That Dress Used to be a Shower Curtain?!

Hello all you Refashion lovers!  Today’s post really proves that you can Upcycle just about anything into eco-friendly, trendy and fun clothing!
Yes, you read the title correctly; I started with a thrifted Shower Curtain   When I saw it in the store, the fringed valance really caught my eye… so, this project starts with cutting off that funky fringed valance!

 

I knew I wanted to have a lavender tier next, so I went through my T shirt stash, and found one… then cut off the bottom 14″… as you can see, I cut it on a diagonal and sewed it up, because I wanted to have a bit of a dip in the back… you’ll see how it comes together in a few more steps :)

Now I had to decide what color I wanted for the top of my dress…. oh, decisions… decisions….

 Some of you may disagree, but I selected the light blue one from J Crew...  I just liked the way it looked next to the lavender… I cut the bottom half-ish off of the tank...

 
Then I pinned my two pieces together, and sewed it up with a zigzag stitch so it could stretch.

 And here you have how that looked… see how that “dip” is working?

 The next thing I had to do was to gather the top edge of my shower curtain valance so that it would fit right with the bottom of the lavender section… so I measured, gathered, and sewed them together! Woo Hoo, it’s getting there!

 Here’s what I’ve got so far:

 Now, if you know me at all, you know that I can’t just leave it at that. hahaha …  I had to embellish it somehow… I decided to make – you guessed it — a fabric “flower”! … and sew it to a safety pin so it could be used wherever it was needed :)  I finished it with an adorable vintage sunflower button…

So here you have it… my new Shower Curtain Creation :)  This was fun!!!  And I’m really liking the little dip in the back!

 

My Frumpy-to-Fabulous Skirt Refashion

Hello everyone!

This is my first post here on the Refashion Co-op. I am so excited to be contributing, and I love the fact that now I will have a reason to finish some of the projects that I start and maybe would not be as motivated to finish!

A little bit about me: I am a military veteran, a graduate student (but only for a few more weeks, I graduate in December!), a wife, a burlesque dancer (I know! Scandalous!), the loving and doting companion to three "fur kids", and an animal rescue/adoption advocate. I blog over at Em-provising, and am really enjoying it. I love getting to know fellow bloggers and am sooo impressed with the amount of talent and creativity I see in these other women.

For my first contribution, I am posting a skirt I made a little while ago that has become one of my favorites for fall. I love it! The best part? I got it for free!

"Before": this skirt was about a size 18. Since I forgot to take a picture of it then, this is a picture of the original length, which was a weird, mid-calf length that was not flattering on me. This is FatSpice, our fat cat, who likes being in on the projects. 

After I had taken in the waist, making sure to preserve that cute waist-tie thing that the skirt originally had, I shortened it. Here is the finished product!! I love wearing it with my go-to booties and a white shirt. Of course, I pair it with a sweater now because it has FINALLY gotten cooler in Georgia. :)

If you would like to see more of the steps, you can go to the original post. Thanks so much for taking a look! :)

money for old rubber part 3

money for old rubber part 3

Before I move onto the inner tube from the fork lift truck, here are a couple of experiments on the mannequin with bicycle inner tubes. 1st 2 images show a possible shoulder piece with bits of tube glued and shaped.

The next images below shows the strips of inner tube weaved onto the body.

Below is the inner tube from fork lift in my bath getting washed.

Me having fun cutting up this huge piece of rubber

And the pieces ready to make something with.

There are interesting markings on each piece, making each one individual.

Holes were punched again creating surface design. More holes were punched and eyelets attached so this piece can now be worn as a top.

Seen in the above image is also the beginnings of a skirt. I now had to figure out how it would be fastened. I purchased a few types of sturdy buckle, and then settled on what i thought to be the best, the kilt buckle, seen below.

The next image demonstrates how I used inner tube rubber to attach the buckle with rivets. Unfortunately the image is upside down, i could not rotate for some reason, but it still shows the inner tube rubber attached with rivets on right hand side of picture and on the left is the kilt strap attached with rivets.

The fork lift inner tube outfit is complete. I am delighted to  nest show you fashion photography shoots worn in full glory.

outdoor set

Degree Show

The girl on the top left is wearing a 2nd top made from the same material, but a different material (latex) is used to thread through and fasten.

Below are my recycled garments worn alongside other rubber wear.

Thank you all for reading m y "Money for old rubber" parts 1 to 3.

Green Eggs and Ham T-shirt Refashion

My husband was giving away this old t-shirt that had a couple of bleach marks here and there and I decided it was perfect for a pair of overalls for my 8 month old.

I added a pair of vintage braces.

And here's the result.

You can see more over on my blog.
Thanks, Sharon at 365Crafty