What I’ve been working on…
April 30, 2012 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features, My Projects
Aside from the mountain of custom orders and Extreme Unicorns stuff (and I swear new video tutorials are imminent!)… I’ve added a bunch of new custom skirt designs to my shop (and two former dress designs that are now also available on a custom order basis)!
Peggy zip back pencil skirt, available in houndstooth, leopard, or any print of your choice!
Stormer zebra corset skirt
Tricks and Treats
October 10, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features
It’s not secret that Halloween is my favorite holiday, so I’ve of course been working on lots of Halloween goodies for SmarmyClothes.com! Smarmy Halloween Costumes, weeee!
Shark Attack! dress:
Nightmare Before Christmas Sally ragdoll dress:
Beetlejuice Sandworm dress:
Red Riding Hood gothic lolita dress:
Ice Cream Cone dress:
Hot Dog dress:
bleached ribcage skeleton tee:
Smarmy Frocks
September 1, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features, Halloween, My Projects
We’ve been watching Project Runway Australia, and they refer to pretty much everything as a “frock”, so I couldn’t resist. Frocks frocks frocks. Frockity frock.
This zombie brains dress will make a killer Halloween costume!
BRAINS! zombie halloween pinup wiggle dress
BRAINS! zombie halloween pinup wiggle dress
This is my Dark Alice dress in the fabric I have as a replacement for the original. It’s a super awesome stretch satin.
Dark Alice in Wonderland gothic lolita lace dress
A slightly less “dark” Alice dress in black and white damask knit.
Alice in Wonderland gothic lolita lace dress
Hogwarts dress with lace and black and grey details.
Harry Potter Hogwarts damask hoodie dress
I took a vintage slip and made it a little more retro with some topstitching, lace, bows, and garter clips.
Vivien retro vintage lace pin-up slip dress
Tutorial: Photographic printing with Inkodyes
August 7, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing, Clothing + Fashion, Features, Fine Artz, No-Sew, Tutorials + How Tos
The wonderful people at Inkodye have shared yet another fabulous tutorial with us.
Using their sun-exposed dyes, they use film negatives to do photo printing on a ribbon! It’s kind of like reverse-screenprinting, but so much easier than messing with screens and emulsions. You could easily do this on a larger scale by printing a negative-style image onto a transparency sheet and using that instead of a negative.
Since I first became familiar with Inkodye, I’ve been dye-ing to try them (hahahha, PUN!). The Craft Gods were smiling down upon me, as Inkodye has generously provided me with a sample kit to experiment with. I can’t wait to show you what I come up with.
Click here for the full Inkodye Photographic Printing tutorial!
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Craftastic auctions on Ebay
July 29, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features, Needlework, News + Updates, Sales and Special Offers from Handmade Shops
I’ll be moving sometime in the not-so-distant future, and thus the pile of sewing machines in my house must be thinned. My Singer CE-200 embroidery / sewing machine combo is up on Ebay right now, so go check it out if you’re interested! It’s a great machine and the ONLY reason I’m selling it is because I have 8 machines and taking them all with me is really not an option. I know some crafty person out there will give it a good home!
It comes with lots of extras, like a boat load of thread, so you’ll be ready to embroider right out of the box.
I’m also attempting to thin out some of my SmarmyClothes stock, both because of the move and to make room for Halloween stock, so I’ve got a few one of a kind clothing auctions up as well (ahhhh, listing on Ebay makes me feel nostalgic!).
Handmade Showcase: Red Hot
July 19, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features, Handmade Showcase, Upcycled Crafts
Most of the country is experiencing a heatwave of immensely sweaty proportions (it’s so humid here, our air conditioning is causing our windows to drip with condensation), so I decided to fight fire with fire with this red hot handmade showcase!
Punk Rock Octo-plushie by jaynedanger
Dark Faerie Red Black Nurse TuTu by MTCoffinz
Eco Friendly Recycled Skateboard Necklace by Take Two Skate Shop
wolf popsicles t-shirt by BettyTurbo
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WhatTheCraft Handmade Giveaway – WireWear chainmaille bracelet
July 10, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Contests, Features, Giveaways
This week’s WhatTheCraft Giveaway is sponsored by Amanda of WireWear, who is offering one of her awesome chainmaille bracelets!
Twitter Celebration Sale!
July 8, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features, Sales and Special Offers from Handmade Shops
We did it! I’ve reached 30,000 followers on Twitter! To celebrate, everything at SmarmyClothes.com is 30% off from now until Monday 07/11!
There are new fruitsy kawaii and circus inspired made to order top designs! Plus more armwarmers and hair clips, too!
Click here to browse the Smarmy shop!
Handmade Showcase: Let’s Have a Picnic
May 24, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Bath + Body, Clothing + Fashion, Features, Fine Artz, Handmade Showcase, House + Home Dec, Upcycled Crafts
The grass is green, the leaves are out, and the sun is shining! It’s picnic time! Bust out the grill and the hamburger buns!
Or you can sit back and relax, and have a picnic vicariously through these handmade goods!
Grill. 24x24. by JuliePothJacobson
Hot Dog Necklace by drtyawsm
CHERRY PIE Double Skirt Apron by bambinoamore
Soap on a Stick by SoAppealing
Tutorial: Upcycled T-shirt Rug
May 22, 2011 by Lex
Filed under Clothing + Fashion, Features, House + Home Dec, No-Sew, Projects for Kids, Tutorials + How Tos, Upcycled Crafts
If you have a mountain of t-shirt scraps like me, and you hate throwing said scraps away (also me), then you’re probably always on the look-out for projects that use those scraps. This rug tutorial from Family Fun is just that.
I’ve seen other t-shirt rugs and t-shirt rug tutorials (most of which involved crocheting, which I don’t really know how to do), but this is definitely the coolest one I’ve seen. Using a hula hoop as a frame, the t-shirts are woven together. No sewing, knitting, or crocheting. Anyone with a hula hoop and some t-shirt scraps can do it!
I’ve stopped buying textile rugs because my cat has some sort of Rug Radar when he pukes. Plus, they’re a pain to keep clean. But I think one of these t-shirt rugs would make a perfect bath mat. Plus, once the rug gets funky, you can toss it out and make a new one!
