Black History Month on Making the Flame ends on a high note with this interview of Daniel Grier, an incredibly creative fashion designer – and self-taught, no less! In addition to developing his gift into an eye-catching fashion brand, he has also given other creatives the opportunity to share their gifts. But let me not […]
Black History Month on Making the Flame continues with this interview of Ashli J. Washington, an unapologetic millenial and propietress of (among other things), an Etsy store featuring amazing headwraps that she makes herself. Fun factoid: I stumbled upon Ashli twice! First, I followed her some years ago on Instagram for personal style ideas (@itsmeashli). […]
Welcome to Black History Month on Making the Flame! It’s taken way too long to for me contribute to the learning, growth, and celebration opportunity that is BHM – if you want to read about why, click here. But better late than never! And I’m thrilled to present the first Black History Month post this […]
BoPoMarch (Body Positive March) – which I first attempted in 2017 – is a month dedicated to body positivity for everybody and every body. Talking about body positivity is why I started this blog, and it’s a topic I’m deeply passionate about. I feel that a lot of our unhappiness stems from unnecessary (and often […]
For the first time ever, I’m joining in with Gillian’s (Crafting a Rainbow) end-of-year sewing round-up! The categories she suggests are: Top 5 Hits (favourite or most worn makes) Top 5 Misses (projects that didn’t work out or rarely got worn) Top 5 Non-Sewing Highights (What did you do this year besides sew? These could […]
This is the fourth and final post for #MMMay16 here at Making the Flame. I hope that you’ve enjoyed Me Made May, and perhaps even this series! Now that we’re at the end, I’m excited about what’s next — a new look for the blog, plus two new garment posts. In the meantime, I’m focused […]
Hello and welcome to Week 3 of #MMMay16 at Making the Flame! This year, I pledged to share my thoughts about making clothes, instead of sharing selfies of my outfits. My thoughts this week focus on my favorite topic — body image. Specifically, how body image comes out of RTW clothing options, and how sewing […]