gloves, socks - nikola's

 made my first pair of leggings a month or two ago

it was so easy and so fast, i was amazed!

in my opinion, leggings should be an ultimate beginners sewing project

can’t think of anything more simple

..

since that first pair

i made many more.. for me

and for my grandma

(fluffy and warm ones that she can wear all winter, instead of tights)

and then all of the grandma’s friends wanted leggings

and then i needed warm ones

and fancy ones

and shiny ones

and crazy print ones..

even nikola wants me to make him a pair

so he can wear them under pants, when it’s really cold outside

..

 this pair is my absolute favorite so far!

print is another one of ‘lucky mistake’ finds

another one that went ‘wrong’ in such a wonderful way

..

nikola calls them ‘horror leggings’

says there is something a bit eerie in that print

and i agree.. that's the reason why i liked the print in the first place..

lately we are obsessed with american horror story

and when you watch too many episodes in one day

everything looks a bit eerie i guess

..

mokosha