Now introducing....

Frayed and Fancy Ribbon Belts!

I can't wait to make more of these in other color combinations! They really add a lot to an outfit!

Head on over to my shop to see this and other similar items.

Beaded Chiffon Flower Shirt

I saw this cardigan at Old Navy yesterday and thought that the flowers would look so cute on a little girls shirt...

I recently bought this shirt(at Old Navy, of course) for $5. To be honest, plain shirts just aren't my thing. I find them a bit dull. So it was the perfect shirt to spruce up!

I made a few chiffon flowers and and attached them to the shirt by sewing little beads in middle of each flower.

I'm really happy with the way it turned out! And hey, it only cost $6 to make!

Stain-coverage discovered!

What do you do with a childs shirt that has been stained multiple times and been placed in the rag-pile? Throw it out? I think not!
If you have a few pretty scraps of material laying around and a few hours you can do THIS!
I used strips of dark gray crepe and light gray chiffon to sew little ruffles over the stained area.
With the scraps left over from the scraps, I made this matching hair clip. Matchy-matchy, but cute!

A few things I learned from this project:

1. Fray Check is your friend.
2. USE Fray Check.
3. Use Fray Check on the material BEFORE you sew it into little ruffles. It sure is a lot easier to apply it to flat material.
4. A sewing machine would make this project a LOT faster. I think I logged about 3 hours on this project by hand-stitching it.
5. I need to buy a sewing machine. And learn how to use it.

Look HERE for more idea's on re-fashioning old clothing. This woman is brilliant and inspired me to try my hand at it.