DIY NYE: Celebrations, S&S Style!

Submitted by Lisa Barrington on January 3, 2009 - 21:42.

What better way to see in 2009 than with a little DIY. Homemade hospitality chez nous & a hand-crafted canary yellow bubble dress made by yours truly.

With limited time this festive break, I decided to spend it constructing – rather than trawling for treasures within the local amenities. While most of Chorlton exploits their enforced leisure time, I figured finding a festive bargain would be ambitious – even for a seasoned pro like myself (well…keen enthusiast)

So here we have it….

Off-cut of yellow & floral fabric: Abakahn’s £9.99 a kilo (I think???)

Pink Polycotton sheet: RSPCA, £2

Pink Zip: Rescued from a very dated dress on its way to the fabric bin!

Black Kurt Geiger 4-inch Peep-toes: £5.99, PDSA...

...Equals one cheap & very cheerful NYE Outfit

Another little bonus to our New Year’s festivities was Manchester Make-up Queen, Nancy Spenser offering her sterling services for our little clothes swap (TBA at the Roadhouse, Manchester very soon…)

Nancy also offered some encouraging words about our humble little S&S venture, insisting that she now thinks twice about whether she really wants something by testing herself to see if she would go to the trouble of amending it, if she found it second-hand somewhere. Several times she would find she didn’t want it that much in the first place!
Inspirational thinking. We are, of course, very proud.

So back to the celebrations...

The Witches of Wilbraham