I wish I had a picture of the original, but H&M doesn’t have a (real) website, so you’ll have to use your imagination. A solid-color, cotton knit tank dress with a drop waist and rows of ruffles on the skirt. The original had a ribbon belt with a little bow on one hip. At only…
Men’s Shirt to Toddler Racerback Dress
So a few months back, my husband decided to clean out his closet (on his own! I know!) and when he was done he came to me with a stack of shirts up to my knee and said, “Honey, before I throw these out, do you want to save them for anything?” Um, YEAH!!! I…
What Can You Do With a T-shirt?
My friend Jeremy, who recently guest blogged over here, also has a day job. At one point he received so many corporate t-shirts from that job that he gave me 5 of them and told me to go make something with them. First, I used this tutorial to make these: They’re kind of sloppy because…
Two-for-One Tute: Part 2
So remember yesterday when we cut the pillow cover in half like this?: Well, now we’re going to use that upper half to make something else. My pillow cover was a nice heavy weight twill that was just calling out to be used as bottoms. I initially thought a cute a-line skirt with slashed pockets,…
Free Skinny Jeans!
I hate skinny jeans. I refuse to buy them. I bought a ticket for the boot-cut bandwagon on it’s maiden voyage and I’m never getting off. But I love boots. I love stomping around in them, I love the sense of empowerment they endow, and I love the contrast when you wear them with soft…