Feels like summer!

I celebrated the warm weather today by doing an outdoor photo shoot of two new styles of shoes I've been working on lately.  They're really getting me in a summer mood!  Both styles will be available to purchase at my website shortly.  

First, we have cork wedges: 






  

Next, espadrilles:







I also have plans for flat styles using cork and rope soles, so stay tuned! Also, summer shoes coming for men!

Thanks for looking!

Make your own doll hangers - Part 2

Guess what I bought today? Socks!  :p  Five pairs, to be exact, just so I could get five more of these:



I'm kidding; I actually needed new socks! But I also wanted to expand on my previous post about full-body hangers. So today I'm making my own!

First I traced around one of Tonner's clear plastic hangers:



And then placed two of my homemade hangers over the "shoulders" and "hips" and traced around those:



I've found that 4" at the shoulders and 3" at the hips will keep most garments from slipping off.

I then folded the paper in half and cut out my pattern so it would be even on both sides:



Then I traced around the pattern on my clear plastic and cut out two pieces. I taped them together at the top, to hold the hook in place:



And finally, here it is hanging up! You can see how well it holds even a one-shoulder top and skirt:



As opposed to Tonner's full-body hanger:



  :p

Here is my pattern, so you can make your own:



Hope this was useful!