Lace Trim Christmas Tree and New Year's Eve Party Hat

This book is packed full of great ideas for using trim:

Fashion Trims:
Customize and Create Clothes and Accessories

By

Louise Turner

A long-established element of the fashion world, where they are used widely as trimmings, belts, and tie fastenings on shoes, clothes, hats, and adorning wrists, necks, and hair, ribbons have now come even closer to the home wardrobe.

With her natural flair for color and texture, nothing is too daunting or avant garde for Louise Turner when it comes to making fantastic fashion statements through customizing clothes and making all variety of beautiful garments for every season and occasion.

At a glance, the materials and trimmings that will be used to make the fabulous range of clothing and accessories in the book will include: ribbon, silk and satin, braids, bullions, raffia, string, glass, wire, buttons and beads, sequins, wood, feathers, shells, horn bone, faux fur, leather, and mock suede.

Louise Turner is a handbag and textile designer. Her handbags comprise glorious one-off creations and bespoke collections and have attracted much attention. Her work has also been exhibited in Brussels, Paris, and London.

I think one of my personal favorite projects is this:

I can totally see wearing this on New Year's Eve! If you need the full directions grab yourself a copy of Fashion Trims: Customize and Create Clothes and Accessories

I got inspired to make something with trims for Christmas while flipping through Fashion Trims:
Customize and Create Clothes and Accessories

This is what I came up with. A cute little Christmas tree! It was so easy.

I started with a Styrofoam cone and two shades of lace scalloped trim. Holding both trims together and starting from the bottom I wrapped the cone.

I stuck a straight pin at the top to secure the ends.

Can you tell what I used for the trunk? Yup, that's just an old wooden spool of brown thread. I thought it kept with the "sewing supply theme" of this tree.

Now on to day 7 of our:

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Today's question (since I am already thinking about New Years Eve):

7.  What are your crafting resolutions for 2009?

My Answer: Organize, organize, organize! Last year's resolution was to try to make something every day, and I think I do pretty much. But I do find I am not the best at cleaning up yesterday's supplies and getting them put back in the right spot which makes finding them again and having a nice clean work area to start a new project not happen.

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Comments

[Judy in Iowa]

In this new year i would like to get more supplies so i can begin creating paper dolls. I want to try new things! HUGS

[Becky A.]

Stretch myself and try new techniques every month!

[tracyb]

Organize would be the key word here! Instead of dyeing in the garage in the summer & in the laundry room in the winter & working on other projects in a bedroom I've converted into the first stages of a studio...........I would LOVE for it to all be in ONE place & so organized that I knew where every thing was at the drop of a hand. (is that possible) Was wondering if I can get two votes on this one, because I think the hubby feels the same way. :)

[Nina]

Create & draw from my extensive stockpile that I already have.

[Marjorie]

It's time to pare down--I plan to complete some of the many (many many) projects I have underway and focus on utilizing my stash for any new ones. Marjorie

[Val]

Organize is also what I would like to do. I am constantly trying to find the item I want to use and keep having to dig around for it. But I would also like to try and work with doll forms and see what I can do.

Val

[Doreen aka LuniLadi]

I think alot of us are on the same wavelength....organize, purge.
Those are definites for me. I would also like to pursue some new directions....spend more time creating what *I* want *when* I want. Find new groups, make new friends. Gee, alot to accomplish!

[Michaele C.]

Finish the craft room that we started
which means that now I sort through
all of my supplies and get rid of things
I absolutely will never use and use
some of the stash I have been saving for something special. I have come to realize that every day is special, that's why we now use our good china and silverware everyday and I no longer have those special jammies for if I have to go to the hospital. ;-)

[Casey]

I work on many projects and calls for others, but in 2009 I would like to spend more time on my own projects.

[Devita]

wow! that's beautiful!