Easy Update For Warm Weather Scarves

I love wearing light, floaty, colorful scarves with my spring and summer outfits. Such a cute accessory.....
Here is an easy update if you are getting a little bored with your collection.

Lace tipped scarf

Here it is: find some vintage lace, cut a piece and sew it to the end. That's it! Well, mostly it. The blue scarf is very delicate. I hand stitched the lace onto the scarf, I just couldn't see putting it through my sewing machine.

Lace tipped scarf

I made the pink scarf. Isn't the fabric adorable? I found it, with a bunch of other fabric, at the local St Vincent de Paul thrift store. I just cut a piece of fabric the same size as a favorite scarf of mine, rolled the edges and hemmed it all the way around with a small straight stitch. I was able to machine stitch the lace on to this one, I used a small zig zag stitch. I believe this fabric is cotton so it will be nice and light (and not icky, sticky in hot weather). Won't it look so adorable with cut off shorts and a white tee???

Sweet and Slightly Sassy Denim and Lace Cuff - Jewelry Recycle

Did you see my corsage post from yesterday? After I "modeled" my corsage, I noticed I showed off the cuff I was wearing.

Denim and vintage lace wrist cuff

I do love wearing bracelets but I find hard bangles to be annoying. I am a huge fan of cuffs, ever since I saw my first one on Red Neck Chic. I wish I could find a photo of hers but I cannot. It was back in 2009 that I saw it........ Anyway, here is what I came up with:

Denim and vintage lace wrist cuff - jewelry recycle

I love using denim for my cuffs. It's appropriately casual and I don't have to use interfacing. One of these days when I am not so lazy I will make some interfaced fabric ones again.

Denim and vintage lace wrist cuff - jewelry recycle

I am a big fan of tattered and frayed denim. Paired with the sweet lace and the pretty rose color, it's the right blend of sugar and sass. I felt that this combo needed the snap on jeans button.

Denim and vintage lace wrist cuff - jewelry recycle

Denim and vintage lace wrist cuff - jewelry recycle

I have other stuff in mind for this lace. The lace is from an outfit I found recently. It was handmade in the 80s and includes a tiered skirt in this rose and off white colored lace, two tops and two belts. I have lots of lace, haha! Love it.

Fabric Cuff with Vintage Lace Tutorial

Tirabaralla asked for it and now here it is. I actually made this cuff elasticized but you can skip the elastic and do it with snaps or buttons too.

Cuff with vintage lace tutorial

I began with this awesome hippie dress from Lane Bryant. Did you know that Lane Bryant has been around more than 100 years? And they did the very first, ever, commercial maternity clothing? Anyway, I had found the dress at the Salvation Army and I am super loving vintage looking florals and orange right now and this dress has BOTH! And lots of it with some awesome straight lines to work with. If you are a fairly half-hazard cutter like I am, you will really appreciate lines to work with.

Lane Bryant seventies hippie dress.

I was actually a bit torn about cutting this dress. I think I could really rock it! Throw on a head band, do my hair in braids and then I will be ready to head down to L.A. for Let's Make a Deal. Hehe.

Here is the dress again. It takes up the whole dining room table (complete with both leaves!). I began by cutting the skirt off the dress and cutting out one panel.

Fabric cuff tutorial

If you are elasticizing it then cut a piece of elastic to fit your wrist plus about an inch extra.

Fabric cuff tutorial  

For a good, straight cut, use your rolling blade and your mat and ruler. If your fabric has lines then you can carefully follow a line with scissors as well. Cut your wrist size plus 2 inches for button or snap closure, 3 inches if you are elasticizing it. This allows for seams and some overlap for snaps or buttons.

Fabric cuff tutorial

I have two fabric panels and a similarly sized piece of interfacing.

Fabric cuff tutorial

Here is how you stack them for sewing. The fabric panels will have right sides facing each other, wrong side out, and the interfacing on the outside.

Fabric cuff tutorial  

Next, you will take your lace and sandwich it inside the fabric panels. Pin it all together and make sure your lace lies down smoothly. I usually don't bother to cut the lace piece until it is sandwiched in. I just take the whole roll and go.....

Fabric cuff tutorial

Once both sides are pinned, sew it down. I just use a straight stitch. Then you will turn the cuff right side out.

Fabric cuff tutorial

Topstitch both seams. Again, I just used a straight stitch. Very closely spaced.

Fabric cuff tutorial

For the elastic ~ If you are not using elastic, skip this part. Pin your elastic in at both ends. You will have to scrunch the fabric toward the middle in order to work at the ends.

Fabric cuff tutorial

For everyone ~ Fold the ends down and tuck inside the cuff and pin. Make sure your elastic (if you are using) is securely pinned here. Sew down both ends. I find that it is easier to begin about 1/3 of the way in, backstitch and then stitch forward. Then the fabric moves along properly and doesn't get stuck as easily. If you are using button and ribbon closure, sew your ribbon into one of the ends at this point, just tuck it in where the pin is poking out in the below photo.

Fabric cuff tutorial  

We're not done yet.....

Fabric cuff tutorial

When making this cuff I accidentally trimmed too much elastic. If I hadn't done that I might have sewn the cuff ends together and called it done. But, alas, I will never wear it if it is strangling my wrist.....

I sewed a piece of ribbon, ends together to form loop, directly to the cuff and added a vintage button over it. I added another vintage button to the other side to close with this ribbon loop. I used embroidery thread here but you can use regular sewing thread too. 

After sewing the ribbon I sewed a straight line down the middle, between the buttons, pulling the elastic all the way out while sewing.  I forgot to include this step but you can see it if you scroll down.

Fabric cuff tutorial

And here she is!

Fabric cuff tutorial

Here is where I sewed through the middle. I just thought it made it look a bit more finished. Not necessary if you don't want to.....

Fabric cuff tutorial

LOVE this fabric!!!!!

Fabric cuff tutorial

I had found the ribbon and buttons in Clovis, California, about an hour and a half from my house. I am going to Clovis today (yay!!) but the antique stores will already have closed for the day (boo!).

 

Fabric cuff tutorial

Tangerine Fabric Cuff with Vintage Lace

Okay, so there is no embroidery on this one. But I have been so inspired by it that I am working on some embroidered lacy cuffs. Get ready, ya'll, they're coming!

This cuff was made from a thrifted cotton sheet. I am now regretting that I have already cut the remainder of this fabric into quilt squares. So I have these adorable little blocks teasing me about what I should have done. The quilt had better be damned cute now.....

Tangerine cuff

Tangerine cuff

Tangerine cuff

Tangerine cuff

Tangerine cuff

Tangerine cuff

Tangerine cuff

When I see a cuff, I think masculine. You know, the width, the snap closure. My son wears leather cuffs and they look so tough! I love that I can take a men's accessory style and make it so girly! Its like, I can accessorize my inner princess without looking like, well, a wannabe princess.

I would like to think that you have noticed my background for my photos. Isn't it gorgeous? Someday soon maybe I will do a post on just this location. I shoot in the late afternoon when the sun is low and the colors really warm up. And the best part?? This is right at the end of my street. Its, like, 4 houses down from mine. A 30 second walk. I used to have to travel for such a sweet spot. But no more! I have another field on the other side of the street. But those would have to be sunrise shots and . . . . I don't think so :)

See that tree past the stop sign? This is where I shoot.

Something Bout a Truck (Kip Moore) Lacy Cuff

The inspiration ~  Kip Moore. {OMGHEISSOHOT!}

Yes, that is me with Kip. He is one of the sweetest guys on earth too <3

Kip Moore

The embroidery ~ His current hit, "Something Bout a Truck" is a catchy one and its on the radio all the time. So, why not wear it on my wrist?

Something Bout a Truck Girly Cuff

Don'tcha just love that teeny~tiny gingham? Would you believe, this used to be a men's XXL cowboy collared shirt? Meaning, I had a good amount of fabric to work with! I was so lucky to find this shirt at a garage sale last weekend.

Something Bout a Truck Girly Cuff

I added some iron-on interfacing on one side to keep this cuff from being too floppy. The embroidery was all done in a split stitch.

Something Bout a Truck Girly Cuff

Added some vintage lace.

Something Bout a Truck Girly Cuff

And I added a button claimed from a thrifted denim dress. And a little ribbon loop to close it. 

Something Bout a Truck Girly Cuff

This one won't be going on my Etsy {its MINE! ALL MINE!}. But, if you have a song title or quote, or even just your name, that you would like to do this with, just convo me on Etsy. Kk?