merry christmas and happy holidays

I hope you all had fun on Christmas Day!

Enjoy the rest of the holidays to the fullest but wisely.

love,

n.

little black skirt

I would't know about the little black dress,

as I don't use one, 

but I do know about the little black skirt: it is a must.

It offers limitless comfortable and stylish combinations. 

In a few words: the perfect solution for a person like me, 

who gets up in the last minute  

and has to decide in 5 secs what to wear.

Fancy detail: the pocket lining matches the skirt's lining.

The cardigan is a Crochelle creation discovered in a discount bazzar that I didn't meant to go,

but I finally did and so happy that I did:

fell in love on the spot. 

She is a greek creator, talented and very down-to-earth.

(I hope she won't mind my interference with the buttons :o))

Excepting the pockets, there is nothing complicated in this pattern, 

perfect for all beginners it is.

small things

There come moments when small things just make you happy.

It doesn´t matter that all big projects that
run through your brain may never come true.
Small things do.
Do matter and do come true.

Something small like this pouch,
made to keep a wooden toy for a friend´s baby.

Or this neceser, made for my cousin on her birthday.

Or the simple fact that you alone can shorten
your jeans 2 hours before you go on a trip.
It makes you feel damn useful.

Come on girls'n'boys, anyone's up to learn the basics??

wedding series #2

Marina&Stefanos got married!
They are our second cousins and very dear ones. 

I didn't get to make a new dress for this wedding,

I worked on my mom's outfit though.

I helped her out with the lace cardigan:
I made the pattern and she did all the sewing.

And it went pretty well I should say,
she is my no1 candidate if I ever decide to hire a sewer.


It was held in Florina&Ano Kleinai(northern Greece):
mom's homevillage.

During our stay there we had so much fun,
the hospitality of the relatives was great!

Five days long we did nothing but

eat

drink

sing

and dance of course!

I also made some new friends :o)

 We met our cousins from Australia, Nathan and Naomi.

 We travelled around






saw things and places




and enjoyed everything to the most!

I hope they will not kill me for this :o))

We thank them for all the treatment and 

wishing them all the happiness in the world!

transformation series #2

(#1 is here)

This is the original outfit,

my mom's of course, brought back in the 80s.

The fabric is fantastic, 100% cotton but very thin and lightweight,
and has the nicest colours.

It's details drive me crazy:
for example, the straps for hanging are made of the same fabric(!)

Although I would love to wear it,
I am self-consious enough as to realise
that I could not do it without laughing at myself.
The blouse alone is ok, but the skirt? oh my, the skirt!
Not becoming at all definitely!


But as you see there is a solution for everything, yeap!

front

back

 I have to say that I literally reused everything:

didn't cut or throw away anything, yeah!

1. made some fancy straps

2. created a faux placket in the back in order to fit to size

3. made a new belt out of the old one, et voilá!

It has been my favorite outfit for summer 2012,
what else to wear when it is 42 degrees Celcious outside?

(a big thanx to eugenia&kostis for making the photos)

And last but not least:
the funniest moment of this summer...!

Trampolino in Loutra Edipsou, Euboea

summarising summer

Summer season should be over by now, but it isn't.
Being lucky here in Athens it is still hot and sunny! yeah!
I hope that it will last some days more and it will soothe our way into
daylight-decreasing autumn season, which is aproaching inevitably.
You may have guessed by my long silence:

I had lots of fun this summer!!

I enjoyed the sea ,

saw places and stuff,

had fun with dear friends!

I also kept myself busy with small projects
(and larger ones which are coming right up).
One of the small ones is this skirt for a friend' s baby.

It is made of a silk scarf, which she had but never wore.
As soon as I found that out, my recycling insticts woke up and
I offered to reuse it and make something that her baby girl could enjoy.
The biggest surprise for me was that the scarf was hand painted by
my fine arts teacher in college: Mrs.Roza Pappa-Vegoridis.
It was such a funny coincidence, I only realised it when making this photo.



The idea for the adjustable elastic on the waistband is from here.


pretty cute!