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Another upcycled dress for the princess. (tank had a big "soy sauce" stain at the bottom)
upcycled childrens this and that...
I used the Wiksten Tank Pattern as a base and changed it up inspired by a RTW tank. The orange print came from Hancock and the gray lower knit was cut from a thrifted shirt. See more here:
Polymer clay was added to a salvaged belt buckle and textured, colored with alcohol inks and brushed with mice powders to bring out texture. A salvaged zipper and grommets add to the industrial feel.
I'm very proud of my upcycled creation! It was incredibly easy to do. Check out my blog for further details: www.celebratecreation.wordpress.com
I WISH I had thought to take a before picture!! This was made from a thrifted womaes size 6 skirt that I cut down to fit a size 2 toddler. I sewed up one side to get rid of the zipper and the slit, cut a few inches off the top, then added the lace to the waistband. The trim at the bottom was already there.
Quick, easy fun project inspired by perusing all the wonderful projects on Simply Modern Mom.
One brisk fall day, while walking through the streets of downtown Minneapolis, a light drizzle began. Soon the pitter, patter became a downpour, and I was, sadly, umbrella-less. BEHOLD! A discarded, broken, worn down, weary, homeless umbrella - it beckoned me. It was in sorry shape, but I only needed to get to my car and it would definitely keep me relatively dry. I seized the poor discarded beast, made way to my car, only slightly damp, and threw the relatively useless umbrella in the trunk where it has lain approximately 3 months.
Rewind to a beautiful, sunny spring day - a perfect Saturday of garage saleing and scavenger hunting, with plenty of treasures to be found. As I made my way from one sale to the next, collecting gnome trinkets and squirrel knick knacks, I happened upon a heap of discarded periodicals. These dated as far back as 1949, and included various issues of Women's Day, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, and Better Homes and Gardens. The perfect resources to make my domestic life just that, but in that very 1950s way. The magazines were free of mold, but very brittle, and left for garbage Monday, they surely would have met their demise. I swept them up, and headed home for the domestic education to begin....
The magazine pages have been laminated to help protect them from age, as well as give them strength to function as the shade. The individual pages were pieced together to create each wedge of the shade. The umbrella skeleton is from that which I found, and the handle and top have been painted a lovely shade of aqua. The edges of the umbrella have been bound using the discarded shade of the unwanted umbrella.
The exterior of the Parasol depicts exclusively delicious cake and pie advertisements from the 1950s. ENJOY!
I made this out of a grocery-store mushroom tub, a soy yogurt cup, and a wad of tinfoil from my breakfast.
Upcycled tabletop mannequin, Blogged about: shabbyvintagemom.blogspot.com/2010/12/upcycling-thrifted-...
This plain white sleeveless dress got cutified with a dozen or so fabric roses made from some out-grown cotton t-shirts!
Recycled/upcycled vintage ladder back chair, old rush caning removed and replaced/rewoven with thrifted western belts, leather belts and Gutemalan belts.
www.simplifiedbuilding.com/blog/upcycle-a-sitting-desk-in...
This project shows how Sam upcycled an ergonomic sitting desk into a standing desk with a few extra fittings and some pipe.
This is an upcycled t-shirt I bought at a local charity resale shop. I cut up the t-shirt and re-assembled into a child's tiered skirt with ruffles. The vertical ruffle is a leftover piece I had after completing the bottom tier. I pleated the tiers using a ruffler, and reattached, using a rolled hem at the bottom of the lower tier. I added a bright coral flower (leftover from another t-shirt re-do for myself), then used narrow strips (pulled to make them curl up) of the green t-shirt looped and gathered in the center. I had done an embroidered a butterfly as a "test"' project a week or so ago using my brother PE-770 - so, I cut it out and used it as an applique on the flower/leaves. Then I added two large green *emerald* stones to add a bit of *bling* to the ruffle. My daugher, three-and-a-half, LOVES it and wants to wear it every day. All of this was done with what was on-hand... following a "use what you have" philosophy, and it's my own design (pattern). :)
SOLD. 100% Upcycled.
A neighbor across the street had lived in Japan and was selling all her belongings in a garage sale. She was off to teach in Africa. I got some pretty things from her, among them a narrow and long bag which she said was used to do grocery shopping in Japan. I loved the thick, sturdy fabric but the bag was too narrow for my taste and the straps were falling apart so I deconstructed it and pulled some other things from my to-be-repurpused bin and I came up with this bag.
The Japanese fabric is very thick and looks woven. It creates this tan and cinnamon checkered pattern which I complemented with some straps made out of cinnamon colored fabric from a rescued dress. The bag has been lined with what used to be a skirt. The lining is light yellow/straw with printed small flowers and leaves in brown, white and olive green. The bag has three inside pockets and a narrow opening for pens, pencils, etc.
I bordered the top edge of the bag with some Spanish lace that I have had for YEARS and it originally came from my mother's craft closet. She had it herself for many YEARS. I believe when she was young this material was used to edge or to piece together parts of tablecloths. It is VINTAGE!
On the front, I put an appliqué of embroidery that came from one of my first embroidery projects as a teenager a long time ago. It was a vest that I worked hard on but then I ruined while ironing it. I had rescued the embroidered part of the vest and I finally found how to use some of it.
The inside pockets come from parts of tan and beige pants, with their original belt straps.
The stitching throughout the bag is olive green to give it a rustic feel.
A group of ladies at work bought this bag for Marge on her birthday. Thanks!
I made these shorts from an old pair of Arizona Jean Co. jeans. I added some ruffles and lace to the legs, pocket decor on the back and lots of glittery, glow in the dark, and black light reactive fabric paints!! Available in my shop. View my profile for link. ^_^
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For a long period of time I've been struggling to find proper storage for my plugs. At last while thrifting I found a little trinket shelf that would work perfectly.
A little bit of TLC and some paint goes a long way!
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free motion stitched with TLSS (the little sewing shop), my button tag, and the other pocket embellished with ribbon.
These were $1 jeans from the thrift shop (a large adult size!). I used the denim as fabric, they are 1 pair of jeans, but I used different areas of them to make the different colors.
These are for my 4 yr old son!