Shop my closet! (vintage & handmade)

PLEASE NOTE: All items have already been sold and will soon be shipped to their new owners who now own a unique piece of clothing which is either handmade or vintage and I now have more space in my closet. :) Thanks for all your e-mails! :)

Hello friends! I recently looked into my wardrobe and noticed that there were a few vintage and handmade pieces that I hardly ever wear - either because they are not my size or not my style anymore.
I decided to start a little shop my closet sale here on the blog so that all those precious pieces can find a new owner who appreciates their value and uniqueness.

Here is how it works:
When you want to have one or several of those vintage or handmade pieces of clothing, send me an e-mail to luloveshandmade(at)web(dot)de with the subject line of the mail telling which piece(s) the mail is about. You then get my payment details (paypal only!) in order to transfer the money. First come, first serve. Please read the details of the pieces carefully, because this is just a private sale of second hand / handmade / vintage pieces of clothing and there won't be any refund or guarantee!
Worldwide shipping is included in the price and the closet sale will be held according to the principle first come, first serve! :)
All the vintage clothes are of course second hand, so there might be some traces of usage, but of course they are all in good condition and party even carefully altered, shortened or patched. The two handmade pieces were sewn by me and belong to the first pieces of clothing I have ever sewn. Of course they aren't technically perfect, - I'm no professional seamstress - but were made with lots of passion and are truly unique.
If there are any more questions, don't resitate to ask them in the comment section so that I can answer them publicly. :) Thanks!
I'd love to hand those piece over to a new owner. Happy shopping!

'The Blue Summer Breeze' dress:
This pretty vintage dress with white polka dots is made of 100% polyester, the white lining consists of 100% rayon, it can be washed at 30°.. The dress is closed with a zipper in the back and has a pretty collar. I looove the look of the dress but it simply doesn't fit. :)
>>> 30€ SOLD! :)

'Flower Baby' dress
This beautiful floral summer vintage dress is made of 67% rayon and 33% cotton. Hand wash only. The dress is closed with some buttons and is rather a short dress (as it can be seen in the photo where it is worn by my pretty friend Stef), it has been shortened by me.
>>> 30€ SOLD! :)

"Dotty" dress
This bright polka dot vintage dress has buttons in the front and comes with a matching fabric cord as a belt (the red belt in the photo is not included). There is no information what the dress is made of, but I assume that it is polyester. The dress has been shortened by me, it's such a pretty and airy piece for summer and can perfectly be combine with matching shoes and a cute bag. :)
>>> 30€ SOLD! :)

"Blue Monday" dress
This one is a rather simple floral dress with a really simple shape and a small pocket on the front side. It comes with a matching cord which can again be used as a belt. The dress has been shortened by me and was made in Honduras, consisting of 55% cotton and 45% polyester.
>>> 15€ SOLD! :)

"Back to the 70s" dress
Being my first handmade dress ever, this one has been sewn last year and is made of 70s (?) fabric I found in a thrift store. This dress was part of a blog series about what to make out of vintage fabric, so this is really special to me. I only give it away because of two reasons: it's way too big for me and the colors do not really mach my clothes' color concept. :) The dress comes without the belt and I assume that the fabric is made of rayon. Wash at 30°.
>>> 30€ SOLD! :)

"Spring Flower" skirt
This skirt was one of the first pieces of clothing I have ever sewn myself. It is made of pretty floral cotton fabric and a polyester lining. The upper ending of the skirt is elastic so that you can either wear it at the hip or tight.
>>> 25€ SOLD! :)

Let me know if there are questions. All other details are provided above. :)
Lu

PLEASE NOTE: All items have already been sold! :)

Blue Moon cocktail recipe.

Hey friends! Summer has come and since I'm a huge fan of delicious drinks, here's a great cocktail recipe for you for my cocktail called Blue Moon which is made with blueberries and lime.
What you need:
- Blueberries, a fresh lime, fresh mint
- Elderflower syrup
- White rum & soda
- Sugar
- Ice cubes
Mash some of the blueberries with sugar and fresh mint and pour some elderflower syrup and fresh lime juice over it. Next, add white rum and put some ice cubes into the cocktail glass and pour soda into it. Then you can finally add some more fresh blueberries and mint leaves and prettily decorate the glass with a blueberry stick, a lime slice and some paper staws.
Enjoy your fresh summer drink! :)

5 things to do with KAMSnaps - DIY: Pillow case.

Hello, hello! :) Remember my three DIYs using KAMSnaps that I posted during the last few weeks? :) I recently shared a tutorial for how to sew a fabric bow bracelet, a tutorial for a faux leather business card holder and a DIY for a cat felt needle case. Today I want to share the fourth out of five parts of the series called "5 things to do with KAMSnaps" featuring the awesome products of my sponsor Snaply who sent me a package with lots of awesome things from their shop that I've chosen in order to show you what to make with their products.
As I just said, this tutorial is part four of the five blog posts telling you what to use KAMSnaps for. These are colorful plastic snaps which you can use for many different projects and they are so useful. So here's my idea, a sewing beginners DIY for how to make a pretty pillow case which you can then close with the snaps.
This is what you need for a pillow with the size of 35 x 35 cm:
- A piece of fabric, 80 x 37 cm
- A pillow of the size 35 x 35 cm
- Sewing machine, ironing board and hot iron
- KAMSnaps, a KAMSnap plier and a bradawl
- Scissors and magic pen

To make it a bit easier for people who are relatively new to sewing, in addition to the photos there's a little sketch that I made to visualize the several steps of this project. Have fun and let's get started! :)

Iron the fabric and fold over the short edges. At first, two centimeters, then two centimeters again. Do this on both short sides and iron. Next, use your sewing machine and top stitch the edges that you just have folded over. Make two seams next to each other to make it look more neat.

Fold the piece of fabric so that there are 35 cm on the back and that both edges meet in the middle, one overlapping the other with 2 centimeters.
The right side of the fabric needs to be on the inside and then use pins to attach both layers to each other on the top edge and lower edge (for example where I marked it on the photos above with a little circle so that you can see the pins.
As a next step, take your magic pen (it's a pen for textiles whose color disappears soon) to mark (five) spots where you want to make holes to attach the KAMSnaps to the fabric in order to close the pillow case. Use the bradawl to make holes into the fabric's edges. Don't forget to do this with both layers and in a way that the holes are parallel for the snaps later fitting together.

Next, use your plier to attach the KAMSnaps (according to the instructions on the box they were delivered with) on both endings of the fabric case and make sure they fit into each other.
Here I marked where I attached the snaps to the fabric. Now you can use them to close the pillow case.
Finally use your sewing machine to close the top and the bottom of the pillow case (as seen on the fourth part of my sketch at the top of this blog post) with a seam allowance of about one centimeter. 
Moreover, use a zig zag stitch to neaten the edges (as seen on the lower left photo above, indicated by the pink zig zag line) to prevent the seam allowances from fraying. As a last step, use your scissors to cut off the outer corner of the edges (as shown on the left lower photo above) so that you can better turn the pillow case inside out.

That's it, you are done! :)
Have fun with your pillow case and happy sewing!
Lu
P.S.: If you don't want to sew but want to have it, you can buy this colorful ice cream pillow here in my DaWanda shop! :)