May Wish List

May Wish List by DissolvedGirl featuring Miu Miu

I need to figure out how to grow a money tree like they do in the Sims, so that I can have all this stuff in my closet.

Ciao!! xoxo
~Dissolved Girl

Jewelry Making Fun

Here are the rest of the earrings I made during the snow storm.


These are the grey version of the earrings I talked about here:
My inspiration from for the earrings below are also another Tarina Tarantino design:
I had some white Howlite beads and some Turquoise beads left from another project I made and I thought these would be great summer earrings:
I really love these kitty earrings.
I wore the skull earrings today to the mall and a few people commented positively towards them.
I really like these wing earrings, I just think I need to add more Swaroskvi crystal beads to it.

That is it for now. I have a sketch book that is filling up with ideas of things to make. I just need to get myself more organized and do it.


Ciao! xoxo
~Dissolved Girl

Fun with Jewelry

I really like these Tarina Tarantino earrings:

But at $63 dollars a pair, there was no way I was going to buy them. From the description on her site the pearl is a Swarovski glass pearl and the stones on the post are Swarovski Crystals. It does not say if the actual post is sterling silver or not, but I will assume that it is.

So after a little bit of digging I found the materials to make my own "Swarovski Glass Pearl Drop Earrings" for about 10% of the cost of the original.

The earring posts are not 100% alike. But they are sterling silver, have the little bit of bling like the inspiration and the pearls are Swarovski glass pearls.

I liked them so much I made a dark grey version of the earrings*.

What do you think?

Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

* I will update this post tomorrow with picture of the other one. The lighting is not so great so the picture did not turn out good.

I Am Ready......

for the snow storm that we are supposed to get this weekend. In the first picture are the patterns that I will be working on and the second photo is the fabric that I may or may not be using. I have not made a decision on what fabric to use on what pattern. But I will look through my stash later today, pre-treat the fabric and start cutting. So when I wake up on Saturday I can just start sewing.

I also have some jewelry projects, which I will work on when I take sewing breaks. My goal is by the end of the weekend to have at least one new outfit with new jewelry to go with it.

S0 come on 30 inches of snow! I am ready for you!

Ciao! xoxo

~ Dissolved Girl

Look at what I found....

I did my Friday G Street Fabric run to check out what new fabrics came in for the discount bin. When my eyes fell on this:

Does it look familiar?

The fabric has the same pattern as the fabric on the dress worn by Miranda in the Sex and the City Movie.


When the movie came out I loved the dress and I found it, but it was too rich for my blood so I skipped buying it.

Well, Now I can make my version of the dress. I have decided on this dress pattern:

I am going to make dress "A", the pint and black dress.

I really loved the Miranda dress but I was never excited about the longer sleeves. I always thought about how much better the dress would look with cap sleeves like the dress pattern above. What do you think?

On other news, I have been quiet because I have been keeping myself busy with different projects. For example this weekend I am taking a jewelry class and it is a blast! I will tell you guys more about it tomorrow evening and show you guys photos of what I made.

What is going on with you guys?

Ciao! xoxo
~Dissolved Girl

The Skirt

Two weeks ago I spoke about a skirt that I was going to make. I made it but never got around to take a picture due to getting sick but I finally wore it on Friday. Here it is:

Argh! I did not realized that my skirt had ridden up in the back. At least I did not moon anyone! :-)

Shoes: Steve Madden
Skirt: Made by Me
Earring and Necklace: A Perfect Accessory
Top: New York and Company
Belts: New York and Company
Sunglasses: Torrid

So what do you think?

Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

Sickness and a Preview

I have spent the last four days sick with strep throat. Thus, why I have been so quiet and have not given my Saturday update.

I did get to finish the skirt. I tried to take a picture of the skirt but I did not like how it looked hanging from the hanger so I will make sure to take a picture this weekend when I wear it. I got the fabric and pattern ready to sew the dress this coming Saturday but I did not get to do anything else on my to do list. The machine used to put money on the laundry card was not working and then it started to storm here so going to the fair was out of the question.

I did get to make some new necklaces. If you remember this post, I showed you guys the music note necklace and earrings that I made, which I was going to post on my jewelry blog, but I sold it before it even made it to there. Not that I am complaining. I decided to make a new music note necklace. I also made two other necklaces with some new pieces I received.

Take a look an tell me what you think:

Sterling silver cable chain, puzzle pieces, leaf bail, and clasp. With a Swarovski 14 mm faceted rose heart pendant.

Sterling silver diamond cut rollo chain, puzzle pieces, leaf bail, and clasp. With a Swarovski 14 mm faceted dark indigo heart pendant.

Sterling silver 18 inch chain, and 2 inch extender with 4mm faceted jet Bicone. With a sterling silver music note with jet CZ pendant.

As usual the pictures do not look all that great but the better pictures will be up on my jewelry blog and the necklaces will be on sale in my etsy shop on Saturday.

Have a great rest of the week!

Ciao! xoxo
~Dissolved Girl

Crafty Sunday

Happy Sunday!

Today I spent my day finishing off projects that I started but just did not have time to finish during the week.

First I finished the apron that I cut out last weekend but never had enough time to finish:

Then I made my music note earrings and necklace:
Everything is made out of sterling silver. After I polish the pieces they will be up on my jewelry blog.

I was not aware until very recently that Walmart had a sewing section, so on Friday Mr. P took me over to the Walmart by our place and I must say I felt like a kid in a candy store. They had so much and cheap!

I bought the following: These fabrics will become a dress in the very near future.

Also, while at Walmart I found this very handy tool: The Simplicity Sidewinder Bobbin Winder. This thing is AWESOME. I no longer have to unthread my sewing machine and rethread every time I need to wind a bobbin. I love it and it is a very useful tool for anyone that sews. So far from other places I have checked, Walmart sells it the cheapest.

Next on my list of things to make is my last summer dress. I hope to cut everything out during the week and sew it during the weekend.

How was everyones weekend?

Ciao! xoxo
~Dissolved Girl

Things to do

It was a great weekend. Too short but great none the less. Yesterday's Incubus concert was fantastic. I will have picture's and a little bit of video up tonight or tomorrow.

I have gotten back into sewing and made my first project on Saturday. On Sunday morning after breakfast Mr. P took me over to G Street Fabrics and I picked up a few things. I love to go to that place but they are a bit expensive. I think I will limit my shopping there to just the sale bin and the cheap patterns.

I still need a few notions but that can wait till next weekend, for now I have enough to keep my busy. In no particular order, here is my list of things/projects to do:

- Apron. I have cut out the fabric all I have to do is sew it together.
- Summer Dress. This will be my last summer dress for the season.
- RennFest Dress. I wont be going till October but I want to get started on it now.
- Winter Coat. I found a pattern for an awesome 1920's looking coat. I cannot wait to get started on that.
- Grocery Bags. This will be an on going project.

That is it on my list of sewing projects. I also have a list of jewelry projects but I am trying to wait patiently for my bead order to come in. More on that later.

The new season of Project Runway begins in 10 days: 12 Hours: 36 mins. It will be showing on Lifetime @ 10 PM on August 20th. I still think the funniest season was when Santino was on the show. Lets see what this season has to offer.

Do you watch Project Runway? If you do, which is your favorite season to date?

Ciao! xoxo

~ Dissolved Girl

Update

I have some news from the world of A Perfect Accessory. I have decided that I will not be using Etsy anymore as a way to sell my jewelry. The jewelry will now be sold via my jewelry blog.

Also, With mother's day being around the corner. I have a mother's day special going on. If you purchase any of the jewelry sets listed below, you will receive free first class shipping anywhere in the US, and free gift wrapping with gift note.

Jewelry sets part of the mother's day special:
- Jaded
- Envy
- Seashore at night

Go here for more information and to purchase.

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions or would like to place a custom order.



Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

I am so Jaded

Jade stones, Fresh water Pearls, antiqued heart toggle, and Amber Czech glass beads.

I did a little bit of crafting today. I am not a huge fan of yellow gold but you must admit that Jade looks great when combined with it then with any other metal. As usual the better looking picture's will be up on my jewelry blog later.

What do you guys think?

Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

Saturday Morning Crafting

I woke up this morning and Mr. P was not home so I decided that while I waited for him to get back I would do a little crafting.

I made these earrings:




Hello Kitty and Pink Swarovski Crystal earrings. I was very happy with how they turned out. The only thing I want to change are the findings. I am going to change the earwire to lever-backs and also the jump ring to a smaller one. Once I change those two things I will post updated picture's. I also have the Hello Kitty in other colors, once I make them I will post them in my jewelry blog.

So what do you think?

Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

I am open for business!!

I opened my Etsy store today, please come by and visit it. You can also click on the Etsy banner under my followers box. Also, for about the next 48 hours my accessory blog will be down for updating but you can visit my store in the mean time. I uploaded several things today.

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

Jewelry

So I am down to one of the "Love" necklaces from my jewelry collection. I am going to miss it. I really enjoyed making that necklace and was very happy with the way it turned out.

If you have not checked out my jewelry blog please do. I would love feed back. There are other pieces that I will be putting up either tonight or tomorrow so if you want to be updated follow me on that blog too.

Peace Necklace:




Ciao! xoxo

~Dissolved Girl

Food, Jewelry and Nice Days

This weekend was a beautiful weekend and I got to enjoy some of it even if it was while I was running around doing errands or replacing a broken camera.

I also started a blog just for my jewelry. Please take a minute, visit it and tell me what you think. Click Here.

Last night I did some serious cooking. With my Econo Chic post about Asian food and then Pink's post on her steamed Shrimp and Tofu, I was really wanting some home made Asian goodness. I made Vegetable, Tofu and Shrimp Stir-fry, Homemade Crab meat wonton and Pink's steamed Shrimp and Tofu. To wash it all down we had some Yuengling beer and for dessert a Klondike bar.





Man, was the food good! I will have to do it again sometime.

So what did you guys do this weekend?

Ciao! xoxo

~ Dissolved Girl