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Category Archives: DIY
Your DIY Projects
One of my favorite things about blogging, is inspiring someone to try something new. If you’ve been inspired to make something from one of my posts, I’d love to see it and share it. So I’ve started a new page … Continue reading
DIY: 1960′s Mad Men Inspired Dress Refashion
OK, so maybe I HAVE been watching too much Mad Men this summer. BUT THOSE DRESSES!!!! I just can’t get enough! I want one……. So….. I found this little number at the thrift store the other day and made it … Continue reading
DIY: Indigo Tie Dye Maxi Skirt and Totebag
What do you get when you mix a bucket of indigo dye, a couple of girlfriends, and a beautiful day? A new maxi skirt and a tote bag, of course! I had a big bucket ‘o dye left over from … Continue reading
DIY: Ten Minute Summer Dress Tutorial
At first glance, you might think I just cut off the length. I didn’t, but it was almost as easy and I was able to give a too small dress a refashion for a change. To refashion something that … Continue reading
DIY Blue Indigo Tie Dye Refashion
Tie dye is NOT just for summer camp anymore. Believe it or not it’s actually being seen on the high fashion runways! So I gathered up supplies, headed out to the yard, put a flower in my hair and got … Continue reading
A name change: The Renegade Seamstress
As you probably noticed from yesterday’s post, I’m trying on a new name for size. Now that I’ve had a chance to look in the mirror a bit, I think I’m going to slip into this one, it feels much … Continue reading
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Easy DIY Refashion Tutorials
Come see what all this refashion fuss is all about. Warning: Once you start, you might not be able to stop! Click on an image below to see the available tutorials.
One Thrift Store Dress+One Refashion=Three New Looks
Three new looks from one thrift store dress. Start with this Little House on the Wrinkled Prairie Dress : Let’s make that into three new looks. This particular thrift store dress gave me the perfect opportunity to try out … Continue reading
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Tagged paperbag waist skirt, peplum dress, peplum shirt
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Easy DIY Maxi Dress in Fifteen Minutes or Less
Ah, the maxi dress. So comfy! So cute! Here’s a maxi dress you can make in less than fifteen minutes. I had previously used the bottom of this thrift store shirt for some ruffles. Now I can use the top. … Continue reading
DIY 1950s Shirt Dress Refashion Tutorial
Styles from the 50s. Super cute! But are they for me? There’s only one inexpensive way to find out…… Refashion an old fifty cent thrift store dress, of course. You might also like:
