Tee Shirt Sweeeeatshirt

My sister studied abroad in South America, Chile to be exact, and brought me back a soccer shirt. Not just any shirt it was a Club de Fútbol Profesional de la Universidad de Chile shirt. Have you ever heard of the term lost in translation? Well that is the moral of this story right now. My sister was shopping for something to bring back to me when she stopped at a roadside stand to get me a shirt. She asked the lady for a small which here in the United States most people assume is an Adult Small but in Chile its just a small, a child's small. My sister brought the shirt home to me and not until she unfolded the shirt to give it to me did she realize what had happened. It was hilarious! I knew I wanted to be able to wear the shirt so I made it so that I could.

Here is what to do:

Materials:
3 tee shirts
Scissors
Sewing Machine
24 inch Zipper



Procedure:
1. Cut the first shirt that you want for the bodice down the middle of the front.
2. Cut a good size band off the bottom of the second shirt. The shirt that you want for the bottom band of your shirt.
3. Cut that band down the middle and pin it to the first shirt lining up the middle and sides.
4. Stitch the seam.
5. Using a seam ripper remove the sleeves from the first shirt and save the sleeves you will be making pockets with them later.
6. Using a seam ripper remove the sleeves from the third shirt and pin them to the first shirt.
7. Sew the sleeves on to the shirt.
8. Using a piece of cardboard cut out a template in the shape of a hood.
9. Using the template cut the shape of a hood out of the third shirt lining the face edge of the hood up with the hem of the shirt.
10. Pin the hood onto the neck of the shirt and stitch a seam.
11. Turn the sleeves of the first shirt inside out and stitch the bottom closed.
12. Turn the sleeves back right side out and stitch them to the front and bottom of the bodice.
13. Pin the zipper to each side of the bodice and stitch it on.
14. Put on the Sweatshirt and Enjoy!!

Upcycling

Here is a word that describes what I do.

Definition: Re-using materials to create something fresh and modern.

Treasured Ties

So I got this AWESOME idea in the middle of the night one night and I had to call my mom down to my room to tell her about it. I wanted to make a skirt out of old ties. We went around to my step-dad and grandpa and got some ties. Can you believe one of the ties I got was from 1968!!!! AND another one was from SCOTLAND! How cool is that?
I started taking them apart and sewing. Once I had them all sewn together I realized that instead of a skirt the ties were definitely long enough to make a dress. So I did!

When you look at my pictures you will notice that I paired my dress with some awesome accessories. I paired it with my string of pearls from a previous post, a black belt underneath my bust, and some snazzy clear healed heals with silver and diamond stud accenting!

Here is what you need to do:

Materials:
Old Ties
2 bands of elastic, one for above your bust and one for below.
Sewing Machine.
Seam Ripper
Iron
Pins

Procedure:
1. Grab some ties! I used 17 but that may vary depending on your size.
2. First, take off the label with the seam-ripper, being careful not to rip the tie.
3. With a seam ripper or very sharp scissors begin taking out the center back seam of your ties.
4. Once all seams and threads have been removed from your ties you will need to press them flat.
5. Begin pinning the ties right sides together.
6. Stitch the seams and then press them flat.
7. After those 2 steps you should have a panel of ties.
8. Measure how long you want your dress.
9. Fold the skinny ends of the ties towards the inside of your dress making your dress the length you want it.
10. Sew a one inch casing to put your elastic in.
11. Measure from the top of your bust to the bottom of your bust.
12. Using that measurement make another one inch casing that far below your first one.
13. Put the elastic in each casing and pin.
14. Pin the last and final side seam and sew.
15. Put on your dress, pair it with some GREAT accessories, and go out!

Shorten Your Smock

I found my mom's old business kind of dress thing and it was cute fabric, BUT it was WAY too long! I decided to update it so I could re-wear the dress. Check it out and see what you think.

Here is what to do:

Materials:
One dress that needs shortening
Sewing machine



Procedure:
1. Put on the dress and measure how short you want it.
2. When you cut off the extra fabric leave about an inch for than the length that you want the finished product.
3. Fold a hem at the bottom of the dress and sew.
4. Put on the dress and check it out as you can see I have paired my dress with the necklace I made in the last post!

Beautify Your Beads

I found this GREAT long string of pearls but decided that it was not up to date. I went scavenging for other beads to add. I glammed and glitzed my string of beads up! Now they look A-M-A-ZING! They also match the new dress I just made which is gonna be my next post! Check it out!
Here is what you do:

Materials:
An Old Necklace, for me it was a string of pearls.
Some pretty beads that you want to add.
Stretchy beading string.
Scissors


Procedure:
1. Cut the old necklace saving the beads in a bowl.
2. Cut the length of stretchy string that you want.
3. Start stringing.
4. Tie off the necklace with a
5. Enjoy your necklace!

Reinvent Your Wreath

My mom loves hanging decorations on our back door, but what do you put up in between holidays. We couldn't find one that she liked at the store so she decided to make one. We found all of the supplies in our garage. What do you think?

Here is What to Do:

Materials:
1 Old Wreath
Some Fake Flowers and A Small Birdhouse
Hot Glue Gun

Procedure:
Glue the old flowers and birdhouse to the wreath.
Hang on the door