Simple Refashion: Clothing To Skirt!

Simple Refashion: Clothing To Skirt!

Refashion a clothes into a skirt!

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Chinese Phoenix Wall Fine Art Inward Vintage Frame!

Chinese Phoenix Wall Fine Art Inward Vintage Frame!

See how I turned a shirt into AWESOME wall art!



I had a gorgeous Chinese Mandarin Collar shirt...that was...well,
made for skinny picayune Asian girls alongside no hips.
(Or whatever daughter alongside no hips for that matter...not me though.)
Alas, it sat inwards my cupboard for years wishing it had a purpose inwards my life.

So, instead of the ii of us breaking upward for good...I pose it to use!

 I had a vintage frame inwards copper.

I had the drinking glass as well as foam nub backing for it to.

I used the foam nub equally a guide to cutting out my shirt...

leaving close a one-half inch closed to all the sides for tucking.

 I used a dash of spray gum as well as railroad train my shirt on the foam core.

 I used hot gum to roll as well as tuck the shirt 

closed to the dorsum of the shirt.

 And tuck downwards the corners too.

  Perfect alongside the drinking glass on top!

Insert as well as mountain into frame.

And endeavour to direct maintain a film without equally good much glare!

Looks fabulous!  

Glad I tin forcefulness out lastly pose this fancy Phoenix to work!

Okay, it "might" live a peacock...but I dear Phoenix's!

They are my most favorite mythical creature...so there!

What create you lot think?

Do you lot direct maintain a shirt worthy of framing?

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Ruffle Tulle Skirt Extender Slips!

Ruffle Tulle Skirt Extender Slips!

Skirt Refashions!
I made unopen to extender slips for skirts that simply aren't
long enough...or involve a piddling peek-a-boo ruffle!

I had this onetime long pioneer type skirt...
It was a midi length...I cutting it to the perfect length

 and sewed the elastic correct onto it...stretching piece sewing.

 Perfect!  Adds a piddling flounce correct to the bottom!

 This dark skirt tin live used equally a skirt...but we
 use it was a tutu amongst that tulle edge.
I did a drawstring...so I tin role it...or my tiny daughter.

We used it hither to become amongst her Dalek skirt


This was a inexpensive white clothes I got for a dollar on clearance at the mart.
I cutting off the bodice top, lining too all too sewed on elastic.  Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 squeamish ruffle border for the showing!
Could live used equally a skirt (if I was brave plenty to wearable simply a white skirt)

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Skirt Refashion Sewing Fest!

Skirt Refashion Sewing Fest!

I merely had a dandy large sewing fest in addition to fixed upwards all those

 skirts that I've been pregnant to create for years!

Yesterday was the extender slip sewing project!

I got this darling dark in addition to white apparel amongst plum trim

 for $6 at the thrift store.

And idea that miraculously my breast would 

grow in addition to I'd live able to fill upwards it...

alas, non fifty-fifty some extra padding made it work.

thence I cutting it inward half...lining in addition to all in addition to made it into a gorgeous skirt!

I used 1 1/2" elastic in addition to sewed the skirt, lining in addition to all correct to it.

The elastic doesn't show, because I ever untuck.

 Here's me wearing it amongst the skid extender from yesterday.
And thank y'all to my ix twelvemonth quondam photographer...I don't convey dandy pictures!  :)

This crimson skirt I bought at my sister's tiny thrift shop inward her tiny urban heart for 50 cents...
two years ago.
It was 3X...too large for me.
I had planned on removing the waistband, taking inward extra textile and
 reworking the waistband for a perfect fit!
Hence the argue it's been sitting roughly for two years!
Let's instruct inward easy.
So I cutting the waistband off...right through the lining in addition to zipper too...
in addition to thence sewed on a loop of elastic.
I dear the extra flare it gives...fun agency to brand a flouncy skirt yesteryear taking
 one that is super large in addition to using all the textile to instruct inward smaller for you!

I took this adult sized peasant skirt in addition to made 

it represent my nearly ix twelvemonth quondam daughter.

This was an awesome jean skirt...super stretchy in addition to soft...
but had a really long rise...not a lower hip article of apparel that I prefer...
perchance I merely convey a brusk torso...either way,

 Cut off the excess waistband, correct nether the zipper...but through the dorsum pockets.
I did a quick long zig zag stitch to move on the bag flaps inward place.

 Measured the elastic...1" shorter than roughly the waist.
Then sewn together similar a loop.
Then I run upwards it onto my skirt...pulling the elastic gently spell sewing.
sewn amongst a long zig-zag to assistance it stretch when wearing.
I'm NOT pregnant...but this is a dandy way
to create upwards materials for motherhood article of apparel too!

And again, a GREAT photograph of me...
doing what I actually was meant to produce inward life...modeling!
(Please Federal Reserve annotation the intense sarcasm here)
 The signal is...even though I cutting the pockets, y'all can't
fifty-fifty come across them from behind...trust me.
It's agency to a greater extent than comfy in addition to a perfect length!
Still to a greater extent than fun to article of apparel amongst the lacy nether skid from yesterday!
And it's merely 1 footstep upwards from pajamas...I am lovin' that!

 Here's some more...
these two were from yard sales...
the chocolate-brown 1 had likewise long of a rising (maybe I'm merely short)
the bluish was an 3X size every bit well...made to represent in addition to super comfy!

This 1 was $1 at a yard sale...because the elastic was quondam in addition to stretched out.
I'd worn it a bunch of times yesteryear threading security pins through it...
merely praying it would remain on!
Finally fixed it yesteryear cutting off the quondam waistband in addition to sewing on elastic!

 And iii to a greater extent than without earlier pictures.

I holler back it's of import to Federal Reserve annotation that each adult woman has a
 different shaped body in addition to clothes represent differently.
You merely convey to brand things move for you!

Now, because y'all stuck out that post, I holler back you've earned my
MOST EMBARRASSING STORY story.
I had made a skirt amongst a DRAWSTRING waistband.
I wore it to church.
I didn't realize that the drawstring came undone and
I stood upwards from my chair inward Relief Society.
Yes, my undies were showing.
The sweetness older ladies sitting behind me fifty-fifty snickered...
Ha ha ha!
I am glad I tin express joy virtually that now.  Glad I was merely amongst the
 ladies in addition to at that topographic point weren't whatever men around!
Also, never wore that skirt again...
should convey used an elastic waistband!  :)

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Galaxy Dress!

Galaxy Dress!

GALAXY DRESS!
Best wearing apparel inwards all of fourth dimension together with space!
Okay, non specifically Doctor Who...but totally Sci-Fi!

Okay, I don't profess to live a model...but I absolutely honey this dress!
Nor does my 10 yr quondam profess to live a photographer!
So...go slow on me--we had hence much fun!

This wearing apparel is fun!
I e'er have on black.  I only similar black.  I have on all dark nearly daily.
I convey lots of dark dresses.
I am e'er funeral wearing apparel appropriate.
I honey this dress...it's generally black...but has approximately vibrant colors too!
I used Tulip One Step Dye!


It's slow to role together with holds color actually well!

I started amongst this thrifted dress.
I liked it together with wore it several times...but...I bought it used and
it had approximately bleach spots on the bottom border when I got it...see them?
No big bargain now...I lay the wearing apparel on the dorsum patio.

And armed myself amongst a spray bottle of bleach!
It was diluted one-half together with one-half amongst water.
I sprayed strategically inwards a diagonal trace of piece of job downward the dress.

I did a shirt too!

Complete amongst pigment spots!

Instantly the wearing apparel bleached!
Turning a horrifying shade of coral!!!
Then I turned the wearing apparel over together with bleached the backside.
It doesn't bleed through that much...fyi.

After nigh fifteen minutes I rinsed together with washed the bleach out of the dress.

But didn't dry out it!
Next I got out Navy Blue, Fuscia together with Pink Tulip Tie Dye!
Tulip ane mensuration dyes are perfect together with hence slow to use!
Check out this necktie dye post for to a greater extent than information

Look out bleached out the wearing apparel is!
It was seriously scary!  I was certain I ruined it for good!

Just lay out plastic on your table...then a cooling rack.
Then the damp clothing...
Then I dropped together with swirled dye all over the dress.

When I was done it looked similar this!
Super stellar vibrant!
Remember dye volition lighten when washed.
Okay, particularly if the stuff is non 100% cotton. 
This wearing apparel was 95% cotton fiber together with 5% spandex.
So I knew it would lighten quite a bit!
I left it nether the covered patio all night.

Then rinsed it inwards the sink until the H2O ran clear together with then
washed together with dried it.

All dry!
See how much lighter it looks?
It's hence cool...nebula together with outer spiral arms!

And the shirt!
Just similar this they are amazing together with wonderful!
Totally a slap-up agency to upcycle whatever bleached or painted clothes!

But let's become a mensuration farther amongst paint!

I used lots of acrylic pigment together with cloth medium.
Fabric Medium is nice...you mix it inwards amongst whatever pigment together with it keeps it
 soft on the cloth instead of getting all strong together with cracky.

 Start past times sticking approximately cardboard (like a apartment charge per unit of measurement box from USPS)
within the shirt or dress.  This agency the pigment wont bleed onto the back.
I also cutting diverse sizes of circles out of vinyl.
Saved the circles for after together with used the outlines equally a stencil.

Just cutis together with stick them correct to the fabric...

Then I used pigment together with a stencil stipple brush to dab on paint.

In unlike shades to proceed them ombre together with planetary looking!

Until y'all convey an entire solar organization painted on!
I honey it!

I used approximately metallic element golden together with drew on a few footling stars hither together with there!

Ta Da!

It's withal generally dark but amongst approximately interstellar flare!

I didn't bother doing whatever planets on the backside...

Because my pilus nearly covers all of it!

Awesome right!???
It only needs a footling TARDIS painted on at that topographic point somewhere!

I honey how it turned out!
It makes me desire to plow all my dark clothes into galaxies!
(wouldn't that live weird?...the daughter who solely wears galaxy clothes!)

So what exercise y'all think?
Will y'all elbow grease making a galaxy???

I honey my astronaut infinite shoes too!

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