Handworks Crochet and then Some!

So after the ruthless closet cleaning... getting rid of styles I don't wear, don't fit right, are the wrong color, etc (yes it was painful since 90% of the clothes I have I made!!).... and going through shoes, accessories, make-up, purses I don't use (no pain no gain??)... I can put together an outfit I love in about 10 minutes.. head to toe... and do my make up in about 15min. This is all very amazing to me.... I have a great look book that I will be adding to every month as my favorite fashion mags come out... which will help me continue my ever evolving style happenings and help me plan what to make, which patterns to use, update ways to put together things I've already made so they keep looking fresh! It has also helped me really see what I need to add to my closet so much easier! I also went through my patterns... got rid of a ton !!! and got rid of fabric thats in the wrong color choices for me.... (here I come ebay!) This should help me so much in developing TNT...

Ok.... so I've got the my body shape(hourglass), know my color palette (soft summer) , picked my 3 words describing my "style"(romantic, casual, sexy) I know what I like and what looks good on me. The next exercise I've been working on is the "who are you" and the practicalities of fitting favorite looks into the wardrobe. Lets see, I don't work outside the home.... the biggest part of my days are spent, working out, sewing, cooking(maybe I should make more aprons!), being a taxi service for my son and going to the store for groceries/house hold supplies. This requires jeans and cute fitted t-shirts, workout clothes and yoga pants.... all of which I love! I love making jeans and need to make some more... I made alot of yoga/workout pants last summer and they have all but fell apart! Where the heck do people buy good cotton spandex!! I occasionally make t's and tanks.... then decorate with stamps, embroidery...etc. But most of the time I buy t...

For about 2 years now I've noticed something wrong with my wardrobe... alot of the colors I used to love to wear don't look as good on me anymore... My skin is alot more pale (no more tanning bed for me!) my hair used to be brown with lots of gold highlights... then it was blond (that thew me off) and now its all brown.. so its only natural my clothing colors would change to. I mean... all my make up colors have changed... Also some of the styles I've been making don't seem... quite right when I wear them... they fit and all...but I don't know what happened.... When I used to buy clothes I think it was easier to have clothes in the right color and right style... cause I tried them on!! I could see if the color made me look vibrant or dull... I could see if the style made me look "right"... could see if it suited my body, my height. Now I think I've got in a habit of looking at pics on patterns or magazines and thinking.. I love that so I'm going to...