DIY Halloween Collar

Hello everyone!
I'm back with another tutorial, easy and cheap as usual.

It's Halloween inspired, cause Halloween it's coming...

A quick DIY gothic collar!

What do you need?

• Black lace
• Black ribbon
• some gems
• Glue for fabric or Attack glue
• Black sewing thread
• Lighter
• Pins
• Meter
• Scissors
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Some easy steps to follow!

1. Measure your neck circumference
2. Cut the black lace as long as the measure (I cut two pieces of lace)
3. Fix the two pieces of lace in the middle with some pins
4. Sew them together
5. Leave some black ribbon on one edge and fix it on the centre of the lace with a pin
6. Fix all the ribbon to the lace, leave some more ribbon at the end and cut it
7. Sew the ribbon to the lace with a sewing machine or by hands, you can also glue it! I sew it twice on the edes of the ribbon
8. Measure the centre of the collar and glue the gems
9. With a lighter, burn the final parts of the ribbon

And there you go!
A simple and cool collar to wear for Halloween or wherever you like!
Check out my vlog and my channel :)

Love G.

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DIY Headband Tutorial

Hello!

This is my tutorial for an easy and cheap headband (so fashion, thanks Harry Styles!)

What do you need?

• A piece of stretchy fabric
• A meter
• A ruler
• Fabric chalks or a pencil
• Scissors
• Pins
• Sewing thread

Follow these simple steps to do your own headband!

1. Take the meter and measure your head circumference.
2. When you have it, subtract some cm from that number. My fabric is medium stretchy so I subtract 5/6 cm. If the fabric is really stretchy, subtract more. If not, then subtract less.
3. With your fabric chalks or a pencil write down on your fabric the final lenght of the headband. Then sign the height. Mine is 24 cm because I want to fold it three times. Be sure you draw 90 degrees angles. Finish to draw the rectangle. 
4. Take the scissors and cut the rectangle you just drew.
5. You now have to sew the ends of the headband. Lay the sides of the fabric one on the other. If your fabric has a forehand and a backhand, be sure to match the two forehand sides. 
6. Fix the fabric with some pins.
7. Sew the fabric with a sewing machine using an elastic seam if you have one or you can sew it by hands. Two important things to remember are to leave a cm from the edge of the fabric and to secure the stitching at the start and at the end. A good way to do it is to go back and forth a couple of times. 
8. If you want you can iron the open sewing for a better result.
9. Take your headband and fold the edge sides inside. 
10. You can leave it like this or you can sew on side to fix it better. 

And this is the finish look! 

I hope you like this tutorial and if you try to do one yourself, send me some pictures on twitter or instagram! 

Check out my vlog about this :)

Love G.

xx

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The New Fokka - SPACE DESIGN

Hello there! 

Last month I painted another tshirt (how strange ahah)

It was again for my friends band called The New Fokka.

They came up with this new idea, a space/Star Wars print and I think the result was pretty amazing. I quite prefer this version! What do you guys think?

They are also starting their own Facebook page soon. 

Last weekend they played a small gig in a local bar which was super cool, really enjoyed it!

I vlogged that evening but the video will be uploaded in the next few days. 

At the moment I'm editing a cover me and some friends did, Somebody to you by The Vamps, and I hope it'll be ready soon!

I'm sorry this blog post is really short, but in these days I'm busy also with my fashion project. If you want to follow me and my friend Benny fashion label, it's called "Leef" and I give you all the social networks links here below!

LEEF shop

LEEF twitter

LEEF instagram

LEEF youtube

Love G.

xx

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Floral Crown - DIY

In this period I really love flowers, I think it's because spring is actually arrived :)

So I decided to make a floral crown by myself with white, pink and violet flowers! 

This tutorial is the easiest thing to do ever, trust me! 

WHAT YOU NEED:

• fake flowers, I found them in a chinese shop and they are really cheap! Choose the colors you prefer!
• a rubber band, I picked a white one in a haberdashery, you shouldn't spend a lot because you need just a small lenght of it!
• sewing thread in the same color of your rubber band
• a needle
• a tape measure
• hot glue (or another type of glue)

HOW TO DO:

• measure with a tape measure the circumference of your head
• cut the rubber band 10 cm less than the circumference (this depends on how elastic is your rubber band, try a few times and then decide your perfect measure!)
• sew the rubber band to the two ends overlapping them slightly
• start stitching the flowers on your rubber band with the hot glue or any other glue you have
• when you are satisfied with the result, wear it :)

Wasn't it easy? :) 
It took me about half an hour to make this cute floral crown and I think I'm going to make some other ones in different colors! Feel free to ask me all the questions you want and send me your pics with your handmade floran crowns :)

Love G.

xx

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YOUTUBE BOYBAND T-Shirts

This is my latest project: YouTube BoyBand T-shirts! Last week I went to Milan for ITAtube, the first ever italian conference about the YouTube world and I thought it would be nice to give the guys we were meeting some presents.
If you don't know who they are, check out their channels!

From the left: PointlessBlog (Alfie), Jim Chapman, TatcherJoe (Joe Sugg), Marcus Butler and Caspar Lee. I have to say I would never expect them to actually wear it, but it happened on the main stage of the convention during their BoyBand Challenge. I was so happy and shocked, I probably screamed a little bit too much :)

As usual, this t-shirts are handmade printed. I keep telling you this because so many people don't believe it and think they are printed, but they aren't!
It's all made by my little hands! 

I hope the guys will see this post one day, there were too many people at the meets with them and I completely understand it's impossible to remember every single face.
But anyway, I'm so happy they wore and enjoy them! 

At the moment I'm editing my blog post about the whole experience, it might take a while... Hopefully this week I'm also starting my YouTube channel too :)

Keep your eyes open! 

Love G.

xx

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DIY - Handmade painted T-shirts

What do I do for living? At the moment my main occupation is painting t-shirts! Sounds really strange, but it is actually what I do all day! It's the perfect combination between creativity and manuality. Sometimes it takes long time and lots of energy, but the final result always pays off.
It's also a good way to reuse old t-shirts that you don't wear from ages and a nice way to customize them. Every single piece is different and unique. 

I want to show you what I use to paint my t-shirts and the main steps to do.

-CREALL TEX TEXTILEPAINT: acrylic based textile paint for natural and synthetic fabrics. Once dry, you iron for approx. You can wash you t-shirt up to 40 degrees. 

-JAVANA TEXTIL ART MARKER: fabric marker with brush point, water-based, fixable by ironing and washable up to 60 degrees. 

-JAVANA TEXI MAX: waterbased paint pen for light fabrics, same as the other marker.

-JAVANA TEX PENCIL: it's a simple pencil but you can transfer your draws on light fabrics by ironing.

These products can be found on this great site www.opitec.com
I recommend it for everyone interested in various hobbies, you can find pretty much everything! 

-PRYM TRANSFER: it's a dark violet/blue pen with the same function of the pencil, it's more precise maybe, but I buy it only in my local haberdashery.

All these products are really cheap and easy to use!

When you have all these items, you can start!
First of all, you have to choose what to paint on your t-shirt. Personally, I use Adobe Photoshop and Wacom Bamboo tablet. I bought it on www.amazon.com at about 50 Euros and it's really helpfull! If you are a good drawer you'll find it easy to use. 

When your draw is finished, print it!
Then trace the reverse of it with your transfer pen/pencil. I don't have a overhead, so I simply use a window and the sun light.
Last thing, iron the print on your t-shirt. Be careful to cover it with another paper or the ink will stick to the iron. All you need to do now is to paint the t-shirt with the textile paint, wait till it's dry and then fixate it by ironing.

I will post some of the works i've done in the next few days and they are available to buy if you want! :)

Love G.
xx

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