Dress Of The Day with Angela

Indigo Moon belt.  Indigo Moon Belts I was looking at Indigo Moon belts on ebay. One of them was marked small. I wondered if it would be too short.  Making Tie Belts Then I wondered whether I could make a tie belt. It is basically a long piece of fabric, seamed along the length. You turn it inside out with the aid of a large safety pin as a guide and pusher. Finding Spare Fabric At Home Where could I find spare fabric? Cut off a garment which was unwanted or too small?  New Uses For Unused Scarves What about cutting up a scarf. I often see scarved with ridiculous complicated patch patterns.  Why not cut a strip off a scarf. A large, wide scarf. The sort which comes from sarees or Indian outfits.  Scarf And Matching Belt Then I would have a scarf and a matching belt! How smart. Co-ordinated. Why did I never think of that before?  How To Make Patchwork Belts You could make a patchwork belt by cutting up two plain belts of different colours. Make small square ...

You can buy adapters. My favourites are large clips with a tiny circle of metal. You can hang through this the hook type ear-rings for pierced ears. If the large ones pinch, you can cover them, or buy little see-through silicon pockets. The large clips are my favourites. I look for old fashioned ear rings, vintage, in this style. They are often heavy. Bold styles. However, I had a pair of hollow silver or silver plated ones I bought in San Francisco with a large clip on the back. I wore them for many summers until they got bashed out of shape. Some clips are smaller. I find these less likely to stay on. Also because they are tiny, more pressure in one place. Another style is the screw on type. You screw them on until they fit over the lobe. Lastly, the latest, are magnetic ear rings. I find they come apart. All in all my favourites are the big clip on type ear rings - especially if you can attach your pierced ear-rings. If you are in a shop and don't see clip on ear-rings, still as...