Skirt to Cape

My skirt to cape refashion :)

Paint + Doily+ Sweatshirt

I found a fabulous sweatshirt at the thrift store. 
Purple.
My size.
Cozy.
Perfect Condition, just boring.  (exactly what I look for)

I ironed an old doily and sewed it onto the back just to see how it would look. 

It looked like someone sewed Grandma’s white doily onto a sweatshirt. Somehow I thought it would turn out really awesome, but it looked ridiculous.

When my little girls were painting rocks, I pulled out the Grandma sweatshirt and started painting away.  I still think it looks silly, but it was really fun to paint and I
think I now earned a “C” for effort on this little project.

Love,
Amy Jo at The Little Moments

Summer to winter refashion

Thrifted dress I bought awhile back...figured it would be more practical as a skirt...So I simply cut off the top & made a facing for the waist...now it can be worn year round :)

Morning in Paris

Himself woke in Paris this morning. I did not. Not this time.  

The purple sheet mock was successfully taken apart then transformed from the 18 I originally cut into a 14 (raised another  inch at the waist adjustment line) so I was good to go to make the first TLD out of a rayon cotton blend I got there last summer. And yippee -- careful cutting means there's enough left for a top of some sort.

Nothing goes to waste in my craft and sewing room. The purple sheet mock of this dress seemed the perfect subject for testing out a keyhole back. 

Not that anything goes according to plan around here.... 

IWOM

Fabric Covered Sunglasses

I've got another sunglass refashion for you.  You will need:

• Scrap fabric
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Sunglasses (the cheaper the better!)

 This sleeve gives you a little sneak peek of a project I've been working on.

I popped the lenses out of the sunglasses.

I glued the fabric to the outside frame of the glasses and cut around the frame, leaving about a quarter of an inch of material.  I folded this material down around the back of the frame and glued it down.  I then cut out the material inside the frame so that I could pop the lenses back in.

After popping the lenses back in, you can either leave the earpieces bare or cover these with fabric.  It looks good both ways but I decided to cover mine.  You just need to glue the material to the earpiece.  Make sure there is enough material to fold around the whole earpiece when you cut it out. 

And there you have it!  Fabric covered sunglasses!

Visit my blog for more pictures and details.

A poppy to remember.

Hi everyone. This is my first post on here but I have been refashioning for a few years and I especially love re purposing other vintage items into clothing. This is something I made a little while ago as part of a 365 day creativity challenge I am documenting on my blog http://365crafty.blogspot.com.au/.

It was a boring old long sleeved Tshirt with a high neck I purchased from a thrift store for $2. I made this on ANZAC day which is a day for Australian's and New Zealander's to commemorate the soldiers who fought many years ago. There are more photos and a description on day37 of my blog.

Lace Covered Sunglasses

I have a really fun and silly project for everyone today!  Behold the before picture!

I bought these sunglasses at the dollar store for one whole dollar.  I glued a piece of lace to the lens.

I trimmed the lace around the lens as closely to the frame as I could.  I then used my thumbnail to tuck the lace into the crease between the lens and the frame.  Do the same with the other lens and you have some nifty sunglasses!

You can see out of these but I do not recommend participating in any sort of activity while wearing them! 

Visit my blog for more details and pictures!

Recycled Fabric Wall Art project

I must admit I don't really like to rush my projects - especially the ones that I have been creating for our apartment, since these are the ones we will live with for a while. Consequently some projects can take me weeks or even months to complete. Sometimes waiting for the right fabric or buttons or even the right crafty day to come along.

Here is our new piece of wall art:

The inspiration for this piece was the seasons.   My little abstract interpretation of Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring which also celebrates my love for recycled fabrics.   The owlies I have been creating have produced lots of left over bits of fabric and felt which the hoarder side of me cannot bear to throw out.  So I have been collecting them all in a big container, coming in very handy for this project.

The circles measure  45cm and are made of what looks to be pressed grey felt/wool.  Each season has been hand stitched using embroidery thread in various colours including gold.

I really love how this piece turned out.  More so, I love that I got to use up lots of my scraps of felt and fabric. Fabrics that came from suits, shirts and some old woolen jumpers. For this and other recycled home craft / fashion ideas feel free to visit my blog

Denim Bow from Children's Jeans

Because children's pants are smaller, this keeps the bow smaller. You could in reality, use any denim scraps you have left over, you would just need to re-establish the side seams.

Please visit my blog for further directions on this....and other creations. Thank you! Summer

Now you see it, now you don't - an easy fix for a small hole

So I got this awesome American Rag top on sale, and then somehow got a hole in it, only after one day! Don't you hate when that happens? Anyways, I knew that the light fabric couldn't be stitched up, so what better way is there than to cover a whole up!

 See the hole? I know it's small, but trust me - it bothered me a lot!

 So I pinned some vintage lace along the edge!

 And sewed it all to the shirt!

 No more hole (and from now on this shirt is hand-wash ONLY!)

xo,

Z

PS. I share more fashion, DIY and beauty tips and ideas here http://beingzhenya.wordpress.com/http://beingzhenya.wordpress.com/

DIY maxi skirt from an old mumu in 30 minutes or less

     

When I spent Mother's Day weekend in Boise with my daughter, cute maxi dresses and skirts were everywhere! The first thing I did when I got home was dig out this horrendous thrift store mumu. 

I loved the color and the pattern but everything else about it was so unflattering. 

With a few snips of the scissors and a few new seams, you can turn any big ol

 dress into a cute maxi skirt.

There is a full photo tutorial here.

The Jolly Jumpsuit

Create your own Salute to the King with mommy's outgrown button-up dress and a couple of snips & stitches – your munchkin will be rockin’ & rollin’ in under 30 minutes!

Here's the easy how-to

Anthropologie Inspired Tote

I love bag refashions/recreations. I found a big large canvas tote at the thrift store but is was plain and boring. I used Anthropolgie's Wallpaper Tote as my inspiration and I love the end result. 

Here is my plain but strong canvas tote from the thrift store that only cost $2.00

Here is Anthropologie's Wallpaper Tote that retails for $168.00

Here is my version for $6.00.

To make your own version and for the full story visit http://recycledrepurposedrenewed.blogspot.com.au/

hello again!

Hi everyone!  Back in the day, I used to post on this blog, but then time got away from me and I wasn't sewing nearly enough so was unable to post here anymore.  But now I am back and I just wanted to thank the folks behind Refashion Co-op for letting me rejoin!  I am so excited to be back.

So here are a few things I've put together in the past couple of months that I wanted to share:

All of these can be seen on my blog, where there is also a tutorial for the wallet.  A tutorial for the shirt is in the works (still...), and you can find the pattern for the shawl on Ravelry - it is the Cyrcus shawl courtesy of Madeline Wardrobe.  My shawl is knit in 100% recycled cashmere yarn from a pulled-apart sweater, made for my grandma.  Happy sewing!  I will be back soon!  (I'm quite determined lol)

Ragbag Dress to New Blouse

Here's another project I shared today on my blog, Seams Sustainable.  I found an old button up dress at our local Salvation Army.

I liked the drapey rayon fabric, the cute floral print, and the faux pearl buttons. 

So I turned it into a blouse I could wear with jeans, or with a skirt for a dressier presentation.

Please feel free to let me know what you think, and stop by my blog for more details!

Refashioned Red Dress

This dress is one of the many I bought at the school yard sale back in April.

There was so much wrong with this dress: the collar, the buttons, the sleeves.  You get the point.  What's funny is that the only reason I even began working on this dress is because I liked the print and I needed some of the fabric for another project.

I removed the sleeves, collar, buttons, and front faux-breast pockets.

Next, I removed the buttons from the front and sewed the front closed.  Because the front looked so wonky, I decided to turn the dress around.  Lastly, I removed about a foot and a half of material from the bottom of the dress and hemmed all of the rough edges.

Now I want everyone's opinion.  Does the dress look better with no belt, the skinny black belt, or the matching belt?  I also have a black chunky belt I am thinking of pairing with the dress...

Visit my blog for more details and pictures of this refashion.