DIY Nautical Romper from Dress

A few months ago I picked up this stripped dress from the thrift store-

 

I loved the pattern, but not the style.

 

So I started transforming my dress by first removing the top portion with my seam ripper.

 

 

Then, taking a pair if shorts I already had for a pattern I cut out 4 pieces for my shorts.

 

 

To make less work for me I used the original side seams and hem lines.

 

Open up your short pieces and lay them right sides together with the original seaming in the center,

 

 

Sew the open sides together.

 

 

Next take your original side seams and re-fold your shorts so that those seams are on the sides.

 

 

Sew up the open V shape you will now see in the center.

 

Set shorts to the side and take up what is left of your skirt. Mine happened to be in the perfect trapezoid shape once I flipped it around and cut off a little excess.

 

 

Snip the corners of the top for arm holes.

 

 

Hem the arm holes and top.

 

 

Lastly pin the bottom of your top to the top of your bottoms with right sides together and sew.

 

 

Lastly, I repurposed the original straps from my dress to make ties for my romper.

 

 

And that's it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Studded Clutch Refashion

 

Ahoy Matey!

 

 

What You'll Need: an old purse or clutch

     studs

                         needle nose pliers

                 marking tool

                         scissors (optional)

                                     fabric for lining (optional)

                               hot glue gun (optional)

 

 

 

 

Start by picking the purse/clutch that you want to DIY.

I have this old 1980s vinyl one that I picked up at a church swap.

 

 

I started with a little bit of deconstruction. I removed the straps and the inside lining (which was in bad shape)

 

 

I then traced out the shape I wanted onto the front of the bag. However, I would suggest NOT using marker- as I had a job of removing it later.

 

 

Using your pliers (needle nose being the best), push in your studs and fold down the tabs.

 

 

Next, I needed to address the lining issue. I picked out some fun fabric and laid my purse down on it cutting around it.

 

 

Next I serged aroud the outside of my lining with right sides together.

 

 

Using my hot glue gun, I carefully glued the lining into the inside of my bag.

 

 

Ta-Da! New clutch!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rockabilly Sweater

Whoo hoo for 2 posts today! And just you watch out for tomorrow's post!


So here is the sweater when it was all said and done! I love it so much and have already worn it paired with one of my favorite pencil skirts and a pair of mary jane pumps!




What it was before: A totally dull 1980s granny sweater. And when I say granny I mean it! Everytime I put it on my 25 year old body I felt like I was an 80 year old woman with saggy breats.




I decided I had to go quarter-length sleeve for a mad-men inspired look. So I cropped them off.







With the sweater turned inside out I trimmed in the sleeves slightly so they fitted a bit closer to my arm but were still lose.



I then hemmed my sleeves up and turned my attention to the neckline.

I cut out the neckline in a v-shape and did a rolled hem.








et c'est fini!

Rockabilly Swallow Sweater

I suspect by now you all know my obsession with knits and with Rockabilly fashion, to this shouldn't be a huge surprise.








Thie sweater started out as a huge slouchy Gem Sweater. You can guess how frightening that was.




So I started by removing all the beads and thread and giving it a really good wash.



Because I'm not a slouch sweater kind of girl I used a fitted sweater as a template for cutting this sweater down to size so it fits me pretty neatly now.




And because I really wanted a Swallow sweater. I broke out my embroidery floss and free-handed two swallows on my sweater.

Before you choke I used a referance image.

My DIY Waterproof Camera Case

You Will Need

•Scrap Fabric
•Flannel
•Umbrella
•Felt
•Sewing Machine
•Velcro

PROJECT BUDGET
Free
Time:0h30
Pretty Easy

I got a knew camera for christmas and it's digital which is pretty new for me because I've always prefered and still do prefer working with 35mm. But this is something I can carry in my purse and always have on hand if I want to take a picture. It's a Nikon Coolpix L22 and Nikon is my prefered brand of camera. They are kind of the cream of the crop and are real photographer's cameras. I wanted to have a way to carry my camera, but more importantly protect it.

I used this really soft flannel for the inside lining to protect my camera from scratches.



I also knew that keeping my camera from getting wet was really important so I used an old umbrella top to make an interfacing and then for the outside.



I used some scrap leopard print fabric and felt to make it pretty.




I put a buttonhole on the top of the case so I can slip my strap through it and easily carry it around on my wrist and it's shut using some velcro.