Aqua Sweater Refashion

I wasn't feeling the tight neck, so I decided to loosen it up a bit. I got this sweater at the Goodwill Outlet in St. Louis where everything (literally, everything) is 79 cents per pound, except glass and books, which are 39 cents per pound. I estimate the cost of this sweater at about 12 cents. 

I cut off the neck conservatively to account for the stretching.  

I turned it inside out and folded over the edge twice so that the raw edges were not visible. 

I took it over to my machine and sewed it down with matching thread, but I left the presser foot on the machine raised so it didn't stretch out the neck even more. 

Later I frolicked. 

Then I frolicked more. 

Then I wrestled my phone away from Gabby. 

My awesome photographer Gabby! 

Yellow Flores Dress Refashion

This is my first refashion since I have been back in school and its been so hot (no AC) in my room that its been hard to do any manual labor, but I have had such positive feedback from friends at Kenyon about my dresses that I have to keep going! I have been so encouraged and inspired by hearing all of the kind things people have been saying! Please keep reading, commenting and sign up for email updates on the sidebar! Also, be on the lookout for my first giveaway coming soon!!

Tiger Face

Special thanks to Lamont and Dulce for photos!!

Turquoise Dress Refashion

This dress started out as a sad sad reminder of a time when it was more fashionable. For the bargain price of $2, it has a new lease on life. 

I was looking at the neighbors, ugh. 

Blue Tulip Dress Refashion

This is another dress rescued from the Salvation Army for the bargain price of $2. It has a slight fish tail and is a bit longer in the back than the front. A few cuts and a little elastic goes a long way. 

Dulce de Leche Dress Refashion

I caught this dress on sale at my local Salvation Army and I knew it was a find, but it needed some love. I shortened the torso, took in the sleeves and torso, shortened it considerably, put six pleats in the back center, and made a belt with the slack. There was even enough left over for a new collar for Beau.

$2 Floral Dress Refashion

In the spirit of spring I decided it would be a good time to have some more dresses, but I refuse to pay retail prices for clothes, so I headed down to the Salvation Army to see what I could roundup. I purchased this sad dress for $2 and I knew it had potential. It was originally $4, but blue tags were half off, so I knew it was meant to be. 

Ignore my sad fingernail polish. 

These are the parts that didn't make the cut. Among the lost bits are the collar(?), or whatever its called, the shoulder pads and about 10 inches of length. 

After a few hours at a sewing machine and a little creativity with the sleeves and a little bit of lowering of the neckline, this is what was left.  Also, ignore all the junk in my room. 

The sleeves are just folded and sewn over to make a kinda flowey-flappy sleeve. 

The buttons are winners. I couldn't get rid of those.