Monday, November 3, 2014

STYLO 3

The exciting news alluded to last week, and the secret sewing I've been biting my tongue about for weeks is...STYLO 3! You can imagine how thrilled I was way back in August to get an email from Jessica of The Sewing Rabbit asking me to contribute to STYLO magazine. When you love what you do, its so validating to have someone ask you to do more of it. In the summer I have a lot of down time in the car shlepping back and forth between my house in the city, and my parent's farm in the country. While staring down PA-322 I had plenty of time to make extravagant plans in my head. Plans that my hands had to follow through with in September. I sewed my little heart out (and knit quite a bit too) and I'm pretty happy with the results. I made 10 pieces for STYLO inspired by the story of Hansel & Gretel. The focus was on cozy fall layers that we could mix and match, and even a few pieces that either kid can wear. In the next few week I will be restyling a few of these pieces and giving a few of my favorite pieces (oh that HAT!) a full pattern review.

I took two different photo sequences for these outfits. Hopefully, the story I shared with STYLO speaks for itself. I'll share the other photo sequence here. My secret photographer husband took ALL of the photos in this post (for the STYLO spread he took half and I took half). When we were standing in the middle of the woods and I was on the creative emotional roller coaster of this-is-awesome, this-sucks, this-is-awesome, this-sucks, he pried the camera from my hands and really brought the story of the Grimm woods  (shown in STYLO) to life. Here is a brighter story of my little woodland children collecting ferns in a sunnier part of the forrest. 
Pixie Bonnet : SweetKM Big Kid Bonnet
Wrap : SweetKM Bless Your Heartwarmer
Hat : Worthy Goods - Country Earflap Hat
Vest : Self Drafted (Will share a tutorial next week!)
Dress : 5 & 10 Designs Vol. 1 
Fabric provided by Michael Levine
Flannel Shirt : Zonen 09 - Theo Button Down
Pants : Titchy Threads - Small Fry Skinny Jeans
Fabric Provided by Michael Levine
T-Shirt : Oliver & S - Field Trip Raglan with thumbhole sleeves
T-Shirt : Oliver & S - Field Trip Raglan
Shorts : Willow & Co. - Clover Shorts by Mouse House Creations

Check out STYLO Restyled to see how we're wearing the Hansel & Gretel look every day.

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A big fat thank you to Jessica (Sewing Rabbit) and Celina (Petit a Petite & Family) for putting all of this together, and asking me to play along. Now, go check it out!

Thanks to Michael Levine Inc. for providing some of the fabrics for my project. Use coupon code STYLO10 to get 10% at the Michael Levine site.


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25 comments:

  1. AnnikaNovember 3, 2014 at 3:53 PM

    WOW! this is big! Congrats for being part of STYLO. You so deserve it!

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    1. KristiNovember 3, 2014 at 5:53 PM

      Thank you Annika! I'm feeling a bit star struck at being associated with such talent!

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  2. UteNovember 3, 2014 at 4:26 PM

    KRISTI!!! This is absolutely amazing! Your outfits and the story they tell are so so wonderful! Your little girl's outfit with the red bonnet makes me swoon! And I wish that heartwarmer came in my size. Congrats for being a contributor!

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    1. KristiNovember 3, 2014 at 5:54 PM

      Thank you Ute! It was a TON of fun to plan/sew/photograph, and now to sit back and admire all the fantastic contributions.

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  3. kristinNovember 3, 2014 at 4:39 PM

    just love your spread, kristi!! it definitely came to life and i want my kids to come explore the woods with yours. fantastic sewing, amazing photos, and i love the knitting too. very well done and high five! :)

    PS - i went through the very same "this is amazing!" "this sucks" mood swings at the time i put my photos in dropbox. and then again today while i waited for the issue to go live. haha.

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    1. KristiNovember 3, 2014 at 5:55 PM

      Thanks Kristin! I LOVE yours too. Such a rush to see it all come together, right?

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  4. boomieNovember 3, 2014 at 5:41 PM

    Amazing! Love the combination of knitted and sewed pieces. Nice job!

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    1. KristiNovember 3, 2014 at 5:55 PM

      Thank you Boomie! I just had to include a few knits.

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  5. ElizabethNovember 3, 2014 at 6:15 PM

    Your pictures here and in Stylo are fantastic! I love the sewing and the knitting is perfect! I'm excited to read through your archives and take a look at your patterns!

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    1. KristiNovember 5, 2014 at 7:07 AM

      Hope you find lots of things yo like Elizabeth! I will be checking out your blog too.

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  6. rachelNovember 4, 2014 at 12:32 AM

    Amazing job! This is absolutely stunning!

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  7. 190.archNovember 4, 2014 at 2:46 AM

    You did such an incredible work, Kristi!
    Congratulations, love everything!! : )

    Diana.

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    1. KristiNovember 5, 2014 at 7:13 AM

      Thanks Diana! We have been wearing most of the pieces for weeks, I'm loving them too.

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  8. tiraNovember 4, 2014 at 5:15 PM

    Just popped over from Stylo to tell you that your spread was amazing! incredible work!

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    1. KristiNovember 5, 2014 at 7:14 AM

      So glad you stopped by Tira! So nice to get feedback after weeks of solitary sewing.

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  9. Fabric TragicNovember 5, 2014 at 6:02 AM

    Really gorgeous. You're so talented! Beautiful beautiful kidlets, garments and images!

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    1. kristiNovember 5, 2014 at 7:15 AM

      Thank you FT! The whole thing was a lot of fun to put together.

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  10. AnonymousNovember 5, 2014 at 1:27 PM

    Such a treat to peek through. I love your sewing and knitting almost as much as your photography. ;-)

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    1. kristiNovember 5, 2014 at 5:39 PM

      Thanks for the praise AND for the fantastic ear flap hat pattern. I'm hoping to sew 1/2 a dozen as christmas gifts this year...when are they adding more hours to the day!

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  11. lili ashNovember 5, 2014 at 5:30 PM

    Kristi- this is SO amazing! I am in awe over your spread in stylo- amazing concept, styling, photography, and sewing! I especially love the third shot you posted here- so gorgeous. And I second the whirlwind of emotions surrounding the whole process- so worth it though :)

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  12. sam lambNovember 5, 2014 at 7:43 PM

    oh my goodness! you are SO talented, what an amazing collection!

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  13. nest full of eggsNovember 6, 2014 at 12:30 PM

    Wonderful photos and colors ~ it was a feast for the eyes. Beautiful work!

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  14. TaraNovember 8, 2014 at 6:30 AM

    I really enjoyed your looks. Great location too!

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  15. Project Run & PlayNovember 9, 2014 at 7:40 PM

    Your STYLO outfits and story was so beautiful. It was a truly touching way to start STYLO 3. Simply amazing.

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