The Flirt Skirt

Hello, hello! 

I am so very happy to announce that I will be leaving tomorrow for a vacation out of state! My lovely man cake's father lives in Tennessee, and we decided to head on down for a five-day visit. Don't worry though, I promise to (attempt to) squeeze in a few refashions while relaxing. 

Speaking of relaxing, I have quite a long drive ahead of me, so I decided to refashion something that would be cute and comfy for traveling. 

Today's refashion started out with this block-like shirt.

I mean really, look at this crazy block action going on.

I think outfits like these are spawned by designers who spent too much time playing with Legos as a kid (or an adult. Seriously, how awesome are Legos?). 

I actually really enjoyed this shirt for a few reasons. The blocks were very romantic colors. Reds, pinks, yellows. It reminded me of Valentine's Day. And the back of the shirt had an awesome button-up neckline. I eventually decided to get rid of the back pieces though, but not before harvesting the buttons. I may or may not be a button addict.

Regardless of my addictions, I laid the shirt down and chopped off those sleeves. 

Then I snipped off the top part of the shirt, threw it on, and promptly took pictures.

I call this one "Crazy Cat Lady", because no human being would ever love a face like this (except for my man cake :D).

After I had released all of my inner silliness, I tried on the bottom part of the shirt around my waist. 

I may not be an expert, but that looks a little too big, right?

I took in one side, pinning the fabric with clothes pins instead of my regular pins. The fabric was a little silky, and I knew my normal pins would slide off.

I then chopped off the fabric from the right side of the pins. I sewed the skirt closed, but only halfway up. I had other plans.... (mysterious, huh?)

I took my trusty needle and thread, along with a cute, matching button and got to work.

I sewed the button on toward the top of the fabric, and cut a little hole into it for the button hole.

Peak-a-boo! 

I tossed on the finished product, paired it with a white t shirt and the necklace I made from an earlier post, and my travel outfit was complete.

Tada! I now have a silky, comfy skirt to wear for the very long car ride. I'm assuming it's going to be a little hot in Tennessee, so this skirt's airy fabric is perfect.

I have a thing for funky- patterned bottoms, so this will definitely fit in with the collection I have started. So, what do you think? Will I be drowning in my own sweat in Tennessee? Will I find the time to post while on vacation? Will I ever find a better place to take pictures besides my Dad's bathroom? Tune in next time!

Guy's Night Out

Hello, hello! I have been so very excited about this refashion ever since I laid eyes on the starting piece.

You are looking at a gorgeous pair of men's pants. These were graciously given to me by my man cake's friend, Michaer (No that's not a spelling error. I call him that).

Just by the material, I can tell these were for some special occasion. Maybe a high school dance, or even prom. I loved how soft these felt, but this crazy, muggy heat Ohio is experiencing is keeping me from wearing pants. So I knew I couldn't keep them as-is.

First, I began with a big ole' chop.

I left quite a few inches for seam allowance. It's really easy to cut too much fabric off, and then when you go to hem them, you're left with shorts that will not fit.

I then pinned the shorts where I wanted my hem to be.

See da pins?

I then measured from the waistline of the shorts, down to where I pinned the hem. I wanted to make sure that I had cut off the extra fabric in a somewhat- straight line. By measuring from the waistband down, I was able to make sure the length of the pants matched on each side.

I then took the thread that would have went on my machine, if it hadn't taken a dump on me, (see yesterday's post for details) and threaded my hand needle.

And I promptly got to hemming.

Half way through the hemming process, I had to rip out my seams. I was hemming the pants WAY wrong, and had to start over. But once I started again, everything was going great.

Look at that hem. After doing both sides, I slipped on my new high-waisted shorts, paired them with a plain white top and the refashioned shoes from my first ever refashion, and voila!

I apologize for the pictures. I only have a smart phone camera, and it seems to constantly be fighting with the light. The only place I can take a decent picture is my landlord's (aka the Big Refashion Noob's DAD's) bathroom. 

I'm pretty proud of that hand- sewn hem!

I love how soft these shorts are, and how they can match almost everything in my closet. 

I'm extremely proud of this refashion, guys. These shorts are going to be my go-to bottoms for the rest of summer. 

Sooo, what do you think? Leave me comments down below, or email me!

Funky Long Sleeve

Hello, hello! Today is a very busy, very crazy day. Although I already had a full schedule planned, I had scheduled enough time for a really awesome refash, but sadly, things don't go as planned. So instead, I'll show you a really quick, no sew refashion that I can easily squeeze into my busy schedule.

I started out with a gorgeous purple long sleeved shirt. I loved the pattern and the color, but I thought it was just a little too crazy for a shirt. So I made a big ole' snip.

Snippity snip snip.

I grabbed the part of the body where I cut, and pulled it up to my waist, leaving the original bottom hem at the bottom of my legs.

And that's it! Now I have an awesome, cool patterned skirt!

Woohoo! (I know the shirt doesn't match, but I am way too busy today to throw on an outfit. I'll make it up to ya, promise!)

I love this skirt. It hits me right where I like my skirts to end, and it hugs me pretty well, despite being chopped off from a long sleeved shirt.




What do you think I should do with the top part of the shirt I didn't use?