A Presto Chango Refashion

Pu goes to a little preschool and for one of their fundraising efforts they sell t-shirts.

So it started like this:

an x-large men's t-shirt.

And then with a little Clickity Click Barba-Snip

it turned into this...

Which turned into this!

I used the Warhol Pattern from MADE

Thanks Dana!

Swirly Twirly Scarf

More recycled projects!

This was made from off cuts from my reclaimed t shirt skirts 

I love this spiral scarf from annekata

A terrible snap, but you get the idea.

The Genius of the Repurpose

It's no great secret that the well re purposed outfit is cool for the environment.

Less consumerism

less waste

very good.

What I also love is that an innocent piece of frockery, shirtery or such

gets a double life.

I think of it as though an item of clothing

gets to bring with it the tales of yesterday as it gets snipped into the getup of today.

Perhaps even one that tells a tale,

or holds a secret history.

And so this tale begins.

My sweet sweetie has a sweet sister who gives him sweet shirts

Wild shirts.

Weird shirts.

Some wonderful shirts.

These were the kind of shirt that only a sister would give her little brother.

Let me just say

These shirts would NOT help him with the ladies.

One of the finest in the collection

Not only does this shirt have planets on it

Not only does this shirt have planets and galaxies and stars on it

But this freakin' amazingly horrendously beautiful weirdo space shirt...

Is

BEDAZZLED!!!!

Top right of the above shot

that star is a ...dazzle

Oh the 80's!

 How I quake worshipfully in your powerful fashion crimes!!!

A shirt like this should not die

Even if it should be gently mocked

And so,

An innocent little black skirt.

Few know what lies beneath.

Or so I thought.

Funny thing is I sewed this baby up in my poorly lit studio.

It's black right? It won't show through.

Needless to say now when I walk out the door

if someone says "is that your butt or Uranus?"

(insert your favorite butt and planet joke here)

they will be totally justified.

Some of the more emphatic rings and planets DO show through.

Just what every girl wants on her butt.

Does it go without saying that 

 I removed the bedazzle only because it was TOTALLY a bulls eye

where no one wants one?!

Well I've said it, just in case.

I also made a little top out of brand new material.

Just in case.

And now off to a linky party
at  Get Your Craft On

Repurpose Shirt to Sundress

It started like this (thank you clothing swap)

And turned into this!

Thank you www.makeit-loveit.com/

And I finally put this to use

thanks http://www.purlbee.com/

Repurpose Shirt

I love this whole repurpose thing, so I made Nu a shirt from one of her Dad's old abandoned T-shirts.

But I am also a slave to beautiful new fabric, so this poor kid got another ruffle

I'd also like it to be able to grow with her so I made the arms long and added little fabric...what are those called, big in the 80's people...roll up cuff holders?!

 (they are definately NOT called that. You know someone cares and put time into a catchy name...)

Not sure the faded t shirt material works with the other, but it's soft and I think there is something sweet about a little girl wearing her Dad's old shirt.

I also used elastic thread and attempted shirring which made the neck stretchy and fit over her giant cranium with minimum protest.

She's also lying on a quilted change pad I made. Fleece on both sides with nylon inside. Wide because she wiggles and it can graduate to a sideline blanket or whatever later in life.

Elephant's and Baby Carriers Don't Mix

For those of you who speak baby carriers...

 I converted my Mai Tai (if only it were a sexy drink) into an Ergo-like contraption.

Complete with ooodles of buckles that provide a Cirque du Soleil-like environment for Nu

And extra strong stitching so she doesn't end upside down frantically braiding her nose hairs into a lasso to avoid certain bonking on ground

For those of you who don't speak baby carrier and perhaps speak something sexier like Latin or Italian with a Venetian accent, I made something that wasn't working, work. Yeah.

Then there's this

Shhhhhh the baby is catching her ZZZZZ's

And a new kid on the block.

I can tell already she has wanderlust.

She makes friends easily and is house broken,

which is essential with an elephant

And, after good council she decided to travel to J's house to live with E!

Thanks again http://heatherbailey.typepad.com/