A Shirr Bet Pillowcase Dress / Save the Arts in SC!
Hello friends! Did you miss me? 🙂 Well, push that separation anxiety aside! I’m back! Now…I’m not going to be blogging a new refashion EVERY DAY or anything (because only a crazy person would do such a thing), but rest assured…I still have many fun tricks up my refashioned sleeve to share with you! 🙂 Where to begin? I had a delightful week off! 🙂 Lots of time to reflect and decompress! I had a fun viewing party for my Rachael Ray appearance on Thursday night, and slept in for most of Friday. I was feeling pretty flippin’ awesome. My big year-long project was done and I was just…
Day 365: Kitschy Dress
Today’s piece is a fun & kitschy handmade house dress. 🙂 Okay…I’m not a fan of the brown & white print (too tablecloth-y!) and this is obviously too big for me. Let’s see what we can do about all that, shall we? First, I threw the dress into a dye bath with my good friend, Scarlet. 🙂 After about 40 minutes in the dye and a rinse & dry, my new dress was ready to be taken in! I decided some of that length had to go as well! Now my new dress is ready for a fun supper with friends! I have to admit, there is no way I…
Day 364: All Tied Up Top
Today’s piece isn’t exactly fashion-forward, but it has sparkles to spare! Alright. The only thing I like about this top is the subtle glittery print. Time for some serious choppage! You can see how I’ve laid out one of my best-fitting tanks as a template for the shape of my future top. Are you wondering why I’ve left so much room on the sides? 🙂 I cut a bunch of 1″ish strips down each side, then tied them together! This is an extremely easy no-sew solution for any of your boring tops that are made of a fray-proof fabric! 🙂 Cheers!
Day 363: All the Angles Dress
When I found today’s dress at one of my fave $1 thrift stores, I was stoked! Check out the amazeballs print! 🙂 You’re looking at a totally 80’s shoulderpadded number that desperately needs a facelift! Time for a Nip/Tuck! First, I made a big chop! Then, I took in the whole thing about 2″ on each side. After cutting off the excess material, I folded the top raw edge over twice and stitched it down, leaving about a 1″ gap. This is where I’m going to insert some elastic. After digging through my stash, I realized I was all out of elastic! Ugh! And I was soooo not in the…
Day 362: Mairi Shrug
Today’s piece comes from a land down under! And yes – You’d better run. You’d better take cover! 🙂 You haven’t even seen the best part yet! I pretty much died laughing when I opened Mairi’s package. She certainly gave me quite a challenge! 🙂 Alright…as I’m not into Victorian Cosplay, these unmentionables were going to require a complete overhaul! First, I reached into my dye stash and pulled out this: Into a nice, hot bath of dye the bloomers went! After a rinse & dry, I realized that dyeing this in the machine had a negative consequence. :/ Thee good news was, not all of the lace was damaged,…
