8.17.2010

anthro DIY-sailor and sweetheart cardi

I was featured here last week on examiner.com for my anthropologie marjorelle necklace thanks to Samantha! Thank you for the article!
my inspiration this week:

sailor and sweetheart cardi from anthropologie. original price: $98.

from my closet:

a striped shirt

and a long sleeve floral dress

I cut the neckline of the shirt and the sleeves of the dress to use for the tie.
and the result:

this dress looked a little grandma-ish due to the long sleeves but with the cap sleeves now it looks more young and fresh. I saved over $100! ;)

20 comments:

  1. What an awesome recycling project! The dress is totally cute with short sleeves, and of course the bow tee is cute!

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  2. So cute! You always do a great knock-off job! I love the combination of the stripes and floral...great choice!
    ~Susan @ Living with Punks

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  3. No way!! That turned out amazingly cute! Thanks for sharing!!

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  4. I absolutely love this!!!

    I just wish I had a sewing machine! ;)

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  5. oh these are 2 stinking cute! I love them! Great job
    ~Tana

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  6. Fantastic!! How sweet and pretty.
    Robin
    rubymines.blogspot.com

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  7. Very cute, especially on you. Nice job.

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  8. Wow! I am really impressed! I absolutely love on the cheap versions of expensive items!!!

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  10. Um...What? That is amazing. Can I be you?

    Seriously, look how talented you are.

    Feel free to head on over to my blog, www.oopsicraftmypants.net and link up to my linky party, "tute"-in Tuesday.

    I would LOVE to feature this.

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  11. I LOVE your creativity, and PS you look adorable wearing it too!!
    Visiting from justsewsassy.com

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  14. very nice! Love that you turned stuff you already had into new, even better stuff!

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  15. That turned out so cute, just like the original! Thanks for sharing!

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  16. how precious! I love it, it turned out fantastic!!!!

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  17. I can't believe you even attempted this. So cool it looks so much better. Love this! You have to link this to my Upcycled Awesome Linky party at http://tinyurl.com/Upcycled10

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  18. I love your fabric combo so much more than the anthro one. It looks fabulous.

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  19. Found your blog off Anna of IHOD - you are so talented! I am so not DIY crafty, but am willing to give some of these a try :) Probably won't come out as pretty but practice makes perfect. (I hope)

    X
    Jeanelle
    www.GlocalGirl.com

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