project restyle - diy

i restyled a cute jean skirt my daughter grew out of, turned it into a purse.

it was totally easy and fun. the result is super cute too!

i decided how big i wanted the purse and then cut the extra off  the bottom as straight as i could. i used the scraps for the strap and embellishments.

next i turned the skirt inside out and tried to sew a straight line to close the bottom. 

added the strap.

used a messy hand stitch near the edge of the scrap strip, then gathered it up to make a flower.

I glued the flowers down and added vintage buttons to the middle.

 the middle flower was from my sons shorts that just happen to tear while i was making the purse, funny coincidence. for the final touch i grabbed a ribbon belt from an old sweater that i had in my closet.

cute, cute. what have you restyled lately?

xo, c.f.

project restyle

Elsie over at A Beautiful Mess has created a wonderful project idea to restyle damaged goods. how fun is that. for generations, in my family, we have been restyling, upcycling, and making somethings from nothings.i would love to continue this tradition with my kids. i joined a year of project restyle fun with my family. we are excited to get crafty. i wanted to kick it off with my grandma's restyle project that was made years ago, but is so awesome that i have to share it!

This pic is of a zipper pull that closes the stylish purse she made.

ok. here is the remarkable part, she made these out of the plastic  ribbon that used to wrap around the LA Times newspapers! how awesome is she? on rainy days and sundays the colors of ribbon would change. she would save the ribbon, then tie them together, and use them as her yarn to crochet with.

after crocheting the outer shell, she would sew in a lining and zipper. finally she embroidered details. i just adore these purses. 

xo,c.f.

project restyle - sneak peak

we are doing this! 
creative and exciting. we joined elsie @ a beautiful mess for a year of restyling. here's a sneak peak.