Denim Shorts w/ Matching Rosette

A couple of weeks ago I was at a "posh" boutique.  I was checking out what they had just for fun.  Their prices were CrAzY.  I saw this uber cute pair of denim shorts that had lace trim on the cuff.  SO CUTE!  I flipped the price tag over and tried not to gasp.  They wanted $78.00-110.00 for them.  For shorts?  Um, nope.  Not gonna do it.  When I got home later that week, I asked my daughter if she had a pair of old pants that I could make into a pair of shorts for her.  Luckily she did :)

After cutting off the legs to the length I wanted,  I ironed the cuff and then pinned the lace on.

Then I got out my handy dandy sewing machine.  It has been gathering dust lately, so it was fun to pull it out and actually use it :)

After they were sewn, I decided to fray the edges a bit.  Just to give them that little bit of juxtaposition between the lace and the worn look.  I liked it much better with the fraying.

Then I took the bottom half of the pants that I had cut off and the leftover lace and made a rosette with it.  My daughter can wear it in her hair or clip it onto a t-shirt or something.  It turned out super cute!

Here is what they look like finished and being worn on her date that night :)

Super cute and "sew" easy to do.  They only cost me $2.00 for the lace.  MUCH better than the $78.00+  they wanted at the boutique.

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Necklace with Removable Rosette

 For this necklace, I used two packages of 5/16 flat washers and some black velvet ribbon.

I weave the ribbon in and out of the washer so that they lay slightly on top of each other.  When I am finished, I added end caps and clasps to the end just like I would on a regular necklace.

For the clip, I used turquoise ribbon and made it into a flower rosette.  Then I used some black material and made a circle and glued the rosette on the top. I added a clip to the back.  The clip becomes very versatile because it can be used on the necklace, as a hair clip, or as a broach.  

Here are the supplies I used for the Broach:

A special thanks to my daughter for modeling for me!  :)  Here is a close-up side view of the clip:

Here is the same necklace with a singed flower broach.  I have a tutorial on my blog RIGHT HERE if you want to know a little bit about making this type of flower.

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