Tuestorial: Skinny Jeans

Spring is in the air and it's time for an update! Turn those "blah" jeans into something you want to rock into Spring. It's easier than you think. 

Materials Needed:

• Jeans that need fixin'
• Your favorite skinny/straight jeans
• Chalk pencil or pins
• Scissors
• Sewing Machine

Blahhhhh pants

Step 1:

I find the most effective way is to use your favorite skinny jeans as a template to alter your not-as-fab jeans. You already know you like the fit! 

Step 2:

Place your fab pants on top of your fixer jeans. I prefer to use a chalk pencil over pins to mark where I need to sew. Trace the backside of the pants from the knee down. You want it to be a gradual tightening from the knee down. 

Hi, Bernina

Step 3:

Once the tracing is done, it's time to sew! I just followed my line with about a quarter inch space. Once both sides are sewn, try on them pants (before cutting of course). If they look and feel great, cut the excess fabric off.

Step 4:

Wear them! Duh.

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SF Etsy Team --> What A Treasury! Challenge Results!

WOW! SF Etsy Team 

What A Treasury Challenge!

Etsy Treasuries - The ever-changing, 

member-curated shopping gallery

Its been a few weeks since we officially challenged the team to an SF Etsy Team Treasury Challenge on our blog  - And lets just say - We Are Impressed!  We didn't expect the heart and creativity we saw in every treasury made. Thank you for your participation. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed your curated treasures.

September's Theme: End of Summer 

Did you notice the new traffic to your shop? To your treasuries? Being exposed to new audiences on Etsy and social media is always so exciting and a challenge!  By making treasuries and sharing other seller’s items, you increase the exposure of the shops you picked and in turn your own. We hope you received some great new follows and sale potentials from this experience! 

Besides being posted on the team's social media ( Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter ) we saw the individual team members communicating with each other, commenting, liking and getting to know each other (and their Etsy shops) better - which was our ultimate goal.  Plus, we wanted you to have some fun on your individual social media venues seeing your shop and name promoted to our thousands of followers. We love all your tags, the tweets, the hashtags, and the overall reciprocal team love.. it was awesome.

For me - reaching out and sharing the works of the team these last few weeks has been so rewarding -  and it was an honor to promote your shops every day.

Enjoy the following team treasury gallery! 

Curated Just For You,  by The SF Etsy Team Members 

for the SF Etsy team Members..

End of Summer - Melody in Brown  by ArtsyLadyVintage 

END OF SUMMER by Theresa J

Fall Is My Favorite  

by Red Icebreaker

End of Summer SFETSY Team Treasury Challenge  by Tickle And Smash

End of Summer - Menagerie in Purple by Artsy Lady Vintage

Dear summer, please stay just a little longer! by Pacific Crafts

End of Summer - Autumn Colors by Eledjo

SF Etsy Team Treasury Challenge - End of Summer by Timberly Designs 

Fall is coming!  By City Circlets

SF Etsy End of Summer by Flower 7

Handmade Black & White by Hunting Dragons

SFEtsy Love - Beautiful Things! by TheresaJToo 

Summertime - an SFETSY Treasury By TickleAndSmash

Goodbye Summer By Entropy The Shop

SFetsy team end of summer- Everything brown by PaperUnlimited

End of Summer - Fresh Greens By Threads By Ionyka

A Summer Swansong  by PoppyPeach

Sunset on Summer by Amy Rose Moore

END OF SUMMER- Change in Season by Irene Irene Art 

END OF SUMMER - Falling for colors! by Camillette80 

SF Etsy Team - Delights by Victoria Veedell

Summer's Last Sigh by The Gypsy Titmouse

End of Summer Blues By Corvus Tabernus

End of Summer By PebbleAndFire

Indian Summer in San Francisco by Dorothy Designs

Wishful Thinking by Jen Norton Art Studios 

Into the Fall By Phiden

South Bay Area Collection by Christmas Tree Tops

Last Time To The Beach By VampKittyDesigns

Colors of the Pacific  by OpheliasJewels 

California's Indian Summer by Daisy Church

SFetsy Owls by OodleBaDoodle

End of Summer by DivviCali

End Of Summer By AMHodrick

Autumn's Approaching by Green Horse Craft

San Francisco .. Etsy By The Bay By Local Colorist

With Love From San Francisco By Pebble And Fire

San Francisco Green Dreams By DesignArabesque

Tuestorials: Gold Bootie Redo

Ankle boots or booties are everywhere now. I have a small collection I wear year-round that is starting to show it's use. On my boots, the heels are the first to go. Rather than throw out that pair, I decided to give it some love and add some fun too. If you do not have a pair of booties laying around, you can easily find a cheap pair at Payless Shoes or your local Goodwill.

Not Many Materials Needed to Create Your New Look!

Materials

• Old ankle boots or booties
• Gold paint (spray paint works too!)
• Brush
• Painter's tape
• Newspaper or paper bag (for protection)

Booties Needing an Update!

Step 1:

Select boots with a defined heel and take note of the material. The boots I selected are made of faux suede and I used a fast dry enamel paint (in a "gold leaf" shade).

It's Ready!

Step 2:

Clean the area you want to paint and apply painter’s tape around it. On my boot, I applied painter's tape around the top of the heel.

Step 3:

Apply paint. For gold paint on black boots, apply two coats. Dry in-between for best results.

New Dancing Shoes!

Step 4:

After the paint dries, remove painter's tape and admire your work! Your new shoes are now ready to party. Adding glitter or stripes to the heels are good remix ideas too. Be inspired by your craft closet to create a new look!

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Tuestorials: Geometric Elbow Patch

Ladies and gentlemen, Fall is now in full swing! Back to school time, pumpkins, dusting off the old go-to soup recipes...I love it all. But at the top of my list of things to love about Fall is fashion. Especially here in the Bay Area where you can wear a sweater year-round, the new Fall trends offer something exciting to clothes we can almost always wear. This is why I will be dedicating all of September’s Tuesday Tutorials to fashion updates!

While the elbow patch trend is not brand new this year, it is more popular than ever and something I’ve been seeing in almost every chain store. Today’s tutorial will show you how to create this look using something other than standard oval patch to take your old sweater to the next level.

Materials

• old shirt, sweater or blazer
• suede, felt or thicker textured material for patch
• scissors
• pen
• thick paper to use as stencil
• needle and thread

Materials gathered

Step 1:

I’ve selected an old striped shirt that could use an update. Put on your selected garment and use a pen to mark where the center of your elbow hits.

"X" marks the spot!

Step 2:

Select a shape for your elbow patch. Trace your shape on thick paper and cut out your stencil. Use this stencil on the back of your fabric and cut out two pieces.

Rather than the standard oval, I went with a pear shape. Geometric shapes are a fun, accessory detail to add and a little unexpected. Hexagons, longer ovals, or hearts would also be great choices!

Stencil is ready

Step 3:

Take your needle and thread, and sew on your patches. Use your mark as the center of where your patches will be sewn on. I used a running stitch to sew on quickly, but almost any stitch will work!

Step 4:

Wear and enjoy! Everytime you receive a compliment, you can let them know that you made it.

Fall Fashion Ready

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