A Creative Log & Other Notes on Life
From the category archives:
Did you catch a glimpse of the lavender dress I found in my Savers Halloween video? Well, that wasn’t the dress I ended up using for Pumpkin’s Rapunzel dress. Of course, after the cameras were turned off, I found an even more perfect dress to refashion. With it’s chiffon overlay, I knew this old, thrifted […]
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I wore this thrifted 70’s blouse a few times “before” but I love it way more now as the “after”
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Another dress from the thrift store with so much promise. STEPS 1 . Shorten skirt about 4″ (I took it off at the skirt waist instead of the hem). 2. Replace “dead” elastic at waist with new elastic. 3. Cut off sleeves and re-hem. 4. Pair with belt. Find more of my women’s refashions HERE.
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Nothing makes better “dress up” dresses than thrifted prom dresses from the 70’s and 80’s. They are more durable, more interesting, more afordable and they’ll fit kids that are bigger than size 3T. Why do big manufacturers assume kids stop dressing up after toddlerhood anyway? Steps: Yellow dress: Shortened straps, cut off third ruffle to […]
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Today I gathered together some thrifted fancy dresses and some fancy fabrics that have been sitting in my stash for years & shipped them off to Jane, an amazing Kenyan woman who has literally sewn her way out of poverty. Not only is she a sister sewist, she is a refashioner! She struggles though, to […]
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Princess requested an “End of the Summer Sewing Playdate” with a few of her closest girlfriends. How could I refuse? Each of the four girls (3 who had never touched a sewing machine or an iron and ironing board before) spent an afternoon picking out the fabric (great way to use up my vintage sheet […]
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At the thrift store I tend to gravitate towards old, handmade-looking pieces. The eyelet panel and lace details on this skirt called to me but it’s awkward length did not flatter. With all the hem details, shortening from the bottom was not an option. Shortening at the waist ended up being a super simple process […]
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Being a nursing mom, I always have my eye out for cute shirt dresses. With a little refashioning, this lightweight, comfortable, and pocketed thrift store find has become my favorite “new” summer dress.< STEPS 1 . Shorten about 6″ 2. Cut off long sleeves, sew casing and add elastic. 3.Unpick hook and eye at neck […]
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In the summer, I like to dress my babies in onesies. Just onesies. And maybe a pair of pants if we’re outside at night and it starts getting a little cool. So last week I beefed up The Baby’s wardrobe with the things he wears the most. Plain white onesies & a couple hand-me downs […]
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Everyone has been so patient! The new Rockin’ Baby Gown tutorial is ready, complete with instructions on how to include a little hand flap. There are also a few minor tweaks to the pattern and added ideas on how to customize your gown with ribbing and color blocking. Have fun turning your favorite, old T-shirts […]
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