Hand painted

not by me though. Many hand painted accessories are available in the market these days. Nice. I feel they have an old world charm about them. These are all that i have, but i hope i get to collect more such items.

Day 15

Since today is the last day of:



finally!

Comrades white chikan and uber colourful printed fabric will help in this task.



First dealt with the neckline:





flaredish

the sleeves came in next:



yup, both have different coloured patterns on them.





in the end, added a thin belt to it.

Day 14

LOve the colour, hate the length. Time to turn a formal trouser into a casual 3/4th.



hence, chop chop



after some pleat action



ready!



And made something for the days when life is all butterflies and rainbows

Day 13

Dismantled a hooded fullsleeved jacket today, have some thoughts abt using the hood and the sleeves for other sewing projects. But for the time being, i made a patrakaarish vest from the body of the jacket.



Insted of buttons i opted for strings.



Made pleats on the back to add some structure



Also made a cover for my machine, sewed a pocket to it(yes, that was once a skirt :D)

Day 12

I am going to call it "The stylist"/ "The cover-up" / "The adjusted mask" /"The Maskali":D



It has turned out quite different from what i wanted it to be, but wthey! even failures should be documented ;)

Day 11

Out came the scissor and had the elastic cut,
Belt,few buttons, a design change; did they assert
What was once upon a time a blue pale skirt
Is now a cap sleeved ruffled blue alert.

On an aside

I have decided to reduce the use of 'chemicals' on my skin to the bare minimum, hence no ready made cleanser, toner moisturiser. But fear not, have tried and tested simple concoctions on my skin since last month and they have dramatically reduced my skin issues.yaaaay!

So this is going to be sort of my new year resolution, more like a resolution that i plan to keep forever*

For cleansing - milk + honey + lemon juice

For toning and moisturising - Glycerin + rose water (works like magic, even during winters it keeps my skin from drying for one whole day *gasps*)

*Conditions apply - the meaning for the word might change according to mood swings and state of laziness.

BTW i toon in this blog of mine - http://gayatri-says.blogspot.com and mostly here http://www.gingerchai.com/2010/04/14/and-so-on-by-gayatri/