Font Friday - Myra Caps

Have you ever thought about how a font could be like a pocket? Well, pockets are useful and decorative just like today's Font Friday pick – Myra Caps. Myra is a sturdy, all caps, sans serif font – very useful – but it also has a curly decorative alternate for each letter. The font is designed by Sergiy S. Tkachenko and is available for free download on the Free Typography website.

Above I'm using the font over the top of one of my favorite instagram pictures of the week. I was trying to think of a pocket related phrase to use and decided on "Like candy in your pocket" because I always feel a certain child like glee when I have my pockets full of candy. It's a secret little treat just hanging out there waiting for you to be ready to throw 'em down the hatch. The blue sky in the photo really lends itself well to the word candy. You can almost eat it!

Refashion - DIY Pocket T-shirt Tutorial

Adding a pocket to a t-shirt is a great way to bring new life to plain old boring shirt. It's really fast and easy and you can use pretty much any fabric. I used a piece of this self-designed fabric that I had printed with Spoonflower. If you get tired of the pocket (I mean, it happens right?) or want to change it to a different fabric, just use a seam ripper to remove the stitching.

Spring Wardrobe - No. 1 Tank

It's finally here! My first finished piece from my Spring Wardrobe. I started planning my Spring Wardrobe back in January and it took a little while but after much planning and thinking, it's full steam ahead on actually making them. First up is this simple tank top made from salmon colored silk (or silk-like) fabric. I did make a few changes from my plans. (It happens and it's ok. Plans often change in the process of making and it's usually for the better.)

After a little digging in my blog archives, I realized that the pattern I wanted to use as a base is actually a variation on Simplicity 2599. I altered that pattern to make my Bias Stripe Top With Braids and it's a great tank silhouette. The main difference between my tank and the Simplicity pattern is that I cut down the width of the shoulders be removing fabric from the outer edge. I also created a curved, baseball tee hem that's a little longer in the back than the front.