Lace Leather Cuffs

In my last post I mentioned that I'd been sewing quite a bit for my craft booth, well I thought that I'd show you a bit of what I've been working on. I've had some of my leather coil bracelets for sell in the booth, and wanted to come up with a few different styles. I used the same basic technique that was used on the faux leather and lace belt to sew up these little girl lace cuffs.  

I also created a few more basic bands with some contrast stitching.  I love the bracelet in the front, the leather was so rich that I couldn't bare to cover it in lace or slice it up.

If you're looking for a really quick holiday gift project this is it. You can find my tutorial for leather cuff bracelets here, and my leather coil bracelet tutorial here.

Thanks for reading.

Sewing: Maternity Wear for Summer

I don't know why it's worked out this way, but with both of my pregnancies I've spent my third trimester in the hottest months of the year.  It is difficult to find maternity clothes that are attractive, but it's especially difficult to find maternity clothes that will keep you cool while covered.

I recently converted a pair of old Gap dress pants into these knee length maternity shorts.  I chopped them off, hemmed them up, and added a knit waistband following this tutorial from Grosgrain.

I also made a lightweight knit top that I love.  It has ruching on the sides, and has short sleeves.  I found the slub rayon knit at fabric.com, and only spent a couple of dollars on it.  The shirt is my own design, well actually a combination of a couple of different shirts that I own.  If I had more fabric, I'd sew up a few more to help me make it through the next eight weeks.

It is nice to have some lighter weight options for the summer heat.