Recycling Fashion Magazines How to

I love fashion magazines and for that reason I subscribe to several of them. I enjoy reading their articles and getting ideas on current fashion trends. My problem is what to do with them once I have read them. An idea occurred to me when I was preparing for a craft show. I didn't have a budget to buy bags to give to customers, so I came with the idea of making my own envelopes using fashion magazine pages. I didn't use all of them in the crafts show and I started using them to mail my orders from my Etsy shop.

To make them, take four pages and sew them together, leaving one side open and you have a very unique and beautiful envelope. I also like covering boxes with the pages because they are more beautiful and fun. So far my clients love them and I am very pleased to make them.
Here are some pictures showing the process of making these that you might use for your own business. The packages are beautiful and in addition they help recycle something that otherwise would go straight to the landfill. 

 

How To Make A Fabric Rose by SecretLifeOfaBioNerd

How To Make A Flowy Spring Top by Whitney Sews

From Whitney Sews- How to Make A Drape Neck Halter Top

How to dance Salsa?? Learning from a real Pro

Today I want to share with you this video that I made last summer when I was visiting my family in Cuba. 
Here is my nephew dancing at a restaurant in Old Havana. His name is Alejandro but everyone in his neighborhood knows him as Tato. He is a very restless child, but likeable and very affectionate with everyone. He likes dancing, playing video games and goofing off with friends.
I hope you like it! :)

Sewing Projects! making a Dress Form and A Red Carpet Dress

Recycling And making Unique Creations

Being able to use the internet is fascinating to me because I learn something new every day.

 I came from Cuba  4 years ago and using the internet in Cuba is almost impossible.

Some time ago I had the idea of making a dress with large flowers over the shoulder. Not sure how to make the flowers and thanks to the internet I could find several web sites that had tutorial to learn how to make them. 

Here are two of those who have helped me to make fabric flowers to decorate my creations.

How to Sew Ruffled Flowers from Recycled Sweaters

Fabric Flower from Fat Quarter World

Here are some of my creations