Author Archives: Shelly
Vintage Leopard Dress
Finished my vintage inspired leopard dress for this coming swing dancing semester. During this semester I will be attending the Michigan State University intermediate swing dancing club. We begin this coming Sunday and learn part of a solo Charleston … Continue reading
Tropical Dress for Cruise
Just a couple of weeks ago my husband and I took a cruise to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands! It was our first cruise and I knew I had to make a cute tropical dress to wear on the ship. … Continue reading
Peace and Love Dress
These are a couple of love and peace textile print designs that I have been working on. I was inspired by the 1967 Scott McKenzie song San Fransisco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ_WG3d3GL8. The dresses are primarily wool with a polyester lining. The lettering … Continue reading
Fashion Flats and Half Drops in Adobe Illustrator
This weekend I was determined to create flats of the Fall blouse I finished sewing last week. I first created the motif of the flowers then made them into a half drop by following the directions on this website: http://coloroncloth.com/2012/05/09/whats-for-dinner-how-to-create-a-half-drop-repeat-in-illustrator/ Super easy. … Continue reading
Fashion Flats
Created a fashion flat of this baby garment in Adobe Illustrator. Created a toss print for the cheetah print then made a tulle and ruffle brush for the details. After experimenting with Illustrator brushes, it is much easier to created … Continue reading
Space Invaders DIY
About a month ago my brother was home from Taiwan and we decided to create our own space invaders. After that my husband and I made some too. My first encounter of a space invader was at Michigan State University. … Continue reading
Jean Fashion Flats
I’ve been working on Illustrator and Photoshop lately and decided to create a fashion flat of jeans. I created a basic skinny jean silhouette in Illustrator then added all the details like front zipper closure, front pockets, rivets, belt loops, … Continue reading
Detroit Fashion Week
Well it’s been a long while but I found these pictures of my 2011 Detroit Fashion Week line on Facebook. My models looks so pretty in my designs! Thank you to Azia Hernandez, Jessica Brown, and Erica Fletcher You gals … Continue reading
Christmas Dress Red Leopard
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!!! I’m so excited to see all my family this weekend! My cousin Joy is coming home from Japan, cousin Stephen is coming from Texas, and cousin Julie is coming from Chicago. It will … Continue reading
Winter Fur Hats
Hat: Lambs wool Vintage Pants: Abercrombie and Fitch Sweater shirt comb: Forever 21 Boots: London Fog I love winter because I get to wear my beautiful fur hat! I feel like a Russian when I wear it. This was taken … Continue reading