Hey everyone! I am so happy to say that as of tonight I have finished all of the accessories to go with my line! Pretty pumped about that I must say, and knowing myself I will probably keep coming up with more and more but me making them will depend on time! I have less than a month left before I head back to Cincinnati for classes and meet with my co-op advisor to show her everything I have been working on these past few months so this is definitely crunch time for me. With the main accessories completed, I have 4 looks left to complete so fingers crossed, I should be able to get it all done!
As always I have taken pictures of the most recent accessories that I have finished. I am really lucky to have a family that has been sewing and doing all sorts of crafty things for as long as I can remember because I have access to endless amounts of trims, cording, and other fun things from it. It seems like everyday I find something new that works perfectly with what I am making and a lot of these finds went straight into the accessories for my collection.
First I figured I would show you all the fringe necklace that I started a few weeks ago. When I finished the first part, I thought that I would dye the fringe to give it an ombre effect. However, pnce I began experimenting with ways to get that look, I found out that the fringe I was using would stiffen up once i began to color it which made the end result look heavy and just not appealing haha. I was able to find a black fringe that I instead applied to the necklace to give it the two tone look I was originally wanting. I really love this piece as a statement necklace and cannot wait to see what it looks like with the garments!
I also finished the second purse that I have been working on for a few days now. I originally thought of making it a tote bag, but once I got the body of the bag put together, I just really wasn't liking how it looked, so I changed it up! Originally I was going to have a flap closure, but I instead used these huge grommets all around the bag and then wove a cording that I braided through the grommets. I then secured the braid together with this big wooden button I found in my mothers stash haha. This gives it a pull closure and makes the bag feel fresher. This turned out to be one of my favorite accessories and I hope you like it!
I knew from the start of this whole process that I wanted to make a ton of bracelets that I could layer and just have fun with so the final two accessories that I made were bracelets. The first is this awesome gold loop trim my mom actually found in the stash that I hand-stitched on to a piece of the white vinyl that I used on other accessories. I then beaded the length of the bracelet. This is a double wrap bracelet with snap closures.
The second bracelet I made came from the same cording that I used on the white and brown purse. I loved how the braid turned out on the strap of the purse so I wanted to use it in an accessories and decided to make another double wrap bracelet. This one is thinner than the other double wrap and can be layered with even more pieces.
With the accessories done for now I have made 2 purses, 2 necklaces, 1 pair of earrings, and 4 bracelets that can all be mixed and matched together with any piece in the collection. I am really happy that I was able to get them all done and even more excited to get refocused on the clothing and finish up these final looks! I am going to finish up the last dress within the next day or so and then start on the final pant looks so make sure you check back and see how I am doing!
-xoxo Hillary C.
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