refashion roundup [pt. 3]

I just love refashioned outfits. On the weekend my daughter and I made a few skirts from t-shirts. Lots of fun and totally practical and easy too. Here are some more recent refashion tutorials I have seen lately.

refashioned shirt to dress

Mens shirt turned into a shirred child’s dress [pic]
Mens shirt turned into a jumper dress
t-shirt to night shirt
reversible slouchy beret from t-shirt
girly twirly whirly dress from a cut down woman’s tiered skirt
big boy pants from sweat shirts
kids lounge pants from adult t-shirts
sweater and punjabi shirt mash-up
secretary dress refashion
scarf to skirt
men’s jeans to wrap skirt
cowboy shirt to toddler dress
diy maternity pants
busted skirt to toddler skirt
pillowcase to toddler dress
wool soaker pants from recycled sweaters

[thanks craft gossip and wardrobe refashion]

free patterns from STC craft

STC Craft has put together a collection of 20 free patterns from their books, for you to download for some holiday / gift giving crafting: whether you knit, sew, stitch, or stamp, there’s something here for everyone.

Easy Pelmet Boxes

Jenny from Little Green Notebook made these super cute and easy window pelmet boxes from foam core, fabric and duct tape.

window pelmet

window pelmet

diy: vintage sheet file folders

Love this idea. Link to tutorial.

artificial yarn dreadlocks

‘Dread falls’ are artificial hair extensions – Pie Knits has a few links on how to wear them and how to make them.

yarn_dreads

recycle old blinds into new blinds

Little green notebook took some ugly old $3 mini blinds, took them apart, added some fabric to make these stylish roman blinds. See the full tutorial here. [via chica and jo]

hanging+shade

how-to: mushroom pencils

How cute are these! Link.

how-to: turn bike parts into a table

Turning brokenness into awesomeness. Link, via Dude Craft.

how-to: crochet basket

Sweet tutorial with lots of details.
Part 1: Link
Part 2: Link
Park 3: full pattern, link.

how-to: crafty chai

I’ve coined Jen’s chai “crafty chai”. Great looking recipe for those chai fans (yes, I am!). Link.

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