The Refashioners 2013...

As I mentioned in my last post, for the past fortnight I have run a little series on my blog called The Refashioners. This 2013 edition has been a phenomenal success and I thought you guys might get a kick out of seeing the "before" and "after" shots all in one place....
When you look at it en masse like this...darn it's pretty cool isn't it?! How a group of bloggers turned this rogues gallery of charity shop finds....

Into these....

Just in case you missed any of them, (tutorials and all) you can click on The Refashioners 2013 button in the side bar of my blog to go to all Refashioners related posts and have a mooch.)

Chop and Done!

My most recent discovery in my refashion ventures is that if there is something I don't like about the item, just lose it. In the case of this dress, it was those Gremlin-esq sleeves:

 

 

Please tell me I'm not the only one who sees it...

 

Anyway, off they went with the help of my lovely scissors. I cut as close to the sleeve hem as possible.

 

 

And that's it! To see the full process and to get your daily dose of Jefferson Airplane, check out my blog All Glorious.

Stunning Sunnies

Beat the heat with these refreshingly funky embellished sunglasses!

...as always, be sure to visit my tutorial index for more fabulous step-by-step how-to's

Pretty rose garden bag

I got given a bag full of old clothing, fabric and linens recently, and inside was this skirt, with a broken zip, a couple of holes, and the waistband mysteriously missing. I thought it would make the perfect bag, custom made to my requirements, with a key holder, and pockets for the important stuff. I teamed it up with a vintage sheet to make the bag fully lined.

Before:

After:

There's a little bit more information over here on my blog if you want to come and have a look.

Sharon

Kid's sweatpants to a Happy Hat

Howdy, Y'all! How's your Monday going? I made myself a happy hat out of my kid's old gray sweatpants. My Magic Mom's 'Cloche Hat Tutorial' inspired and guided my nefarious little hand.
Read more about this hat over at my blog, the Embarrassing Disgrace.
(ATTN: It just now dawned on me that its initials are "ED" as in Erectile Dysfunction; if I were a fellow, that would be an 'embarrassing disgrace'!) Boy, do I take a long time to get my own double entendre joke... Sheesh.