Rock 'n Romance mask tutorial

I know that Halloween was 2 weeks ago, but creating cute masks (or crowns) for girls is always so fun and they will love it!!!This is a quick and easy project and I hope you will try it!:)








Needed supplies: 

- paper template, download it HERE
- small piece of cotton fabric (fat quarter is more than enough): I used the gorgeous "Stardust Dusk" fabric from the Rock 'n Romance fabric collection by Pat Bravo for Art Gallery fabrics that inspired the mask template (it's shape comes from the design)
- small piece of fusible interfacing fabric (medium weight)
- small piece of elastic (depending on child's head), approx. 10-13"
- scissors and pins
- iron
- fray check sealant (optional, but recommended) to keep the edges from fraying
- punch pliers (optional, but recommended) to make nice holes
- 2 eyelets  (optional, but recommended) to obtain cute looking and embellished holes





To start, you just need to download the template HERE , print and cut it

If you are using "Stardust Dusk" fabric like in this tutorial, be sure that you can find this particular repeat, as it's a perfect match for the mask's shape.





With iron, attach the fusible interfacing to the fabric





Pin the paper template to the fabric



Carefully cut the mask shape



Here you can decide if you will cut the holes for the eyes or you will just leave it as it is to be a crown



With punch pliers, make the holes (or if you don't have it, use some sharp tool to make the holes) on the marked circles





At this point, you can even attach the elastic and finish the project or you can embellish the mask a bit more by applying some eyelets (those I used are from Fiskars and are great and easy to use)









The eyelets should be punched from the wrong side

Now you can eventually add some sealant to the edges to prevent them from fraying





All you need to do now is to add the elastic (make the small knots from the inside, to keep it in place)





And you are ready to ROCK!!!:)







To customize it a bit, you can add some beads, feathers, flowers, ribbons etc. Have fun!:)This could be a great Marie Antoinette costume mask:)

Corpse bride

Corpse Bride (often known as Tim Burton's Corpse Bride) is a 2005 musical stop-motion-animation fantasy film directed by Mike Johnson and Tim Burton.



I had a big pleasure this year to create this costume for Jess, one lovely little girl and Marta modeled it, before I did some final touches on the veil, upon Jess's request;)
Jess loved it and she will be wearing it for this Halloween.








Happy Halloween to all!!!:)
Katarina

Marie Antoinette regency costume

After a long break and summer vacation, I have finally listed something new on eBay



Our launch theme is Venice Carnival-Carnevale di Venezia. I had so much designing this costume and I was mainly inspired by all the costumes from the Marie Antoinette film .



Unfortunately, Marta wasn't very impressed about my choice of the place for shooting pics of it and wasn't cooperative at all:(. She didn't wanted to put the wig I prepared on the hair and felt shy about some visitors coming to the Kare saloon, where I thought to get some nice pics....



You can check all our Carnevale di Venezia listings here



xo, Katarina

Fairy, witch or just the goddess??

A bit of everything....mixed up in one listing on eBay.
If you remember, my Vacation post, you were able to see some of the pictures I took of the white dress.



I firstly made some pics of the dress, just as it was, inspired with the Hellenic goddess Nike and just as I liked...natural and simple, with a bit of the the Vintage touch...perfect for some portrait shoots;)













But, than, I added some details etc, making the dress being more fairy and dreamy







And well, as it will be totally customly made, I added the version/possibility to have it in black or some other preferable colour, making her feel very beautiful and unique for that special occasion;)...

xo, Katarina

being WICKED.......

Ok, I finally listed something that I was working on for one week.



I was so lucky, being invited to take part in the fabulous launch with the Clovergirls on eBay, having Wicked musical as the theme for the launch. When I started reading and looking the pics from the musical, I immediately realized that I wanted to give my vision of Elphaba doing the child witch costume.





Of course, the whole thing wouldn't have such an impact, if it wasn't for my friend, Piki who make these stunning pics.You can visit his website here.
Here is one of these-sort of behind the scenes, while shooting;)...it 's me giving to Marta some suggestions,LOL



Hope you'll like them all, as much as I do!!!We had so much fun in his studio and he actually give me his camera to try it and do a few shoots....I loved it, and it was that kind of the experience that immediately interfered to my wish list plans-substituting the embroidery machine being on the first place with a better camera with lens;)


xoxo,
Katarina