Must-Have Sewing Essentials For Beginners

                 I am really excited because yesterday I received a new book and a sewing kit in the mail. The book is called Sew Teen: Make Your Own Cool Clothes  by Sheila Zent. In the book it teaches you how to sew clothing and accessories. I started reading it as soon as I took it out of the box. Its simple to understand instructions and illustraions. I love the photos of the models, too. It's good for beginnners. 

               My Mom bought the book and sewing kit for me from Amazon.com. I want to learn how to sew because I always liked art and crafts when I see people make them. It's interesting to me. I want to have more of a uniques sense of style to my clothing and I think that DIY clothing is a cool element of the 1970s and 1980s punk culture. Most of the time punks during those decades would make their own clothing or go to thrift stores then add their own style to it. 

                I haven't actually ever sewed any clothing before. But I have made a pillow in Home Ec class when I was in middle school. I don't have a sewing machine yet either. So it's going to be interesting to see how these projects will turn out. (P.S. I'm terrified!) But seriously I am excited to have a new hobby. I also received a sewing kit it's the Singer Beginners Sewing Kit. It has 130 prices of sewing supplies. 

MUST-HAVE SEWING ESSENTIALS

Here are what's in the kit. I think these are sewing essentials for any crafter: 

1. Sewing Needles 

2. Needle Threader

3. Fabric Scissors

4. Dressmaker Pins 

5. Thimble

6. Marking Pencils 

7. Sewing Gauge

8. Seam Ripper

9. Tape Measurer 

10. Spools of Thread  

11. Tomato Pin Cushion 

I have bookmarked the page in the book of the first project want to create. I will creating a lot of fun sewing tutorials on my blog and on my Youtube channel. 

I hope you enjoyed this list. 

 Are you a beginner sewer,too? Do you have a list of sewing supplies of your own? Would you add anything to this list? Do you think DIY fashion is important in Punk culture today and why? 

Please tell me in the comments! 

DIY: Create Your Own Fashion Lookbook

             Finally, its 2014!! I hope that you all had a great New Years and Christmas holidays. At the beginning of the year, everyone makes New Years resolutions such as losing weight or stress less. But what about your style? For girls who are going back to school in January or if you just have started to lose outfit inspiration  in the past year. Here's how to refresh your fashion style for 2014! By creating your own Fashion Lookbook, you can generate new ideas and outfit combinations and rock the new year!

     

                         

First, you need to gather all of the supplies.

 

Supplies List:

1. Binder with 3 Rings

    Available at Walmart

  http://walmart.com/m/phoenix#ip/Avery-Durable

2. Notebook Paper

    Available at Staples

http://staples.com/touch/

3. Old fashion magazines

   ( Teen Vogue, Seventeen, GirlsLife, Nylon, InStyle, Glamour)

    You can find the old magazines in your house or 

    borrow them from your friends.

4. Stapler

   Available at Walmart

http://walmart.com/m/phoenix#ip/

5. Scissors

    Available at Staples

http://www.staples.com/Westcott-8-inch-

   

6. Tape Dispenser

    Available at Staples

   http://staples.com/touch/

7. Pen

  Available at Walmart

  http://walmart.com/m/phoenix#ip/Bic-

 

Now Lets Get Started! 

                                              

                                Step One 

  

Open a magazine and flip through the pages, 

when you see a clothing item that you like. 

Draw a circle around it with a pen.

You can draw a circle around clothes, shoes, jewelry,

 jackets , makeup, celebrities or models or musicians that a have a similar style to you, 

hairstyles, even colors and shapes that inspire you.

                                           

                            Step Two

Use the scissors and cut along the lines. 

Cut out the image from the magazine. 

 

                                  

                         Step Three

Place the cut out image onto a piece

 of notebook paper and use the tape dispenser 

or stapler to attach the image onto the paper. 

 Next, using the pen write a category title on the top of the paper                                 

For each page, write a different category title. 

Example : JEANS 

Example: The category title labeled JEANs has an image

                of blues jeans on the notebook page.

                                    

                          Step Four 

On the notebook pages you can write 

inspiring qoutes. Pick qoutes about style, fashion ,

 positive self-esteem, self-confidence. You can 

also include song lyrics from your favorite songs. 

Example: "Wear what makes you feel happy"

                  - (insert author of qoute)

                                         

                           Step Five

Last step, place the notebook page into the 

binder. Insert the page onto the three rings and close them.

 If you want to you can also use a blank paper 

and draw on it and use it as a cover for your lookbook.

                         

                             Now you are all done. 

      You have created your own Fashion Lookbook!!!

           

                     Here are a few photos of my own 

                                Fashion Lookbook

                                              

I hope you enjoyed this DIY tutorial and

 I wish you to stay inspired for the new year!

So What Do You Think? 

Tell me in the comments if you plan on making 

this project for yourself or if you have read this 

article already and have completed this project. 

Please tell me how it went! 

I love to hear from all of my readers and followers!