I love doing these refashion roundups – there is so much innovation out there … here is more innovation and inspiration to help you turn old into new again. [thanks wardrobe refashion - take the pledge]

dollar store pj’s to super cute ruffle shirt [see pic above]
80’s jumpsuit to jumpdress – I love this transformation
make wool soaker baby pants from felted sweaters

t-shirt memory scarf
cheaters guide for a very cute fancy dress for a toddler
layered circle skirt for toddlers from a barbie curtain
jewel t-shirt
sweater houndstooth pillow
lovely layered shirt dress
maternity shirt

Letter from a reader Ellen who is asking for ideas for making a purple halloween costume for her son from a bright purple Bed, Bath & Beyond bag. please post your ideas and links to tutorials here – or head over to Ellen’s blog.

Hi, Kathreen. My name is Ellen, I recently found your blog, it’s amazingly inspirational. I’m a magazine editor; on the side, I write a blog about my little boy, Max, who has not-so-bad cerebral palsy. The blog’s pretty upbeat and, on occasion, sort of silly, because life is sort of silly.

here is an excerpt from her post;
Let’s say your little boy is obsessed with the color purple. “Ur-ul! Ur-ul!” he says approximately every 4.5 minutes, because that’s his way of saying “purple.” And let’s say you are in Bed, Bath & Beyond on a Saturday and a salesperson walks by carrying this extremely large plastic bag. And it is purple. Gloriously, stunningly purple. … You get excited. You’re not sure you felt this giddy when you registered for china. Because the wheels are spinning in your head and you are thinking, “Wow, that could make for one cool Halloween costume.” You nod enthusiastically and she hands you the bag. You have absolutely no idea what you are going to do with it, but hey, it is big. And it is PURPLE.

totally fun and bright addition to your kitchen – sweater trivet – tutorial at craftypod

LOVE LOVE LOVE this. Love the recycled leather and the printed buttons. Inspired by Sister Diane’s book “Kanzashi in Bloom“. AWESOME. Link to tutorial via Sister D’s tweets.

LOVE this. Reuse to Reduce and Redcycle, ribbons to raise awareness for upcycling. Link to tutorial. via SwissMiss (as well as image).

Nifty little tutorial. Link to tutorial.

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.

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]

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]

Neta has been making babies – sock babies that is – check out the sock family – so colourful and so fantastic.

Leethal is Lee Meredith. Specialising in craft projects using recycled materials, knit design, yarn making, printing, craft writing and photography, Leethal has been created not just to sell her creations but to be an online resource of patterns, tutorials, inspiration and more! Link.