DIY and Good Things!

Listening to Solstice (vocal mix) by After Life. 

Been getting my DIY on again! Made this tied fringe top of an old pair of leggings. It used to be my favorite leggings, then  got a stupid idea to turn it into a long sleeve shirt, failed, let it collect dust for a while... then the other day I got a less stupid idea to turn it into a fringe top. The fabric peace necklace is something I made a while ago and I'm wearing a big shawl as a sarong. Looks like summer. Summer looks. Is this what summer looks like? I almost forgot with all the rain. Atleast it's lush. Expecting both pears, apples and rhubarbs soon! Planning some kickass pie.

I'm not a fan of promoting things, but I am an almost crazy fan of these lovely ladies at goodthingsmag.com and their vision as I've watched it take form and grow. It's all about happy news, inspiration, feel good, amazing people and wonderous things. Their first issue was released the 27th (yesterday). So cheers! Raising my cup of yogi tea to you! 

love what you do what you love

It's official!

Just emailed the course descriptions. I'm going to have a double workshop weekend! It will be after the summer, around september or october at Medborgarskolan, Kalmar. The first workshop will be about upcycle, clothing and creativity and the second one about playing with your food. I already tried out the concepts (in english) on Malta and it was a success.  Of course I'll let you know when it's time to sign up for the weekend! There are few things that are as rewarding as doing what you love and loving what you do. Bliss.

 Here's one of my own food art pieces (coffee, soysauce and tea) and the wonderful kids who got creative together at the previous events! 

Re:design

So I mentioned a workshop that I wanted to do in previous post and time goes fast. It was today. Here's the invitation:

wear it with PRIDE

Protests, feminism, revealing clothing and opinion. Women demanding the same rights as men. This sounds in some ways like today, but I'm talking about the roaring 20s and the women suffrage. The 1920s and 30s is an important time, not only in terms of fashion but also in EQUALITY through women rights.

In the US, which usually sets the trends, women were allowed to vote 1920. The following year women in Sweden were given the right to vote, but in India the voting rights for men and women didn't become equal until the year 1947 (according to Wikipedia). Why am I talking about this now? This year it's ELECTION in Sweden. This week is PRIDE WEEK in Växjö. We've come far in equality and yet we still have a long way to go. 

WEAR IT WITH PRIDE

this dress is an Lovinspire UPCYCLED piece

it was a thriftshop treasure, a kind of discreet skirt 

carefully redesigned to a steaming hot 20s inspired flapper dress

with a voice of it's own

etsy.com/shop/lovinspire

Sun up, shoes off & rock on!

 OWN the field of flowers. STAND OUT with purple and ruffles this summer.

 

 

I'm proud to present the first creation of my own at etsy. Modelled by my twin sister Cecilia.

etsy.com/shop/lovinspire

Steampunk sundays

Now that  I'm enjoying the academic life (I'm studying Culture Environment at LNU) I find I haven't got much time at all for being randomly creative. Still I kept sundays sacred and decided that they shall be used for working on my steampunk costume. So steampunk sundays. So far I've made a small cylinder hat in papier mache, bent the frame of a pair of glasses and of course I have started with the transformation of my old corset made into an underbust.

The other day me and my sister, Alice, started taking apart things, this time a VCR and an old clockwork, to get parts to make us (she's working on an outfit too) look more mechanical. Gonna keep it simple though, wouldn't want to end up looking like I just "glued some gears on it" even though that's probably how I'll go about it. Glue gun is after all a very effective weapon.

Home is where the art is

 There's a lot going on right now. Working on a poster for a musical, a project with another artist, learning french, starting up with forever aloe vera, the possibility ambassadors and of course making things. So I went back to my roots at "island land" to get a break from everything. Decided I was gonna do nothing, which turned out to be quite difficult. I ended up making these neck pieces and two braclets from something called "zpaghetti" (stretch fabric) that I got at the weavers fair 2011.

 

Shoulderloaded little black

When I went to India I fell in love with a roll of sequin decorations that very much looked like the eyes of peacock feathers... in gold! I stitched them on by hand onto this dress I made, one by one. This is no longer just any little black dress with shoulder puffiness overload! (Shoulderload?) 

 You should atleast once in your life atleast sew something by hand. It will help you put things in perspective. In India alot of things handmade and it's so cheap it makes me want to puke. Still people keep on dickering because they just don't get how much work is behind it all. Please, show some respect for the crafts.

Trinity Tiger Top

The favorite pieces in your closet are usually the ones you can use in several different ways. This stretchy top can be tied either in the front or in the back... or you can just leave it open! Also (to make up for all the sleeves that have been too short in my life) I decided to make them super extra long. The trinity tiger top goes with a great deal of the stuff in my closet, but I think I will make a black one too. We all like the little black one.

A space mission

Mission: Take some old clothes 

and design something new from it. 

You got one week. 

GO!

I slaughtered 4 knitted tops and a scarf 

to make this cozy space dress 

as a tribute to the designer Sandra Backlund.

Photography: Cecilia Sandhu

Ellen's 20s Dress

My first tailoring job. I made a 20's style flapper dress for fabulous Ellen to wear at the new year's prom.

The bearer of good news!

A Mazuka shirt with a print by my sister Malin Sandhu - check! You'll find both her and the swedish brand Mazuka on facebook. I'm the bearer of good news, shot by Cecilia Sandhu. Bham!

Want to see more art by Malin? You can! Right here.

Flower hour

Usually I avoid purple. I don't know why I do, but then when I saw this lovely fabric I just had to have it even though I had no clue what I wanted to do with it. So I kept it in a closet for months... until this tuesday when my eyes stumbled upon it again and there was that old flame of mine burning strong again and I immediately knew what I was to make of it. It's always the simple things that are the best and it took only one lazy day to make it.

Thanks to my dear sister Cecilia for modelling, trusting me with her camera for an hour and showing me how Lr (Light room) works. Peace.

pieces

I can do tricks
with scissors
and glue sticks