Lace Dress Refashion

I got this beautiful, albeit somewhat excessively girly dress at a favorite thrift store during a 50% off sale! Only paid $3.99 for it and now its one of my favorite pieces!!

Before:

After:

See how I refashioned it here and see more pictured of it styled with other thrifted items here.

Happy Tuesday!
Ashley of To Catch A Thrift

How To Hem Flare Leg Jeans

I really wanted to have the original hem intact when I shortened this pair of flare leg jeans by a little over 4 inches. However, after too much time looking online, I realized that any hemming jeans tutorial I was coming across that allowed you to keep the original hem only worked with straight leg jeans.

So I decided to figure it out myself and write an easy to follow, step-by-step tutorial with words and pictures.

Took these:

And ended up with this:

To see the full post, click here.

If you are a denim fan check back on my blog this week as we are doing 3 posts (Monday, Wednesday, and Friday) all related to denim! Fun Times!

Happy Tuesday!

Ashley of To Catch A Thrift

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scrap fabric into turban headbands

Hello!

My latest refashioning project was the product of some scrap velvet fabric. I mean, what in the world can you do with that, right?

Well after much deliberation I finally arrived at these adorable (and useful!) turban headbands!

To see a full-tutorial with pictures on how you can do this yourself, click here.

Happy weekend!

Ashley of To Catch A Thrift

Contrast Cuff Shirt Refashion

I'd been wanting to do this refashion for a while, and finally found the perfect shirt to use! A little sheer, a little flowy, it beamed at me in all it's off-white glory from the racks.

I then used some scrap leather, a needle, and thread to create a "contrast cuff" look. I love it and it was so easy to do! Took less than an hour!

You can see more detailed instructions on how I did this (and how you could do it) on the blog by clicking here.

You can also see how I styled it to wear for a date night by clicking here!

Best wishes, 

and happy refashioning!!

Ashley of To Catch A Thrift

DIY American Flag Shorts - with tutorial on blog

Hi Refashioners!

I actually did this project to wear for the 4th of July, but will be wearing them all summer with the Olympics going on! It's super easy! You still have 17 days before opening ceremonies to make them :)
Check out the blog for the full tutorial here!

From this:

To THIS!:

Happy Refashioning!

Ashley of To Catch A Thrift

summer skirt refashion

Hi Refashioners!

You know how midi skirts (skirts that fall to that awkward length in the middle of the calf) have been everywhere you look? Not the most universally flattering piece, especially when it's an old, outdated thrift store item.

Well I just fell in love with the color and pattern of one of these hideous skirts that I had to take it home! I turned it into a darling pencil skirt and am so happy with the results!!!:

You can see more pictures and here more of the story by clicking here.

Happy Refashioning!!

Ashley of To Catch A Thrift

making old shoes new again!

Our latest refashion involved a tired pair of two toned pumps. Using acrylic paint and polyurethane we turned them into something brilliant!!

Check the blog for more details!

Ashley & Ellen

To Catch A Thrift

a great idea for using up scraps!

Hello, Refashioners!

We have been a bit absent as of late, sadly. But fortunately we are back with more projects and fun things that you can check out on our blog, To Catch A Thrift.

Our latest project involved taking a bunch of old scraps from previous projects:

And turning them into beautiful curtains:

It was so time-consuming but SO MUCH FUN!

And as always, you can see more here.

Have a great day!

xo,

ashley & ellen

To Catch A Thrift

a no-waste christmas gift!

This project was inspired by a bag full of scraps from past refashioning projects. It seemed like i'd collected SO MUCH...and I didn't want it to go to waste.

My sister is big into anything DIY/green/recycling, so I knew she would appreciate this gift.

From this bag of scraps:

I decided to make a VERY unique apron. We did a post about making aprons which you can read on our blog here.

I started by taking rectangular pieces of fabric and created pleated "stripes" on a base of leftovers from hemmed curtains:

I then used an old tank top to create the top portion, and used ties and satin ribbon to create the sash and ties around the neck.
Then for an extra special touch, I cut out letters from more of that scrap fabric and hand stitched them to the apron:

"Cocinar Todo Con Amor" means "Cook Everything With Love". My sister and I share a passion for food and cooking, and she is currently working for an organization called Manna Project International in Ecuador. She does community development outside of Quito, and is changing the lives of those around her everyday. I am so proud of her and am so happy to be able to make her such a special and meaningful present. You can see her blog here.

Merry Christmas, everyone!!

Ashley
To Catch A Thrift

a great no-waste discovery!!

Hello there!

We recently posted on our blog about our latest and greatest refashioning discovery.

You know how a skirt refashioning almost always includes taking a solid several inches off the bottom? How can all those circles of fabric be used, you might have been wondering (as we were)!

We took this bag of fabric scraps:

and turned them into collections of infinity scarves like this:

and this:

You can see more scarf collections in our online shop, and read about them in our latest blog post.

ashley & ellen

To Catch A Thrift

two shirts makes a dress...

...or more like two shirts make a top and skirt that when worn together look like a dress. :P

Being crazy about the print of these large mom shirts meant they HAD to be turned into something. But what?

Then I decided...a dress!! Then for wearability's sake ended up refashioning these shirts into a fitted top and skirt.

Here is a picture before:

and here is a picture after:

You can see more of this refashion at our site, complete with a tutorial (more like a quasi-tutorial :P)

love,

To Catch A Thrift

floral shirt refashion

Hello there!

This is a very simple refashion. Not to mention that the materials needed (one large oversize boxy shirt) is readily available in any thrift store, op-shop, or garage sale you visit.

We found this amazing floral print shirt at one of our favorite thrift stores here in Nashville, along with a few other boxy tops. I tried to wear it as is, by belting in in the middle, or knotting it a la the 80's, but the volume of this tee just looked bad on me, being a very small woman :P.

BEFORE:

AFTER:




Here is what we did in WORDS:
We simply flipped the tee inside out, and pinned where we wanted to take it in (several inches on each side, plus a little in the sleeves). Rather than pinning straight down, we gave a little more room starting at the waist to create a top that could be worn as a short dress over leggings. Turned on the sewing machine, stiched it together, cut the excess fabric and "ta da!"

Here is what we did ILLUSTRATED:


We used this dress in our fall style blog post which you can see here.

Happy Refashioning!!!!

ashley & ellen
To Catch A Thrift

high-waisted shorts out of hideous pants!

We recently undertook a number of refashioning projects for our latest back-to-school/fall fashion blog post.

This amazing refashion turned an ugly and outdated pair of pants into glamourous high-waisted shorts.

BEFORE:


AFTER:




Here's how we did it in WORDS:
-Take one hideous pair of grandma pants.

-Trim off most of pant, a few inches above your knee.

-Roll remaining pant length into cuff of desired thickness and length.

-Stitch two vertical seams on sides of thigh area.

-Remove belt, save buckles for back pocket embellishment.

-Use excess pant fabric to make back pockets, attach to rear of pant.

-Add own colorful belt.

-Voila!

Here's how we did it ILLUSTRATED:


Yay! AWESOME shorts!!

Ashley & Ellen

To Catch A Thrift

new contributors!

Hello all lovers of re-made, pre-loved clothing!

We have enjoyed browsing this blog for awhile now and are SO excited to contribute our refashions!

We are two ladies, the best of friends and near opposites! we are quite the perfect complement to each other and always joked how we should "go into business together". Being that neither one of us care for "business", our blog is our means of working together. If you can call it work!