Damn Someone Jacked My Blog

O wait It's just my sister Rachel from Simply A Silly Girl! Want more from me? Go check my tutorial on Personalized Hangers on her blog!


There is nothing like being stuck at home in the snow to make you want to get together with your sister and make mischief. since i couldn't make it to dallas i decided to crash her blog.


my name is rachel and i am the sister of a bettie... if we were golden girls chea would be blanch and i would be rose... i am the meeker, milder, sister who has been described more than once as a prude... BUT i have just enough of our mother in me to be a bit nonconformist...


anyway, enough about me and my crazy family. let's do a little wardrobe refashioning...this is my boyfriend-t-shirt-makeover...



you will need:


2 good old hane's men's t-shirts


scissors


pins


sewing machine

start by putting one shirt on inside out. pin each side under the armpit across to the center of your, you know... this will be for the darts on each side and will also make the arm hole a little bit smaller. also pin in each side around your natural waist. you don't want to take it in too much because it will fit funny, just enough to give a little curve...

pin the center of the shirt where you would like your neckline to go to... feel free to let it plunge ladies...

pin the shoulders where your shoulder actually ends. t-shirts tend to have broader shoulders then we really have...


now that your all pinned up, slip it off and this is what you should have...

start by cutting the sleeves off. then cut from the bottom of the sleeve opening up to your pin on the shoulder. you don't need that little part...

line up your darts, put an extra pin in, and make sure both sides are even. you don't want the girls to look lopsided...

sew a straight stitch from the arm hole to the end of your dart. it will be a little triangle shape.

then make sure your sides are pinned from the start of your dart (the little green dot) all the way down the side of your shirt. as you sew toward the bottom of the shirt curve your seam back out to the edge of the shirt...

try it on, make sure everything is fitting right. if everything is going good you can cut your seams now...

take the second shirt, cut the hem off. then cut two bands about 3 inches wide. cut each band to make two long strips...

sew a straight stitch as long as your machine will go, along the edge of your strips...

pull one of the strings, either the top or bottom stitch and the fabric will gather. these are the ruffles that will go around the neckline...

sew the two ruffled strips together at each end to make one long ruffled loop...

turn your shirt right side out. pin the ruffle to the inside of the neckline. you can make sure your pinning it the right way by looking for the seam where the ruffles were sewn together. can you see the yucky seam side? then your good...oh, make sure one ruffle seam is at the center of the back and one is at the center of the front of the neckline...

sew around the neckline with a zig-zag stitch...

flip the ruffle over and here is what you have so far...


sew a straight stitch about an 1/8th inch in around the neckline to finish it off and help it lay right...

now lets put those sleeves back on. turn the shirt inside out and slip the sleeve (also inside out) into the arm hole...

line the seam of the sleeve with the side seam of the shirt and pin...


work your way up both sides of the armhole, as you get to the top you will have extra sleeve fabric...

pin some little pleats at the top of your sleeve... sew around your sleeve (not sure what happened to that picture)..e

after sleeves were attached i trimmed my ruffle around the shoulders... just liked the way it lay better that way...

now to finish off the sleeve. cut the hem off each sleeve. sew a long straight stitch around the bottom of each sleeve. gather the sleeve at the top...

slip your arm in the sleeve to make sure it's not gathered too much for your arm to fit. then sew a shorter straight stitch around the opening to help hold the gathers...

now fold over the edge of the opening and zig-zag stitch around. this will finish off the sleeve opening. i didn't pin mine, just slowly worked my way around folding it over as i went. slow and steady does it. adjust your machine so the needle will be in the down position when you stop sewing. this will allow you to raise the foot and adjust the fabric as needed without moving your fabric all around...

that's it (i know, that was a crazy long tutorial)... hope you enjoy...

check out more (shorter) wardrobe refashions and other tutorials at simply a silly girl...

love, rachel

No More Wire Hanger's!...Shelf

I've been wanting something to hold my jewelry because right now it's just cluster@#$%ed in a box right now. I looked at jewelry boxes ,but why pay for another box for it to be cluster@#$%ed in. Well I was actually working on another project making wire hangers when a light bulb went off and I had thunk up.....yes thunk!....the best thing ever...Why not make a No More Wire Hangers Shelf! Now I'm going to share it with you!

What you need:
1. Wire cutter
2. Needle Nose Pliers
3. 16 guage galvanized wire.... I bought mine from Home Depot $1.50 for 25 ft
4. Small hooks
5. Shelf....I had a floating shelf that I bought from Target on clearence for $4


Step 1: Take your hooks and screw them into the side of your shelf every 3"

Step 2: take your wire and weave it through your hooks. Using your pliers bend the wire to make a zig zag pattern. Hang your shelf and you done!


Mine isn't hung because we are moving in a few weeks so I'm just going to wait, but here it is I hope you enjoy!

Ruffle Knickers and Bra

Are you not really a pasties gal but want something flirty and fun? Looking to add some Va Va Voom without the Victoria Secret price? Well ladies I have just the thing for you! Ruffle Knickers and Bra.

what you'll need:
1. Jersey....I used an old shirt I had
2. Bra and Knickers
3. Scissors
4. Sewing Machine





Step 1: Cut your Jersey into strips. I cut mine 2" wide and 12" long



Step 2: Sew a long stich down the middle of your jersey and then pull one side of the thread to gather it making a ruffle.

Step 3: Pin your ruffle onto your knickers and then sew them on.



That's it you done! That was easy eh?













I did the same steps for my bra and also added a ruffle flower to add a little something extra.

{P.S.} Yes I did use white thread instead of red for two reason! 1. I live life on the wild side and 2. I was to lazy too change the thread out!

DIY: Burlesque Pasties

Well this is my first DIY being the real Bettie and what a better project for a burlesque lovin gal then pasties since every girl should have a pair and also since V-Day is coming up girls : )!! Hope you love them as much as I do!

What you'll need

1: Craft Foam

2: Glue

3: Fabric...Trim...Crystals...etc

4:X-Acto Knife

Step 1: Take your craft foam and cut it into a circle. I used a glass to trace around using my X-Acto knife! O Ladies don't forget to make sure the circle is big enough to cover the girl parts!

Step 2: Cut out a slice of your foam so that it looks like pac man. Then glue the mouth shut again . This makes your foam take on the shape of a Teepee.

Below is what your foam piece should look like now.

Step 3: Cover your Pastie with fabric ...trim..crystals..whatever your heart desires. If you would like to add tassels just use a grommet and grommet smasher found in the sewing tools section of your craft store and follow direction on back.

Finally you have this......

How fun right? To wear your pasties use....eyelash glue...double sided tape...or pastie glue! Enjoy!