JCrew – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com Making a Handmade Modern Home one DIY project at a time. Fri, 02 Dec 2016 15:46:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/francoisetmoi.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Untitled-2-2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 JCrew – Francois et Moi https://francoisetmoi.com 32 32 76357554 Dress to Throw Pillow: Repurposing Fashion into Home Decor https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/throw-pillow/ https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/throw-pillow/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2016 14:12:12 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=15269 This beautiful silk Ikat dress from Jcrew has been hanging, unworn at the back of my closet since about 2011. I haven’t worn it in years because it’s a bit too small nowadays, and it’s a strapless dress that doesn’t have support in the bodice, a.k.a. it tends to fall down when worn. All this, and I still really and truly adore this dress, so I haven’t been able to bring myself to get rid of it. Call it nesting or call it “you need to pair down and make room your baby arriving in February,” either way, I recently came to the mental clarity that I needed to either do something with this dress, try to sell, or donate it. Enough is enough. When I really started to psycho-analyze why I loved this dress so much, it wasn’t the dress style for aforementioned reasons. It was the fabric. Blue and white silk classic Ikat. Yes in every language. Thus the idea of turning it into a simple envelope pillow was born. If like me, you also have a skirt or dress that you no longer wear, but love the fabric so much, can’t bear to get rid of, then […]

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]]> https://francoisetmoi.com/diy/throw-pillow/feed/ 6 15269 Winter Blast https://francoisetmoi.com/uncategorized/winter-blast/ Fri, 07 Feb 2014 13:31:45 +0000 http://francoisetmoi.com/?p=3695 Happy Friday to you! I’ve been so anxious for this weekend to get here that I’ve been turned around all week as to what day it actually was. I kept thinking to myself, “Is it Friday? Feels like Friday!” Now that it’s  finally here, I’m all packed up and ready to zip off to Lutsen, MN for our annual ski weekend away with friends. The Lutsen Mountains–yes, I know you’re probably incredulously thinking to yourself ‘Minnesota has mountains?’ And believe it or not, geographically they are considered mountains. Anywho, Lutsen Mountains have received 98″ of natural snow so far this year, and the temps are supposed to be above zero–hallelujah!– it’s going to be a great weekend for skiing, cozy fires, ping-pong, hot-tubbing, and all around winter fun. Follow me on Instagram for updates throughout the weekend at  @francoisetmoiblog. Now go enjoy that weekend! Shop My Packing List: Hat: Everest Designs | Cable Knit Sweater: L.L. Bean | Swimsuit: JCrew | Ski Helmet: Bern | Ski Goggles: Spy+ | Mittens: DIY from Vintage Knit Sweater

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