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Striped Button-Up Skirt Reconstruction
When I found this dress at the thrift store last month, my mind was immediately flooded with ideas.
I liked a lot of things about the dress: the colors, the stripes, the buttons, the pockets, the shape of the skirt. However, I don’t usually do maxi length dresses or skirts. They tend to make me look extra short. As I was going through my wardrobe in preparation for Me-Made-May, I discovered that I really need more separates. I especially don’t have very many skirts. So, I decided to make a skirt. Continue reading
Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged Budget, button-down, diy, how to, reconstruction, recycled, remake, sewing, skirt, thrifted, tutorial
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Reconstructed 80s Bow Print Dress
It’s been a while since I’ve done a complete reconstruction, but I did one recently.
When I saw the purple bow print material on the dress above, I immediately thought of my youngest sister. She loves purple. Plus, what teenage girl doesn’t love a colorful bow print?
So, I reconstructed the dress into a little summer frock. Here is the dress, pictured on my adorable baby sis’ (she’s seventeen, but she’s still the baby). Continue reading
Posted in Life & Writing, Reconstructing & Thrifting, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged '80s, bow, bow print, Budget, clothing, diy, dress, how to, purple, reconstruction, recycled, redo, remake, repurposed, retro, sewing, thrifted, tutorial
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Lace Yoke Dolman Sweatshirt Tutorial
This tutorial is essentially a continuation of the basic dolman top tutorial. First, please see this post for instructions on making your basic dolman sleeve top pattern.
Adding the yoke is easy peasy. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged clothing, diy, dolman sleeve, dolman sweatshirt, fashion, how to, instrucions, lace insert, lace yoke, pattern, patternmaking, self-drafted, sewing, shirt, sweatshirt, tutorial
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Wide Neck Dolman Top Tutorial
I decided to split up the tutorial for this shirt and the one for the lace yoke dolman sleeve sweatshirt. I’ll post the lace yoke sweatshirt tutorial immediately after this one.
To make this top, you will need a basic shirt pattern. If you don’t have one, please see this post for how-to instructions. Grab some tracing paper, a pencil, a ruler and and an angle. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged clothing, design, diy, dolman sleeves, fashion, handmade, how to, off-the-shoulder, pattern, patternmaking, self-drafted, sewing, shirt, top, tutorial
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Reconstructed Lace Insert Shirt Tutorial
This is the second of the three tutorials I mentioned in this post. The tutorial below explains how to make a top with lace yokes and sleeve inserts, using a large recycled turtleneck and some stretchy lace. The lace I used was in the remnant pile at Hancock, but you could probably find a lace top to recycle if you want you’re top to be made entirely from recycled materials.
It wasn’t necessary to take a picture of the shirt before because it was just a big turtleneck. So, I’ll start with an explanation of how I cut it up. Continue reading
Posted in General, Reconstructing & Thrifting, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged design, diy, how to, insert, instructions, lace, lace insert, lace sleeve, lace yoke, reconstructed, recycled turtleneck, remake, sewing, sweatshirt, thrifted, top, tutorial, upcycled, yoke
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Lace Yoke Sweetheart Top Tutorial
Here is the first of the three tutorials that I mentioned on Sunday: how to make a lace yoke sweetheart top.
This is a lengthy tutorial because I also included information about how to make a basic shirt pattern and how to make a pleated sleeve.
To make this pattern, you’ll need some tracing or drawing paper, a pencil and a ruler. If you have dressmaker’s tracing/marking paper and a tracing wheel, you can use that instead of a pencil. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged clothing, diy, how to, instructions, knits, lace, lace yoke, patternmaking, pleated sleeves, sewing, shirt, sweetheart neckline, t-shirt, tutorial, yoke
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Try Some Spaghetti Squash
My favorite vegetable of the moment is spaghetti squash. If you’ve never tried it, you should!
I’d never had it until a few months ago, when I saw one in the grocery store. I felt so adventurous putting such an unfamiliar item in my grocery cart….
It is a great substitute for spaghetti noodles, if you’re looking to cut back on your carbohydrates once in a while. I’ve had it several times now with spaghetti sauce and spicy Italian turkey sausage. It doesn’t have the same texture as noodles, but I never feel like I’m missing out when I have it. Continue reading
Posted in Cooking & Baking, General
Tagged cooking, how to, recipe, spaghetti, spaghetti squash
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Kindle cover tutorial
I received a Kindle Fire from my husband at Christmas, and just finished making a holder/cover for it. The following is a tutorial for making a cover for a Kindle, or any e-reader. Continue reading
Posted in General, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged cover, diy, e-reader, e-reader cover, holder, how to, kindle, kindle fire, kindle fire cover, nook cover, pattern, sewing, tutorial
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Pots Made from Lampshades and Tea Plates
The other day, when I was walking around the thrift store, I came up with an idea for inexpensive, decorative pots.
Every thrift store has unique little tea plates that are missing their tea cups, or just charming, ornamental plates.
These stores also have an array of glass lampshades from discarded light fixtures.
So I thought to myself, why not combine these two readily available items to make inexpensive and unique pots? Continue reading
Posted in General, Home & Garden, Reconstructing & Thrifting
Tagged basil, Budget, decorative plates, diy, gardening, glass, how to, lampshade, lampshade pots, pot, pots, repurposed, seeds, tea plates, thrifted, tutorial, zinnia, zinnia seedlings
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Prancing on Powder Blue Mums
I’m just about finished painting the subfloor in my sewing room. It’s unusual and exactly the type of look I was hoping for. The flowers are much brighter than they appear in the pictures.
I can feel my spirits lifting when I walk into this room. The process was long and arduous, but worth it.
So, here’s what the project entailed…
Posted in General, Home & Garden, Sewing & Crafting
Tagged decorating, diy, home decor, how to, mums, paint a subfloor, painted subfloor, painting, stencil, stenciling, subfloor, tutorial
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