Sewing sewing sewing...

The last couple of weeks have been a bit quiet on the make-up front so I've been giving sewing a go. First I gathered some off-cuts and embellishments to jazz up a pair of poor bedraggled fairy wings I found that were no more than wire and mutilated stocking material  :

Next I cautiously approached the sewing machine with an old cushion cover , more offcuts and some help from
http://www.instructables.com/id/TuTu-Crazy/ and voilia! A tutu! Feeling quite pleased with myself as I've never made an item of clothing before :)