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Upcycled Underoos

August 13, 2013 31 Comments

Who remembers underoos?

I proudly rocked them in the early 8o’s, and now Lucia P is too.

I made this dress out of completely recycled materials.

The black knit skirt was made from a bathrobe that I wore while preggie with both kiddos. The apron and ruffle sleeves were made from a skirt that I bought while living in Hawaii. The over-sized pom-pom trim is from my mom’s vintage sewing box and the tank is straight out of the 80’s. It is definitely stitched with memories.

Lucia says “it’s awesome”, and insisted on styling it with my wonderbolt glasses.

I wonder how much longer she will love my homemade creations for?

It passed the twirl test. Phew. I’m glad that I took the time to add a ruffle trim.

Love is walking hand in hand.

And having this little peanut beside me.

Filed Under: DIY, lucia, repurpose, sewing Tagged With: sewing

Mama Dress to Girls Dress – Kids Clothes Week {Summer}

July 20, 2013 38 Comments

I once loved this dress by Hazel Clothing, but my improper laundering stretched it into an official potato sack. So I chopped it up to recycle into a dress for my best girl. I played around with the fabric (a lot) and ended up creating a large pocket, which I sewed onto a black camisole. I gathered the bottom portion of the dress to create a skirt and attached it to the cropped camisole. I also added a few hanging ribbons for fun. The dress stretched the camisole a bit too much, which I fixed by cutting the straps to create tie straps. It was quick and easy, and I’m a sucker for beautiful pre-existing hemlines!

The Little Lady was instantly pleased with her new dress.

And her flying little brother too.

Lucia kept it on for our usual evening outdoor antics (yes, her brother is wearing his sister’s unicorn crocs). Their latest includes something they coined chalk smashing: drawing pictures, scribbling all over them, sweeping the colors together and rolling around in their new creation.

I’m pretty sure that this dress passed the LP test.

Big thanks to kids clothing week for helping me dust off the old machine once again.

Filed Under: DIY, Kids Clothes Week, kids fashion, repurpose, sewing

Men’s Sweater to Kids Clothes DIY

December 5, 2012 11 Comments

1) Dig through husband’s unworn clothing stash and claim stake on a non-scratchy sweater.

2) Cut the arms off the sweater and cut down top of the inner seams about 8 inches.

3) Turn the sleeves inside out and sew together along the seams. Fold down and sew the waistband to form an elastic casing.

4) Watch husband weird it out in semi-sleeveless sweater.

5) Cut off the bottom half of the sweater to repurpose into a girl’s skirt. Create an elastic waist, as seen on the toddler pants.

6) Make a simple bow tie and head band. Voila, new clothes!

Filed Under: adrian, DIY, fashion, lucia, repurpose, sewing

From T-Shirt to Sundress.

June 28, 2012 10 Comments

Last night I sewed one of my old T-shirts into a sundress for my girl, using this awesome Prudent Baby tutorial. I was worried that my Lucia wouldn’t go for the sushi (no pink, glitter, tulle, princesses? The horror!). But she did! Yay!

I started with this interesting T-shirt that I used to wear prior to carrying and birthing childern: