This is soooo much easier and so much cheaper than trying to make a dress from scratch. I have two other thrift store dresses waiting in the wings and I can't wait to get my hands on some old t-shirts. This is going to be fun.
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Urban Renewal
I recently read a really cool blog post about a girl who takes over-sized t-shirts and turns them into cute little outfits. (Her name is Mari Santos and she showcases her creations on a web-site called Urban Renewal, in case you are interested.) On a recent trip to the thrift store, I decided I wanted to try a little Urban Renewal of my own. I bought an an over-sized dress for $3.00 and spent about 1 1/2 hours making it into something worth wearing. I am thrilled with the results!
This is soooo much easier and so much cheaper than trying to make a dress from scratch. I have two other thrift store dresses waiting in the wings and I can't wait to get my hands on some old t-shirts. This is going to be fun.
This is soooo much easier and so much cheaper than trying to make a dress from scratch. I have two other thrift store dresses waiting in the wings and I can't wait to get my hands on some old t-shirts. This is going to be fun.
LOVE IT! That's a hot number to paint the town red in! Can't wait to see what else you come up with!
ReplyDeleteWow you are so talented! What an amazing piece of work! I love it. And I love the after pictures with the smiles and hair done- so classic. Way to go- Super mom! Now if we can figure out how to make shirts that are too small into something. I bought a t-shirt for Brandon and it is too tight- but it was 40 bucks! Hard Rock Cafe shirt from Bogota. Dang it.
ReplyDeletethat is amazing! I miss thrift store shopping with you :(
ReplyDeleteWoW! What a cute dress! You did a fantastic job transforming your thrift find into something so very cute. :-) Your talents are amazing.
ReplyDelete(we to have not seen the sun in over two weeks, and it is cold and snowing a ton. I am already looking forward to the spring-is that bad?)
Oh My!!! Kim you are so talented. Seriously that is such a cute dress. I need to leasr how to do that.
ReplyDeleteYou are so talented! What an adorable dress!
ReplyDeleteLike I have said, I would be rich if I could bottle your creativity and then sell it. I can't wait to see what else you transform.
ReplyDeletewow, amazing! how did you do it? tutorial, please!
ReplyDeleteGo Kim!! You are so talented. I wish I had the patience and skills that you do. I think my attempt at the same thing would definitely take 6 hours plus. I saw the transformation you mentioned and thought how much I'd love to be able to do something. I'll live it out through you. I can't wait to see more!! I love it.
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome. I love the transformation. Can you do that to all my clothes? I need help here.
ReplyDeleteWow, That is pretty amazing! I am really impressed by your abilities. The girl has TALENT I tell ya!
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