Project Runway, Season 6, Episode 12: The Art of Fashion! Who’s the winner this week and who is “auf”?

Lesson for the week: Don’t be smug or catty…it’s not attractive.

Technique Tuesday!
I found this wonderful vintage rolled-brim felt hat with a built-in scarf in an old musty antique shop a couple of years ago, and it just occurred to me that I’ve never shared the instructions with you for its transformation!

I loved the style and the color, and knew immediately that the structure of the hat would stand up to a lot of altering! Sifting through my collection of vintage buttons and jewelry showed me just what direction to go with this hat. The name, Dreaming of Spring came to me before the hat was completed. I filled the brim, …read more

Project Runway, Season 6, Episode 11: The Best of the Best! Who’s the winner this week and who is “auf”?

Lesson for the week: Be inspired…by your own work!

Project Runway, Season 6, Episode 10: Around the World in Two Days! Who’s the winner this week and who is “auf”?
Lesson for the week: That’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!

Project Runway, Season 6, Episode 9: Sequins, Feathers and Fur, Oh My! Who’s the winner this week and who is “auf”?

Lesson for the week: Just because you didn’t come here to make friends doesn’t mean you should be trying to make enemies…

Glasses and sunglasses are an accessory topic that I don’t often remark on.  I do think that the right glasses are important in putting together your total look, and I actually have friends who treat their glasses as a piece of jewelry, swapping out various styles for various look. The major reason I don’t is because I don’t wear glasses, except for a cheap pair of magnifiers.
But for those of you who do wear glasses and consider them as important as your necklace and earrings, check this out.  You can now custom design your own eyewear or sunglasses with Indivijual …read more

Think of this new book as an overview of what is possible.  It’s not nearly detailed enough to be a true how-to book, but it covers so many different materials that it will probably boggle your mind with possibilities and send you racing for your notebook!

The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewelry Making Techniques
by Vannetta Seecharran
This book covers far more than beading techniques, so look elsewhere if you’d like an introduction to beadwork.  This is a guide for an experimental jewelry who wants to create one-of-a-kind jewelry using modern techniques and materials.  There are instructions and photographs outlining how to work with …read more

Project Runway, Season 6, Episode 8: A Fashionable New Beginning! Who’s the winner this week and who is “auf”?

Lesson for the week: Whining doesn’t help you get work done and it annoys everyone around you…

Project Runway, Season 6, Episode 7: The Sky is the Limit! Who’s the winner this week and who is “auf”?
Lesson for the week: If you want to work with specific clients, you’ve got to be able to give them what they want…

Finally, a challenge where it’s not a bad thing to be “too costumey”.   As always, don’t click beyond the line if you don’t want to read the spoilers in this post!
Project Runway, Season 6, Episode 6: Lights, Camera, Sew! Who’s the winner this week and who is “auf”?