Kijk, Elisseke in bewegend beeld! Ik leg u graag uit hoe ge zelf zo'n schattig uilenbrocheke (als gedemonstreerd hier) kunt maken. RecyKleer gerust vrolijk mee!
Met dank aan mijn zusje Jolien Lenaars voor de beelden (en het monteren van de video)!
p.s. Yep, ik weet dat het filmpje niet van denderende kwaliteit is (als in: veel schaduw op rare plaatsen waardoor niet alle stappen er even duidelijk uit zien) maar ik ben een beginner wanneer het om video's maken gaat. Beterschap in de toekomst, ik beloof het u! :)
p.p.s. Laat u mij iets weten als ge u zelf ook aan een uilenbrocheke waagt?! Ik ben benieuwd! Tot snel!
It's that time of the year again! Mieke organizes Recykleren 4.0, which basically means we refashion our old clothing for two weeks straight. It's super inspiring to see the results of all the participants, and of course I'm in!
A couple of weeks ago, I encountered this DIY over on A Cup of Life (definitely worth a look, Shifra is such a positive and bright girl!). Since I have a crazy amount of scarves that I barely wear anymore, I thought I could sacrifice one to make into a boho dress. And here's the result. For a full outfit-photo you'll have to wait a little longer, I had to make these photos right before going to school and my face wasn't in a very cooperative mood..
(Nope, I still can't stitch in a straight line after all these years, that is correct!)
Have you refashioned anything lately?
Talk to you soon lovelies!
A couple of weeks ago I found myself in desperate need of some shorts. Luckily for me, the boyfriend had an old pair of jeans that was ripped at the knees and he didn't wear it anymore. It fit me perfectly, so I cut it off, folded the hem over twice and secured the sides with a few stitches.
It looked fine, but a lil' plain Jane, right?
So I decided to upcycle it a bit more by incorporating this lovely pink hippie Volkswagen fabric I bought (over six months ago!). I cut two pockets and sewed them on top of the - already existing - pockets on the back of the shorts. To make it even more me, I added my own fabric label. Et voilà , totally wearable and totally Elisse!
What do you think? Have you refashioned anything lately?
Hope you have a splendid Friday - and to all moms, especially mine: Happy Mother's Day! - I'll talk to you soon!
Hi everyone!
I still owe you the conclusion of what Me Made May meant to me. Unfortunately, I forgot to take photos of my outfits, but I did make 3 new/old items this month! Curious?
I refashioned a long black skirt with a gorgeous pattern and made it into a box top. I used this tutorial. It's pretty simple, I just made a few alterations. Other measurements, stuff like that.
I also finally used the lace I ordered quite a while ago. Nothing fancy, I just attached a chain to it and ta-dah, new necklace is born!
When this tutorial appeared on Jessi's blog, I immediately felt the urge to try it as well. Et voilà , another fun accessory to add to my collection!
Thank you Me Made May, for making my May a bit more fun and exciting!
Have a nice weekend, enjoy the sun and talk to you soon!
Hi there!
How was your week? Are you all ready to celebrate Easter? Tomorrow the bf gets the keys to his appartment :) so exciting times coming up! On Monday we'll move all his stuff out of his current place. And after that it's my time to shine: decorating time!
In other news: I'm on a refashion roll! I had an old grey tanktop with holes at the bottom, and a floral skirt (prettiest fabric ever!) that wasn't in such good condition either. I simply stitched them together and ta-daaaah: new spring dress is born!
I paired the dress with an owl brooch that my sister got me and a thrifted belt.
Ik maakte natuurlijk eerst eentje voor mezelf, want 't was nogal lang geleden dat ik mij nog eens aan een totebag had gewaagd. (Zie hier de uilenversies 1 & 2 en de hartjesversie)
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A lot of you guessed the sneak peek photo revealed details of a totebag, and you are right! These last few weeks I kinda went crazy and made a lot of reversible totebags! This is a really fast project, you can make one from scratch in about half an hour.
I used this tutorial by Skip to my Lou.
I made a few of these reversible totebags before. Here I made 2 owl totebags & here I made one with hearts for my mom.
I made this one for myself, using a short sleeved shirt from T2 for €1. The blue fabric I got from my granny. I repurposed the front & back of the shirt, sewing down the buttons to keep them closed. Give me a thumbs up for the pockets that can now serve for little trinkets :)
When all other totebags have arrived at their rightful new owners I'll show you those ones as well! :)
Kijk, Elisseke in bewegend beeld! Ik leg u graag uit hoe ge zelf zo'n schattig uilenbrocheke (als gedemonstreerd hier) kunt maken. RecyKleer gerust vrolijk mee!
