Itch to Stitch Holiday Blog Tour: A Sparkly Bonn Dress

It's my turn on the Itch to Stitch Holiday Blog Tour!!

Clemence-esque Skirt

I bought this beautiful pre-cut length of Thai-style printed cotton (plus 5 more in different colors!) at Bangkok's Chatuchak market earlier this year and have been struggling to make it into something since then. I really wanted to make a dress, but the length of my piece plus the deep border print made it really hard to fit the pattern pieces. I must have tried laying 5 or 6 different sleeveless dress patterns over this fabric, but couldn't make one work. In the end, I decided to make a simple gathered midi skirt to really showcase the cool gold foil-y print.

Turquoise and Gold Crochet Necklace

The Lizinator had a birthday this weekend. We had a lovely evening drinking sangria and playing a little bocce on the patio at Vinoteca. I made her this pretty crochet necklace with gold wire, turquoise chunks, howlite barrels and gold filigree beads. We ate chocolate cake with the fudgiest chocolate frosting I've ever had. Good stuff.

Necklace and Earring Set for Amy

Gold chain, deep gold glass pearls... perfect for wearing to a job interview in Australia.

Necklace for Amy

This is a longer necklace I made for Amy's birthday last week... gold filigree beads, gold chain, and black stones. Pretty multi-purpose!

New Jewels

Made this necklace for my "mentee," Shaunise, for her 16th birthday, which is in a couple weeks. Blue is her favorite color (and the color of her birthstone, sapphire). The beads are Czech glass and Swarovski crystal.

This one is made with a vintage brooch that Theresa gave me- I refashioned it as a pendant... I think it looks pretty cool!