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Motherhood, Sewing, Family

DIY: Men’s Leather Jacket to fringe tote bag + fringe shoulder bag

~ REFASHION RUNWAY, SEWING

Fringe Tote bag DIY
Hello everyone! This week’s challenge was the most difficult and challenging week for me. I’ve never made a handbag/purse/clutch of any kind before and had no idea what I was going to make. I thought oh, I have almost a week to decide and make it, then the day before our family’s trip, I realized I didn’t have all week to turn it in, I needed to turn it in before I leave on our trip! So I had one day to figure it out and make it and submit this post, but I made it guys, WHEW! And I am very happy with how it turned out!

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DIY: XXL shirt into a little girls dress

~ REFASHION RUNWAY, SEWING

A XXL women’s shirt into a little girls dress w/ tulip pockets
XXL shirt into a girls dress

 

BEFORE:
XXL shirt into a girls dress
my son refused to move away so a picture with him it is! I’ve learned to choose my battles and also think to myself, “Will this matter in the end on my deathbed?” That is how I survive motherhood. 🙂
Right when I saw this XXL women’s shirt at a thrift store for $5(it still had the tags on, don’t you love when that happens?), I automatically had an image pop in my head so I started on the project hoping it would execute just the way I imagined.

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DIY: tailor & add sleeves to a dress

~ REFASHION RUNWAY, SEWING

I don’t know about you, but I prefer to wear dresses over pants or skirts any day in the summer since it’s much cooler, and way more comfortable.  I got this dress at Kohl’s(for $4!) but the chest/waist part was a little loose.  So I tailored it smaller and used the lining of the dress to make the sleeves.

 

Before:
*I just cut the back side of the lining and used this tutorial to add the sleeves.
*I made the sleeves too small(short) for my liking, so I plan on making a bigger one.  But in the meantime I’ve been wearing a cream colored cap sleeves under it which works fine too.
After:
{Dress: Lauren Conrad by Kohl’s | Shoes: Payless(really old)}
Skill level: a confident beginner
Estimated time: 30 minutes
Budget: none
The after photos by Jessica Peterson.  She is amazing!