NEW RECYCLED AND UPCYCLED DRESSES

I have made this Collection of dresses from pieces of jeans legs,hems and recycled jean shirts. The patch work idea gives this item a colorful and unique motif. The skirt is A line and has a complete flow in a shape of a triangle. The tops are decorated with zippers,tafetan silk fabric,or beads.They are a Sexy sillohuete and they attach around the neck with a denim string,a beaded necklace in peacock tones or a hand crochetes string made by a fellow artist. I painted the red paisley and then added turquoise beads. They don't stretch because they are made frim 100% cotton but the halter string can be adapted to any neck lenght. Total lenght from top of the neck is 37". Absolutely unique. RThey can be made in other sizes by request but denim parts or colors can be slightly different.For the hand made and recycle lovers.

Oh when the peacock go marching in!

I learned this song when I was very young.I heard it for the first time in spanish at the baptist church and I love it! The message is so great and powerful and best of all talks about the future. Aren't you interested in the future?
Let's go back to the peacock.Another young lady from church asked me for a custom order of a peacock painted in the back of a plus size dress.It looks very good right?

Fashion,Design and Lifestyle Debutante Ball

Fashion, Design, and Lifestyle: Debutante Ball Team Project May 2008

I am lucky to belong to a very talented team on etsy.com called Fashion, Design, and Lifestyle aka FDL. We get a lot of information from each other,promote our shops(many members have been featured here)and we collaborate and discuss about trends, color,fashion and styles.The team just recently decided to open up a store on etsy. (http://fdlteam.etsy.com )and I'd love you to go there and post your comments or take a look at our creative members blogs and pics.I'm still working on my dress , very hard work on a totally upcycled patchwork theme, that means, using bootlegs from many differents kinds and tones on blue jeans, I created a dress, that fits like a glove. I added real turquoise beadings and flowers, in turquoise too ( our chosen color).I can't wait to post the pictures, in the meantime,go there,observe and be ready for shopping!

IslandFest was a success!

I think most of the people measures sucess with money. But not me. I think Island fest in Davis Island this past weekend was a sucess in many ways:
*I had the chance to spend all saturday with my sister Vero in a road trip that we never had before!
*I met wonderful artists like Jennifer Hopkins from etsy, who took the chance to write me an email and keep in touch
*the weather was gorgeous
*the island magnificent
*God took care of us traveling in the mist of a foggy route with wild animals like pigs and deers!
*we came back home kicking and alive
*Our families were waiting for us like we were in Europe for 15 days!
*We had a lot of sunlight and sunburn...I look good!
*We ate for free, some sandwiches and really cold water
*We tasted good ice cream
*We related to costumers
*We had lots of small naps!
*We got there at 5 a.m. very early and I was sure it was the right place, but in the other side of the bay
*We saw the sun coming out in that amazing scenery
*We have pictures of how messy our both looked..hahaahh
*We had lots of coffee!
*We travel alone in my loved pt cruiser
*We talked for hours and had fun hearing a very Loud Fake Elvis
*We met Jen, the wonderful lady organizing and 2 gentleman too( I guess one was called Jim)
*We watched many dogs and puppies around the tent
*We fell in love with hundreds of babies that made us remember our own babies!
*We came back with a ton of ideas!
Do you need more? check my flicker for more pics amd you will see...http://www.flickr.com/photos/24119923@N04/

Here I go again on my own!

Hello my peeps. I feel flattered for being the april winner of www.smidge.ca goody bag and I can't wait to see the gorgeous items. By the way ,I took the chance of sharing it with many other members of many other sites for crafty people like us.So I hope they come and take a look at what we fancy. I take the opportunity to promote my shop www.norakaren.etsy.com and show you my latest listing : Hand Painted 2 piece set Amarylis and Leaves size small on brown denim ON SALE (just reduced it $20 off!)take a look an post your comments. http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=9899144

Peacock in Denim Dress that fits like a Glove LAST ONE size medium FREE SHIPPING

Submissive Peacock displays his wonderful pose, shows the amazing structure of its feathers on this unique denim dress .Size medium. Fits like a 10-12. Is one of a kind and my original design. No other sizes. No stencil, no copies.Perfect for a spring or summer night outdoors. Be the one to get all the eyes on you!I use fabric paint.The paint doesn't fade and the colors stay shiny always. Glitters are water resistant because they are mixed with the paint. Regular wash or hand wash is recommended. No dry clean, no bleach,no fabric softener,please. When iron , don't press on painting.If you prefer to have this design on your own favorite jeans or dress ,send them to me and I will charge you only for the paining. Hope you love them!!E-mail me for any questions at norakaren2002@yahoo.com

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Animal Print ,Roses ,Paisley and Gold Hand Painted on JEANS

This is a very unique pair of jeans all painted with Animal Print , Red Roses , paisley in ivory and red ,blue base and Gold Shimmer.I love this design and I'm very proud of this piece of art that stands out in any place you go! If you have a fashion event or any other great activity , this is the outfit to wear.Looks awesome wirh a plain top in almost any color!The model wears a size 2 with 3 buttons. Very low cut in light weight denim with spandex.It comes also in sizes 4,6,8,10,12 and 14 or the same in juniors sizes.Available in plus sizes by request.Measurements for size 2 are:waist 29"hips 33"crotch to button 7 "inseam 31 1/2 " boot leg and very low cut.The whole two legs are painted from waist to hem.Fabric paint always shiny. It's my own design,original and unique. No copies, no stencil.Care: regular or hand wash recommended. No dry clean, no bleach and no fabric softener please. If iron don't press on painting. If you want this design on your own favorite jeans, send them to me and I will charge you for the painting only.Hope you love them.E-mail me for any questions at norakaren2002@yahoo.com

Fly ,baby, fly

Today tuesday, I want to show you my jeans hand painted. The featured design is my famous peacock.These are unique jeans .They are one of a kind and my original design. Even in other sizes every one is different to the other because I paint them one by one. No stencil, no copies.The model is a size 6.

They come also in size 4,8,12 and 14.

Available by request in plus sizes.

Measurements for size 6 are :waist 30 1/2 "hips 42"crotch to button 10 1/2 "inseam 31"

100 % cotton.

I use fabric paint.The paint doesn't fade and the colors stay shiny always. Glitters are water resistant because they are mixed with the paint. Regular wash or hand wash is recommended. No dry clean, no bleach,no fabric softener,please. When iron , don't press on painting.If you prefer to have it on your own favorite jeans , send them to me and I will charge you only for the painting. Hope you love them!!E-mail me for any questions at norakaren2002@yahoo.com