Jaded- Simplicity 8059, McCall's 7531, and NewLook 6502 reviews

What it do #beautybugsclosetfamily! I purchased this wonderful Jade liverpool fabric from Fabric.com and it was one of the best decisions. This fabric is very soft and it was so easy to sew up. It has 40% stretch across the grain and it has a crepe like texture to it. I ended up using it to make a maxi duster/cardigan from Simplicity pattern 8059. This pattern was originally released in 2016, I believe, and is a pattern for knit fabrics. I chose this pattern because I could see it as a maxi duster or as a maxi wrap dress. I love versatile clothing! 

The dress that I am wearing underneath the maxi cardigan is Mcall's pattern 7531 View D. This is my tried and true pattern! It is one of the only patterns that I have found that fits me the way I like for my bodycon dresses to fit. It's not so tight that you can see my heartbeat through the fabric, but it's fitted enough that it's not baggy either. I am obsessed with bodycon dresses that fit and go down to the calf, so when I saw this pattern, I knew it needed to be in my life! The fabric I used for it is a stretch crepe from Joann's. It behaves more like a knit than a woven so you can most definitely use negative ease when sewing it up. It's also very opaque. If Joann's stops carrying this fabric I will probably make signs and picket them outside of the store.


Beauty Bug's jumpsuit is NewLook pattern 6502 View C. This is such a cute jumpsuit pattern! It's super easy to make too. There's not very many pieces to it. What made me want to sew it up was the "jogger like" style of the pants on the jumpsuit. Bug owns a lot of wide leg pants now, thanks to sewing, but she doesn't really have anything of the jogger variety. I changed the flounce on the bodice of her jumpsuit because I wanted it to have more of a circular shape than the square one that the pattern's design originally had. To do this, I just cut out 2 of the back flounce patterns.

Well that's all for this go around, I'll post again soon! <3

The Delon Midi

Hello #beautybugsclosetfamily! To say it's been a while would be a HUGE under statement. To be honest with you all, I went through a tough period of deciding what to do with our blog. I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep it, discontinue it, do videos instead or what. I felt a lot of pressure when it came to blogging. I've recently found that the pressure I felt was because of my own doing. So now I'm going to do things my way and hopefully we can all enjoy the shenanigans.

On to why we're really here! I have been making this Angola print "Delon midi skirt" for clients for quite some time now. When I first saw the fabric I had to have it! I had to have it so badly, that I made the skirt for everyone except Bug and myself. What kind of sense does that make? I finally got my life together and did it. It had been a while since I made any form of pleated skirt so that was also something to look forward to while creating these skirts for Bug and myself. Needless to say, when Beauty Bug saw her skirt she loved it and it shows in the photos. You can always tell when she really likes something that I've created for her because she does the absolute most when it's picture time. LOL 

If It Ain't Got That Swing...

This past Sunday I really wanted to try out a skirt that I don't usually make. I've been seeing a lot of circle skirts being worn online, and I was even contacted to make 3 different ones. I've never really made circle skirts for me to wear because of my small frame. A circle maxi skirt is a LOT of fabric to wear on someone my size. Then, I remembered the half circle skirt. It was the perfect choice. A lot of volume and fullness, but not as much fabric as using a full circle. I absolutely LOVE how these skirts turned out! I made Bug's skirt a full circle skirt because I had enough left over fabric to do so, and I also just wanted to see this gorgeous print in a full circle skirt as well. I thought that we would be wearing orange tops with brown accessories, but Beauty Bug had another idea in mind for what she would wear. She was adamant about wearing pink. Just pink. She didn't want any accessories, just that pink shirt. As shocked as I was, I was also impressed. She's 3 and she's already getting her sense of style. I can't wait to see how it develops. <3

Easter 2016

I found this awesome fabric at Hobby Lobby and had the greatest idea for it. You all know how much I'm a fan of stripes and floral prints, so to find fabric that combined the two sent me over the moon! I quickly snatched it up and purchased my 4 yards at the register.

I had the grand idea, that Bug and I would have matching dresses from this fabric. Yeah, the idea of it was grand. I got home and started working on it, and I was mortified when I put it on. I looked like a child. Like the taller version, of my soon to be 4 year old daughter. I'm 30 years old. I need to look like an adult and this, by far, was not it!

 This made me realize, although I love dressing alike with my daughter, I don't need to dress like my daughter. I will from now on, do more styles where I use the same fabric for us, but the styles of the dresses are different. I like this better because we get to express individuality; and I also get to expand my sewing capabilities. Not to mention I'll be able to  look like an adult.

 I ended up making us matching pleated tea length skirts. I LOVE tea length skirts now, which is odd because when I was younger I didn't at all. I didn't see the point of them. I went to H and M and bought us French blue button down tops to bring out the blue flowers in the fabric. For accessories, Bug is wearing a gingham bowtie, which is actually a hair bow. Sometimes you need to think outside of the box. :) For me, I found a lovely pearl tie in Burlington Coat Factory. I've had it for almost 2 years and I have never worn it. I was actually looking for my pearl and chain necklace and couldn't find it. It's a good thing I didn't because the pearl tie was what made me even like the outfit. *sidenote: I usually hate everything that I make at first.*I've decided to take the bodice of the dress and add something to it so I can wear it as a top instead. I'll figure that out at a later date. :)

    

It's been a long time...

My goodness I didn't realize just how long it has been since I last made an entry on the blog. I sincerely apologize for my absence. There has been a lot happening in the Beauty Bug Closet world. Some of it good, and some of it absolutely devastating. Although I haven't been active on the blog, I definitely have been active on both the Facebook and the Instagram accounts. I will most definitely be making a better effort when it comes to the blog. I have some time that has freed up, so I will be able to blog more frequently. We are doing some new things here in the Beauty Bug's Closet world, and I wouldn't dare leave any of you out of it. New looks are coming to the blog VERY soon, and great news, we have also began selling items! Talk to you soon! :)  

My Sister in Winter White

With Spring just around the corner, in 2 days thank you LORD, I had to post this picture of a dress that I made for my sister. It's the Winter White dress. Hey, I still have 2 days left right? LOL This was made before she was pregnant with baby number 2. :) We wanted her dress to stand out for our New Years service at church because her husband was the keynote speaker of that service. Now you can't see it., but her dress is white and silver pinstripe fabric. It is so beautiful in person! She wore it so elegantly. She paired it with some gorgeous silver heels that I wanted to take but alas, we don't wear the same size. Unfortunately we had to take pictures in the bathroom, but because no one was in there, we got to play around a little. I hope you like it as much as we did. :)

Orange and Purple High Low Dress

Hello everyone! I really wanted a high low dress, but I didn't want the typical high in the front, low in the back style. So I opted to make this little number for Beauty Bug and myself. The fabric was purchased so long ago, that I don't remember the type of fabric it is unfortunately. It's a knit fabric and I suspect it is a spandex blend of some sort. I feel in love with the deep orange color and knew immediately that I wanted to accessorize it with purple. Making it was super easy. I put a bodice pattern on the fold of my fabric and extended it outward and down starting from a little bit below the underarm hole. I then cut it into the high low style of my choice, which is high in the front and back, and low on the sides. It was a hit at church, and I plan on making several more.