Saving a dress from oil stains

 

Hello, fellow refashioners,

It has been a while since I have done any refashioning. I seem to be focusing on home improvement items lately. Anyway, I have this very comfy dress but sadly it got oil stains on it.

I don't know about you but I have never been able to get oil stains out of clothing. So I opted for a more experimental route.

You can see the process including some mishaps in the video below.

Mostly it was just an experiment with bleach and believe it or not more oil. :-)  

Happy Upcycling,

Cindy 

Upcycle Design Lab

Upcycled T-Shirt - Men’s Tees to Women’s Baby Doll Top

Hi There Refashioners,

I haven't done too many re-fashions lately. I usually find myself fixing some piece of furniture that one of our dogs or cats have damaged. :-)

But I finally made this simple shirt refashion using some men's t-shirts to make the ruffles. You can view the full tutorial in the video below.

Happy Upcycling,

Cindy @ Upcycle Design Lab

 

Bleach T-shirt designs - Beyond the basics

Hi all,

Last week I made a simple bleach t-shirt design. It was a fun project so I decided to see how far I could tack the technique. In this video I share some more tips and several more projects.

Happy Re-fashioning,

Cindy @ Upcycle Design Lab

Custom T-shirt for Pennies - Bleach T-shirt Basics

Bleach is such a fun and fast way to refashion your clothing. I have been playing around with some different designs. Some have worked out and some not so much :-) This is the first project that I made and it kind of got me hooked to try out some more designs. Hopefully I will post them soon.

Happy Refashioning,

Cindy @ Upcycle Design Lab

Upcycled - Felted Dryer Lint Minnie Mouse Ears with Faux Wool Roving

Hi All,

I guess I am calling this a "Headband" refashion hopefully you will forgive the stretching of the rules a little here but I wanted to conclude My Minnie Mouse Costume Series.  Sorry no before pictures but I am pretty sure nobody needs one.

And since I am stretching the rules a little I will also tell you that I used some dryer lint to make this project so technically it is a refashion of a whole bunch of my clothes and towels and sheets.  :-)

You can find the tutorial here.

Happy Halloween!

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab 

How To Paint Minnie Mouse Costume Shoes

Hi all,

Hope you are not sick of Minnie Mouse stuff cuz I have simple shoe painting project to share this week. All it takes is a pair of plain shoes, some yellow paint, red paint, red bows and some polycrylic finish.

You can find more details here.

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Easy Minnie Mouse Purse Makeover

Hi All,

Halloween is just around the corner and I have deemed October Minnie Mouse Month here at Upcycled Design Lab.  Mostly just because it is fun to say.  :-)

Sorry I didn't take any photos of this project but you can see it from start to finish in this short video above.

Happy Refashioning,

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

No Sew Minnine Mouse Skirt Refashion

Hi All,

I know it is still a few weeks before Halloween but I always have fun working on costumes so I refashioned this plain black skirt into a Minnie Mouse Skirt.  You can find the short video tutorial here.

Happy Refashioning,
Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

5 Minute Simple Scarf to Poncho to Scarf Re-fashion (Wear it 4 different ways)

Hi all,

I haven't been doing much sewing lately.  Where does the time go?

Anyway this is such a simple refashion even I had time for it :-)

Sorry I don't have any before pics but I figure most folks know what a large rectangular scarf looks like.  All you do is fold the scarf in half.  Measure 12 to 14 inches from the fold and stitch from that point to the end of the scarf to sew the two sides together.  There are a few more pictures here.  The short video above shows how easy it is to go from one look to the other.

Happy Refashioning,
Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Upcycled Fourth of July Shoe Fun

Hi All,

I hope you had a great 4th of July weekend if you are here in the states.  I painted these shoes as part of my red white and blue ensemble.  You can find more details here.

Happy Refashioning,

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Almost No-Sew - Dress to Woven Top Refashion

Hi All,

This time of year I always seem to have so many projects outside but I finally finished a refashion.  It was pretty simple to do and took very little sewing.  You can find more details and pictures here and as always.

Happy Refashioning,

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Little Shoe Makeover

Hello All,

I refashioned these shoes a couple of weeks ago.  In my head they are part of a whole outfit.  Time will tell if I can get the rest of the pieces out of my head and into the real world.  I am planning for it to be a summer outfit and since it is snowing here today I am not feeling highly motivated.

Happy Refashioning,

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Woeful Wardrobe Week 2 - Skirt Refashion

Hi All,

I am so ready for the warmer weather and here is the first piece of a new outfit I have in the works.  I used some chiffon from the bottom of the black dress but a couple of square scarves would work for this refashion as well.  You can fin more photos here.

Happy Refashioning,

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Refashioning a refashion - Kaftan to Sundress - Upcycling T-shirts

Hi All,

Don't know if you remember but about a year ago I made this kaften dress from some old T-shirts.  I always liked the way the color blocking went together but it turns out I am not really a kaftan person so I never wore it.  I had the black top from a different refashion.  So with a little cutting and sewing I made myself this sundress.  I think I will get more use out of it now, but I have to wait for the snow to melt here to find out.  :-)

You can see more of the process here.

Happy Refashioning,
Cindy - Upcycled Design Lab

One New Shoe

Hi All,

Good Golly!  It's been awhile since I have done any  refashions.  But I finally got this project done. Well technically half done.  :-)

If you would like to see more of the process you kind find info here.

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Upcycled Mary Poppins Costume Part 2 - Skirt and Carpet Bag

 Hey All,

This week I did a really easy refashion to make a dress into a skirt.  I also made this carpet bag from some fabric that I had on hand.  You can find more info here.  And if you missed the Mary Poppins top and hat refashion you can read the tutorial here.

Have a great week,

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Upcycled Mary Poppins Costume - Blouse and Hat

Hi All,

Are you ready for Halloween?  I am working on my costume for this year.  There were a few mishaps along the way.  This is what I have so far.  You can read more about the process here

Happy refashioning,
Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Shoe Redo - Costume Shoe Makeovers Cinderella Glass Slipper Sugar Shoes, Ruby Slippers and More

Hello All,

Are you ready for Halloween?  I love to upcycle Halloween costumes this time of year.  This last week I spent painting and decorating shoes.  This is my favorite pair.  You can read about the process and see the other shoes here.


Happy Refashioning,
Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Upcycled Work Shirt Refashion With House Paint

Hi All,

This project was a little experimental but I think it turned out pretty well.  And it looks really good next to our living room wall.  :-)  You can read more about the process here.

Hope you all have a great weekend.

Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab

Upcycled "Oil Cloth" Bucket Hat

Hi All,

I had so much fun making my oil cloth denim hat that I decided to make another one.  :-)

Happy refashion,
Cindy @ Upcycled Design Lab