Tres Chic Clau

A Stitch that is changing the world.

2017-03-10T12:51:00.000-08:00

"My customers are the fuel behind my needle and thread." - Bethany.

Since I can remember I grow and live around threads and fabrics. My grandmother had her own clothing stores and her sisters when they were young. My aunt has created a lot of things around this. I myself got the opportunity to start with this when I was 14 years old.
The fist time that I entered this world was with cross-stitching, one of my best friends decided to invite to her classes while we were of end of the year vacations and that changed my life. Now I create bags and pencils cases and a lot of sewing projects.
But every time that I talked about it, I always hear the words "that is a grandma hobbie" and that made very sad over the years. I didn´t share this passion to anybody. But now there is a whole new world with people that love what I love.
One day I was looking my Instagram for Inspiration or just for fun and I discovered this profile that showed a different way to use the threads and stitches.

I love the way that this looks so modern with a technique has been around for years and years. So I wanted to know more about it and I decided to send an inbox. And what I discovered worth everybody´s attention. Prepare to enjoy the lovely work and life path of Bethany.

This is an exclusive interview for Tres Chic Clau.

Can you tell me a little bit about yourself?

My name is Bethany, I live in a very small town in England among the sheep. I'm a redhead, my personality definitely reflects that... haha. I haven't been doing fibre art for that long at all. I actually got my first Embroidery Hoop for Christmas 2016, so I've been teaching myself Embroidery for around 2 months. I couldn't be more in love, I try so many crafts and find myself stumbling from one to the next, but I've fallen hard for Embroidery and can't seem to put my hoop down!

Why did you choose this type of craft? What it means to you?

I've tried many crafts, Embroidery is the only one that really sticks out to me. It's limitless, you can make a simple design or the most intricate art possible and it still has the same stunning unique effect. No matter what it is, it can be portrayed within a hoop, there's something so beautiful and timeless about Embroidery that keeps it so interesting.

What is your favorite about it?

My favorite thing about Embroidery is the textures. There are hundreds of different stitches you can play around with, materials and unlimited inspiration sources. Each piece will never be the same and all are unique. French Knot is my personal favorite stitch, I find it very difficult to stitch up a complete hoop and not include any Knots... I feel like

I'm going against my natural instincts haha.

In this your formal job or this is your hobby?

My 'formal job' is a full time carer for a family member. Which is what gave me the freedom to try new things in my new time. For now, Embroidery is a hobby. I do sell my work on Etsy but it no way near pays the bills! I hope one day I can do this for a living, what a dream that would be. A wise man once said - 'Do something you love and you'll never work a day in your life'.

Which has been your favorite product to make?

My favourite product(s) to make are the KnotUp hoops. KnotUp is a collection that include hoops that are strictly made up of French Knots (my favourite). There is so many possibilities! Each of the pieces in that collection is such a pleasure to stitch.

Can you explain your costumers? What does it feel to have people buying your products?

My customers are the fuel behind my needle and thread. It's very difficult to put into words, but the feeling I get thinking that people dotted all around the world have hand picked out my art to have in their home... magical. It's truly humbles & flatters me everyday that I get to have my hard work up on walls around the world.

What is behind the words that you stitch? How do you choose them?

I like to be playful with the wording I use on my hoops. For now, the only hoops I have with writing are in my Taboo Collection. Which is exactly what it says on the tin! I know many artists choose to put inspirational quotes and meaningful riddles on their work, I decided to go different route. Straight to the point, a little shocking but will pull a smile.

What is your goal?

My Goal is to make this my job. I set many short term goals for myself, long term ones too. It's nice to look back on a bad day and see how much you've achieved and how far you've come. Doing Embroidery for a living is an absolute dream.

A message from Bethany for you!

As for my message for people to follow me. I'm not your typical Embroiderer, but I hope you guys will join me on my adventure anyways! Thank you so much for reading all about me and my hoop obsession.

You want any products from Bethany?

Use the code "CLAU20" and you will get a 20% discount in your purchase at Etsy and also for custom orders!!

Want more of Bethany?

You can find her here:

What do you guys think about this new way to see Embroidery? Let me know in the comments.

I wish you all have a Tres Chic Weekend!!!

Halloween Desk Decorations!

2016-10-23T06:17:00.000-07:00

Halloween Desk Decorations.

Is time for Halloween! I will say that I really like this time of the year because when can do so many things. Now, I know that sometimes we can´t get dressed or throw big parties due to work or responsibilities. But we still can enjoy this time of the year with few decorations for desk o different tables.

I decided to do three tutorials so you can choose the best for you.

Let´s star with characters with popsicle sticks.

For this you will need:

-Popsicle Sticks (You can paint them o buy them all ready painted)
-Moving Eyes
-Glue
-Black Markers

Instructions:

1- Put in line 8 Popsicle Sticks to create each face and pasted 2 popsicle sticks horizontal on the 8 one that you choose and paste it.

You can create as many as you want. I made 2 oranges ones and the second one I painted white to create a ghost.

Let´s create a Frankestain.

First, I pasted the 2 moving eyes, each one on each side of the face.

Second I drew, the hair and details in his face.

And finally I change for a bigger maker to fill of the details. I didn´t cut the last pieces of the popsicle sticks until I decided where to put him.

And that´s it! We have Frankestain Ready! Let´s see it how he looks at night :D

Let´s see the Pumpkin.

In this case I just draw 2 triangles and the smile. And I just fill them up with the black marker.

Let´s see it in the night!

The next one is the Ghost.

For this one, I drew the three circles but I first fill them with black paint. But then I noticed that is wasn't dark enough so I decided to do a second layer with the black marker.

Let´s see it at night!

And finally Let´s create the Scarecrow.

For this you will need;

-Thin Rope for the hair
-Brown construction paper for the hat

Fist I took the thin rope and I cut into different strips, I took each fiber of the strips and I pull it back so I can create the hair. I pasted three in each side of the face with tape.

Second, I took brown construction paper and create the hat. For the strip of the hat I pasted an orange popsicle stick. And I pasted it on top of the tape to hide it.

Then I took an orange marker and drew a triangle in the center of the face to create the nose. And also with a black marker I drew his smile.

And finally I glue his eyes! :D

Let´s see it at night!

Now you can arrange like you like it.

Now let´s create a Mummy.

For the Mummy you will need:

- A glass container.
-Toilet paper.
-White paint (optional)
-A brush
-Glue

First, and this step is optional, I painted the glass container with white paint to prevent transparency.

Second, I started with the toilet paper. We need to create the forehead of the mummy by putting the first fold of toilet paper in the border on the container.

Then I took 2 folds and with them I create the triangle that is going to be the background of the eyes.

Then I added the rest of the toilet paper. In this part we can be as messy as we want because we need to create the texture of the mummy.

In the triangle that you we made, we are going to fill it with black paint. Remember to leave it dry for at least two hours before we add the eyes.

Before I pasted the eyes. I decided to add a second layer of toilet paper to create more texture to the mummy and to create clean lines for the eyes. TIP: with the glue and the brush give little touches to the toilet paper to create the texture. But be careful not to rip the toilet paper.

Now let´s paste the eyes! :D And at this point to need to let everything dry overnight.

This is the final result.

Let´s create the Enchanted Forest.

For this tutorial you will need:

- Paper bags
-Scissors.

First. cut stripe on the paper bag until you hit the bottom of the bag to create the branches.

Then open the bag and squeeze everything, and twisted it around to create first the roots and then the branches.

You will have something like this, at this point you will style as you wanted.

Look at the video to find an extra tutorial just for your hands!!

I hope you like all these three Halloween Desk Tutorials. Please suscribe to my Youtube Chanel for more creative material.

And don´t foget to comment wich one is your favorite! Or tag me in your photos to see your creations! :D Remember that you can follow me on:

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I wish you all a Happy Halloween!

My 25th B-Day Vlog!

2015-10-07T17:21:00.002-07:00

Every year is a blank page, a blank paper with a lot of opportunities. I learn that in each year you become a different person. You have 365 days of new experiences and that help you become a better and better. On October 3rd I celebrate my 25th Birthday! That day a went to a very nice hotel in Colombia, I went to the GHL Hotel.

My birthday makeup:

Fundation: Makeup Store.
Concealer: Maybelline, Super Stay 24
Powder: Maybelline Pure Makeup
Liquid Eyeliner: Revlon Colorstay
Pencil Eyeliner: Vogue Fantastic
Eye Shadow: Gold Revlon
Blush: Pink Revlon
Mascara: Maybelline, The false lashes volume
Lips: Aquarela Gloss
Dress: Forever 21

That Saturday, I went for a very yummy lunch at Sophia´s, an Italian restaurant. Then we went to the hotel, we sleep for a while and then we went for dinner in the mall next to the hotel. We went to the hotel and have some beer and blow the candles :D

It was a very nice night for me. I really like, it was low key but very special. Also with this new post I want to present to all you guys my very new second Chanel on Youtube, you can watch the video here:

Review MET GALA 2015

2015-05-04T21:06:00.001-07:00

Met Gala

La tematica de este año es: Chinese Whispers: Tales of the East in Art, Film and Fashion.
Después de ver mas de 200 invitados y sus galas, puedo decir que el color que predomino fue el rojo. Muchas le atinaron la temática, otras dejaron mucho de desear. Algunas muy sencillas y otras muy elaboras y otras que ni siquiera leyeron el memoradom de como tenia que ir vestidas. En fin aquí te muestro algunos de los looks de la noche.

Empezamos con la reina de la noche, Sarah Jessica Parker

La belleza de Jennifer Lawrence (me encanto el maquillaje)

Un atuendo muy revelador por parte de Jennifer Lopez

Las hermanas Olsen decidieron asistir con un look gótico.

Me encanta este look de Kayne y Kim Kardashian

Madonna

Mikey Cyrus con un look revelador pero tranquilo para ser ella.

Una de las parejas del momento: Robert Pattison y FKA Twings. La pareja recién se comprometió.

Rhianna en un majestuoso vestido amarillo

Lady Gaga como una típica reina china, me gusto mucho este estilo.

Cara Delevingne

Kendall Jenner (pues me gusta el look pero no me gusta de lado)

Solagne Knowles (sobran opiniones sobre este vestido)

Zac Posen junto a Katie Holmes (hermoso vestido el cabello esta fatal)

Sir Justin Bieber luciendo una jacket de Balmain

Cher vestida en Marc Jacobs

Uno de los looks que mas burlas ha recibido es el de Anne Hathaway, muchos lo comparan C3PO de Star Wars. El vestido es de Ralph Lauren

Amai Clooney desfilo con un vestido de John Galliano

Kerry Washington luciendo una vestido por Prada

Rita Ora

Kate Hudson

Dakota Johnson ( una de las chicas del año)

Chrissy Teigan, John Legend

Una de las personas que ha protagonizado mas polémica en lo que llevamos del año es Zendaya

Emily Blunt en un vestido que a mi parecer no le luce por el color.

Resse Witherspoon con un vestido muy simple para la ocasión

Alicia lleva un atuendo de Jean Paul Gultier

Selena Gomez llego de blanco de la mano de Vera Wang

Las modelos del momento Karlie Kloss y Gigi Hadid

Chloe Grace Moretz lucio un vestido que no le veo la relevancia con la cultura china

Jessica Hart lucio creo el vestido mas apropiado para la temática de la noche

Pero Kriss Jenner no lo logro definitivamente

Otra pareja del momento es Sofia Vergara y Joe Manganiello. Ella esta vestida por Marchesa, hermosa como siempre.

Adriana Lima parece que esta lista para entrar en batalla

Karolina Kurkov fue otra de las invitadas que le atino a la temática

Como tipica joven rebelde Vanessa Hudgens decidió dejar de lado la alta costura y prefirió llevar un vestido por H&M

Una de mis idolos es Grace Coddington que decidió llevar su look de pijama porque expreso que después tiene que tomar un vuelo y la comodidad va primero.

La hija de Anna Wintour, Bee Shaffer eligio un vestido por Alexander McQueen

Y la protagonista de la noche Anna Wintour luciendo Chanel Couture.

¿Cual es tu estilo preferido en el MET Gala de este año? ¿Cual temática te gustaría ver? Cuéntame en la sección de comentarios

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Te deseo un domingo Tres Chic!!

Shopping Trend: Fresh Sunday

2015-05-02T20:16:00.001-07:00

Queen Style

Flower Style

Pineapple Style

Coachella Style

Leaf Style

Touch Style

Owl Style

Stripe Style

Arrow Style

Fresh Tops

Muchas chicas y muchas tiendas de ropa esta con esta vendiendo esta tendencia. A mi en realidad ya me cansa ver los mismo en todas las chicas. Hay muchas variedades pero siempre es el mismo corte. Hablo de los tops. Aparte esa moda es para un tipo de cuerpo en especifico y a mi me gusta las prendas de ropa que puedan adaptarse a cualquier chica.

Pero en fin veamos los tops que mas sobresalen.

El patron de esta blusa me encanta.

El estilo hippie.

Este un #tbt de muy atrás pero quería mostrar cual fue el top que mas me gusto. Lleno de puntos blancos.

Otro top de Patron

Para tardes friolentas esta perfecto usar los chalecos largos pero con estilo

Estilos de cabello.

Si tienes cabello largo estos ejemplos de peinados son ideales para ti. Claro son 100% Zoella.

O si tiene el cabello corto puedes rockear el estilo nuevo de Kaley Cuoco de pixie cut rosado.

Y el ultimo detalle, zapatos pero como es domingo podemos darnos el lujo de andar mas cómodas. Pero eso si comidas pero con estilo. Aquí tienes algunas opciones para elegir.

¿Cual es tu estilo preferido para lucir el domingo? Cuéntame en la sección de comentarios.

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New Angels of Victoria Secrect

2015-04-30T20:59:00.000-07:00

Ekaterina Sergeevna Grigorieva o mas conocida profesionalmente como Kate Grigorieva nació el 15 de Setiembre de 1989 en Rusia. Después de haber aparecido en el programa de television de Top Model, la agencia de la famosa Irina Shayk´s "Los Leones" mostraron interés en contratarla. Ella debuto en el semana de la moda de Otoño/Invierno de New York en 2014 abriendo para Donna Karan como modelo semi-exclusiva y aparte desfilo para Oscar de la Renta, Tory Burch y Ralph Lauren.Desde ese momento empezó a desfilar en Paria y Millan para grandes marcas como Givenchy, Versace, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbana, Celine, Elie Saab y mucho mas. El 2 de diciembre del 2014 debuto en el desfile de Victoria Secret. También para el final del año fue nombrada por el sitio web www.models.com como la mejor modelo descubierta del momento.

Su paso por el desfile de los angeles.

Lais Ribiero.

Para mi una de mis favoritas angeles nuevas.

Esta modelo nació el 5 de Octubre de 1990, es una modelo Brasileña. Empezó su carrera en el 2009 y subo a pasos acelerados tanto así que en la semana de la moda Primavera/Verano de Brazil 2011 fue la modelo mas contratada con27 desfiles a su cargo en Sao Pablo y 26 desfiles en Rio de Janeiro.

Ha sido fotografiada por la Revista Vogue en sus versiones Americana, Italiana, Alemana y Brasileña. En el 2010 apareció por primera vez en la pasarela de Victoria Secret y le siguió el año 2011, en el año 2012 mientras ensayaba en la pasarela sufrio un esguince en su tobillo lo que la obligo a retirarse del desfile pero en el 2013 regreso para abrir la temática de Aves del Paraiso del desfile.

Su paso en los defiles de Victoria Secret

Accidente de Lais ensayando para Victoria´s Secret.

Jasmine Tookes

Jasmine nació el 1 de Febrero 1991 en California Estados Unidos. Empezó su carrera en el 2010 y en el 2012 con Victoria secret. La revista Vogue version Francesa la declaro como una de las top 10 nuevas caras de la semana de la moda 2012-2013 de Otoño/Invierno.Entre las marcas que ha desfilado están: Calvin Klein, Tom Ford, Miu Miu y Versace.