Méga sac de plage

Lorsque j'ai vu cette robe chez Emmaus , j'ai tout de suite su ce que j'allais en faire :

Before

Un sac, un méga sac pour la plage !

After

Toute la robe y est passée ! Et pour l'intérieur j'ai utilisé une chemise d'homme à manches courtes que j'ai oublié de prendre en photo .
Pour en voir plus c'est ici Le chat et la marmotte
A bientôt ,
Elisa Elisa

Leggings to socks!

Happy Friday! 

Just a quick one today...I took a pair of $1 thrifted leggings and turned them into thigh-highs/boot socks. 

Then, after altering a pair of running leggings, I decided to make use of my machine's decorative stitches and used a contrasting thread to add a little detail.

And if you want to see the process on the socks or help me decide on what color to use on my other running leggings ;) you can hop on over here and here.

Peace,
Andrea

The Knee Boot’s Connected to the Ankle Boot

 got a really cute pair of knee-high boots many years ago and kind of wore out the tops of them, the bottoms were fine though. I got a replacement pair on a great deal and planned on just pitching the old ones… but never did.

Left: Old Boot. Right: New Boot.

Thanks to Pinterest, I found a post on easily converting knee-high boots to ankle boots and thought of my beloved, worn out boot. (I wore the boots under my jeans a lot during college which is how they got damaged.)

I measured and cut them off at the height I wanted and used hot glue to keep the tops folded over. I did a little sewing to keep the zipper capped, but this could probably be done with hot glue as well for a no-sew refashion.

Here are my new old boots:

 You can read more about my boot refashion on my blog, ProbablyRachel.com. There also a link to go vote for my Tea Party Dress Refashion for a Best DIY Blog Post.

How’s yer Spanish?

No matter.

The step-by tutorial pix are pretty easy to follow!

IWOM

Upcycled Sweater Beret

I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day, filled with lots of sweets and surrounded by your favorite people!

Here is a tutorial for a quick and easy sweater beret made from the front of an old sweater. 

Happy Saturday, and hope it includes a little sewing!

Beth

OVERSIZED Leather Clutch Bag

USE YOUR OLD LEATHER SKIRTS AND SILK SCARVES to make this OVERSIZED, Leather Clutch Bag CLICK HERE TO WATCH FREE TUTORIAL

Upcycle a T-Shirt Into a Simple Heart Scarf

I had some leftover material from my previous project, so I thought I would create a scarf out of t-shirt material.  You can create a scarf from pretty much any t-shirt material, and even some bits and pieces.  This is a great way to use up extra material, plus it puts me right into the spirit of Valentine's Day.

See the complete instructions to refashioning this t-shirt into a scarf on my blog!

Clutch bag from bridesmaid's dress

I do love a prettily patterned dress - especially if it has a flower print and lace on it!

So when I noticed that a local lady was selling a bridesmaid's dress on behalf of her friend I just knew that I had to give it a new home (and new purpose).

The pattern and lace gave me the idea to make a clutch bag with a bow on the front.

Finished clutch bag:

What it looked like before:

What I liked most was that the dress had been lovingly made by a local seamstress.

You can see more details of this and other refashions at my blog:

Sew Selena

Next...

S.O.S. (Save Our Shoes) #2

Anyone here ever continue to wear a pair of shoes even after their condition can reasonably be termed "disgraceful"? Good. I'm glad I'm not the only one.

I even wore them with my refashion from last month.

About a week ago I was wearing one such pair of disgraceful shoes while hanging out with a friend. I joked about how I've been putting off buying new dress boots for almost a year now, and that I'd been filling in the cracked a peeling heels with a marker.

My friend's audible sigh let me know that I had out-cheaped myself this time. It was time to do something about those boots that didn't involve a Sharpie. So last weekend I got to work...

What You'll Need:

1 pair of shoes with aging, stained, cracked, or peeling heels
acrylic paint (Cheapy craft paint will work fine this time, but nicer paint will look nicer and last longer.)
paint brushes (A thin one for detail and a wider one for everything else.)
pencil (optional)
paper towel

How To:

1) Gather your supplies. When picking your paint, choose whatever color(s) you want. Like I said in my previous shoe update tutorial, be creative. Try different colors and finishes (matte, shiny, etc.) Maybe pick a color scheme used by your favorite artist or designer, or try to copy a design you've seen somewhere else.

This is what you see in the dictionary under "disgraceful".
(I'd already started on step 2 when this photo was taken.)

2) Clean off the heels of the shoes as best you can, and peel off the old finish. (The finish on my shoes peeled off easily, but they were in pretty bad shape already.)

Got to love those old Sharpie lines.

3) Paint the heel of your shoe with the color of your choice. This may take more than one coat of paint.

4) Using the pencil, draw your chosen design(s) onto each heels. You can also skip this step and freehand whatever design you want.

5) Paint your design onto the heels. Smaller brushes work best for details. I found some gold craft paint in the back of the closet for the stripe and the inside of the heel.

6) Wear your saved shoes! Now your friends won't be embarrassed to be seen in public with you. ;)

- Elizabeth
aka The Hungry Octopus

Now blogging at www.TheHungryOctopus.com!

Knitted refashion #1 - my sister-in-laws gloves

Over New Years I had a great big think about how I could combine two of my favourite DIY crafts: knitting and refashioning. Mainly because during my virtual chat with Zoe where I was made to think a lot about my refashioning endeavours, and I must admit that I just don't get as much sewing done as I would have liked.
However, since our move to Munich in 2012 (we are back in Denmark again) I got much more into knitting again. Something I had given up a bit after my pregnancy (damn those swollen fingers). I also felt so inspired in Munich that I finally began designing my own knitting patterns (it's amazingly fun with, sometimes, mind-numbingly complex maths, phew!!). So I just didn't feel like spending time behind the sewing machine and that's usually where refashions take place. But, luckily not always!

So here I am bringing my first installment of a knitted refashion project, with absolutely no sewing involved. My sister-in-law had these nice gloves that could convert to mittens, but only for the 4 fingers. The thumb was left out in the cold. So I added a little cover for the thumbs for her. Now all 5 fingers can be warm and toasty. :-)

You will find the entire project with instructions and more photos on my blog. 

Thanks, 

Eddie

Sew wool hats from old sweaters

I have been trying to learn more about knitting recently and have been going to a local knit cafè group. One of the members has been collecting knit and crocheted hats and scarves for a local organization that helps homeless people in the area. I figured that I would be able to help out more by sewing some hats rather than making them with yarn. (This novice knitter and crocheter is pretty dang slow!) I know we've all seen and/or sewn hats from old sweaters before and there are gazillions of them all over Pinterest, so this is really nothing new to most of us. But isn't it great when you can take just three abandoned sweaters (I didn't end up using the red one) and in a few hours turn them into...

...six warm winter hats and caps that are all unique and, more importantly, will keep heads warm on those who need them most?

If you're interested in seeing the different techniques I used, check out this post on my blog, Cucicucicoo. I know I've been pretty absent here lately, but I have a bunch more wintery refashions coming up!

DIY infinity scarf & beany out of a pullover!

Infinity scarf out of a pullover

Infinity scarf worn as a beany!

Hi friends!

Except my passion for rings and necklaces I also love scarfs in various colors and textures. As I was browsing my closet I found an old knitted blouse and decided to transform it into an infinity scarf and beany. With only one pair of scissors and a few stitches you can make it too! 

So let's start.

Photo 1

You will need :

1) an old knitwear (preferably a pullover)

2) a pair of scissors

3) a sewing machine

Photo 2 

Place your knitted blouse on a straight surface and cut down the sleeves.

Photo 3

Now take the remaining piece (body part) and let's go sewing it. 

Photo 4-5

Adjust your sewing machine to zig zag mode and sew 1cm the hem. 

That's it! You have all-in-one scarf & beany ready to wear and you have re-used your old knitwear, too! 

Enjoy it!

xxx

Mikalina

Failed Tee Refashion Rescue.

This started off as a tee shirt refashion which went horribly wrong. Lack of planning meant that the lace insert was off centre and puckered. Not good enough to wear in public, I was reduced to wearing it at home. I liked the braiding at the neckline so I thought that I would use that to be the inspiration for an infinity scarf. The braiding became a cool feature and now I am proud to wear my failed tee refashion rescue out in public in it's new guise as an infinity scarf.

So I created this

From this

By doing all of this. 

Feel free to see more of this @ Penelope Hanger Refashions

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EASY LOOP SCARF: from normal to infinity scarf

My very lovely floral printed scarf is one of my favorites because it perfectly matched a few solid-colored summer dresses. But then I refashioned the yellow and coral dresses into two color block skirts, and now, I’m not sure whether I can still pair the scarf with the skirts. Too many colors? Too many patterns? I don't know.

Refashioning the floral scarf into an infinity scarf was pretty easy. I used a piece of white lace from my stash and sewed zig zag stitches on the edges to prevent fraying too much. I don't work with lace that much so my knowledge on lace is pretty limited. Anyway, I then matched the lace edge to the scarf edge and sewed a zig zag stitch.

I fell in love with the floral scarf all over again now that it’s a beautiful infinity scarf! The length is perfect, and I still love the style and simplicity of an infinity scarf. I think the lace block creates an extra oomph to an ordinary floral scarf. I am so happy to figure out a very simple way to turn ordinary scarves into infinity scarves.

To see more of my obsession with infinity scarves, visit me at jenniferelliott14.com.

Upcycle Sweater Sleeves into Boot Socks

Here's how to upcycle a sweater's sleeves into boot socks.

I chose this sweater because the ruffles don't sit correctly on me when I wear it as a cardigan, but the sleeve ruffle will be great for the top of a boot sock.

This is a project that needs few supplies. Gather:

1. The donor sweater

2. Coordinating thread

3. Seam ripper

4. Hand sewing needle

5. Straight pins or safety pins

6. Material of your choice for the soles of the socks ( I used small men's socks folded over.)

Turn the sweater inside out and locate the seam where the sleeve is joined with the rest of the sweater. 

Take the seam ripper, and carefully use it to cut the seam open. Use care during this step, because one false move, and you get unraveling! 

Try on the sleeve (soon to be sock) to see how it fits. This is also very important, because you need to see how the bottom (was the arm/shoulder seam area) suits your foot.

This is where you decide if you want to turn this into legwarmers, or socks. I decided to make socks.

****If you want to make legwarmers, fold over the bottom edge to make it even. Pin it. Turn it inside out, and adjust and repin it so that the folded-over part is on the inside. Sew it up and trim the edge as needed.*****

Line up the material you plan to use for the sole. 

I used my husband's short socks and folded them over after cutting the elastic cuff off.  

Pin the material so that the sole hole will be completely filled with the new material. 

Place a small drink bottle inside to make your hand-sewing easier.

Blanket sew around the outside (right side) of the sock.

Turn the sock inside out and repeat the process to make sure that you have a strong seam.

Last step.... Turn the sock right side out and wear it. 

Ah.... warm and stylish!