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wardrobe refashion: trying to keep my pledge

By On October 20, 2009 · 9 Comments

I made a deal with myself that I was going to lose some weight before fall. I didn’t want to have to go out and buy new clothes just because the ones in my closet didn’t fit. I was doing really good until vacation. Pretty much all of the weight I lost at the end [...]

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wardrobe refashion:
dressing up a pair of flip flops

By On October 4, 2009 · 7 Comments

What kind of shoes should a three-year-old girl wear to a beach wedding in October? Will the weather be warm or cold? Should the shoe be casual or dressy? Should you invest in sandals that will probably be too small by next Spring? Where are you even going to find sandals this late in the [...]

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how to refashion a dress into a skirt
in five easy steps

By On August 25, 2009 · 15 Comments

Even though I wrote this tutorial for a kid’s size dress, you can do this with adult sizes, too. This is the same way I turned a shirt into a skirt.

My daughter and I both love this dress. She only wore it a few times last season because it was too big. This [...]

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wardrobe refashion: crochet top to tote bag

By On August 22, 2009 · 5 Comments

This top is one of my finds from last weekend’s garage sale bonanza. My friend issued an ultimatum: “If you don’t buy it, I will and turn it into a tote bag.” Well, of course I had to buy it. I couldn’t be out-toted!

It took me awhile to figure out what [...]

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east campus garage sales: new fabric and yarn!

By On August 17, 2009 · 6 Comments

Last year I barely made a dent in the east campus garage sales. I had no idea how big they were. I took my husband and daughter to the textile sale and by the time I made my fabric purchase, my family was ready to go.

This year I went with my friend

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wardrobe refashion: shirt to toddler dress

By On August 14, 2009 · 12 Comments

This shirt turned into the cutest dress, but it’s big! I figure it’s at least a 4T or 5T. Since this season is almost over, I’m going to wait until next year to have my daughter try it on. It will probably need a dart in the back because she’s so tall [...]

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wardrobe refashion: shirt to apron

By On July 29, 2009 · 4 Comments

Here’s the third shirt from last week’s garage sale purchases. These big, flouncy shirts came in style right after I had my daughter and I refused to buy any. I had just gotten out of maternity clothes. I didn’t want to buy shirts that made me look pregnant!

I [...]

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wardrobe refashion: de-ruffling a shirt

By On July 25, 2009 · 4 Comments

Here’s the shirt from yesterday’s garage sale finds. I really liked the fabric, but the shirt was a little bit too frilly for me.

The first thing I did was cut off the gathered cuff and replace it with a simple rolled hem. Next I removed the ruffle [...]

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wardrobe refashion: shirt to skirt

By On July 24, 2009 · 4 Comments

I found some cute shirts at a garage sale this morning. I’ve already refashioned two, but it was too dark to take the second “after” photo. Here’s the first one.

The top portion was a little tight and the bottom was big enough to be a skirt. Ha! A skirt! I cut [...]

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wardrobe refashion:
pajama pants from thrifted sheet

By On July 22, 2009 · 5 Comments

It seems like everyone in blogland is making comfy pants out of vintage sheets. I don’t think mine are that old, but I still love them. They turned out a little big, but after my too-small skirts, I wanted to make sure they were wearable! I’ve adjusted the pattern a little for [...]

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