tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10533462636441699662024-03-14T01:56:09.335-04:00Saint SalvageSt Salvage is about being ecofriendly by giving estate/yard sales, flea markets, thrifted, vintage stores and online swap site items new life.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14683801185347901545noreply@blogger.comBlogger218125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053346263644169966.post-62649654957425414262017-05-22T18:41:00.003-04:002017-05-22T18:41:29.897-04:00Trip to Philadelphia, PA to Theatre of Living Arts to see RATTI am a child of the 80s. I love hard rock and metal music, and have for quite some time. I have a local radio station that I adore, <a href="http://1037wmgm.com/" target="_blank">103.7 WMGM Rocks</a> and I had the luck to win RATT tickets from them. I have been a fan of <a href="https://www.therattpack.com/" target="_blank">RATT</a> since I first saw <a href="https://www.therattpack.com/videos" target="_blank">"Round and Round"</a> on MTV in 1984.<br />
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So.... Fast forward to March of 2017. I called and won tickets when I answered a trivia contest through 103.7. My 1980s fangrrl was super-happy when I collected my tickets.<br />
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I was so excited about going to the show! I made my <a href="http://saintsalvage.blogspot.com/2017/05/black-lace-and-vegan-leather-lingerie.html" target="_blank">black lace "vegan leather" top</a> and paired it with a black "laser cut" "vegan leather" jacket, chain belt, black "vegan leather" pants and knee-high suede boots.</div>
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My older son went with me on April 27, 2017. We went to <a href="http://thestrangeandunusual.com/" target="_blank">The Strange and Unusual Oddities Parlor</a></div>
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Then, we went to the <a href="https://www.eyesgallery.com/" target="_blank">Eye's Gallery</a></div>
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Then, we waited in line to get inside the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Living_Arts" target="_blank">Theatre of Living Arts</a></div>
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Ratt (Stephen Pearcy, Warren DeMartini, Juan Croucier, and Carlos Cavazo) didn't disappoint! </div>
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The crowd loved it! Their playlist was: </div>
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1. Wanted Man</div>
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2. Dangerous but Worth the Risk</div>
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3. You Think You're Tough</div>
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4. Walkin' the Dog (Rufus Thomas cover)</div>
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5. Way Cool Jr.</div>
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6. I'm Insane</div>
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7. In Your Direction</div>
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8. Lack of Communication</div>
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9. Lay It Down</div>
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10. You're in Love</div>
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11. Lovin' You's a Dirty Job</div>
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12. Slip of the Lip</div>
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13. Nobody Rides for Free</div>
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15. Back for More</div>
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16. Round and Round</div>
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I'm a subscriber of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCba2-gANDSwZcW7xB9igAHQ" target="_blank">Jim Powers</a> He took great <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-5HOczfk6k" target="_blank">footage</a> at the show! Thank you Jim and thank you, <a href="https://www.therattpack.com/" target="_blank">RATT</a>! I finally got to see you perform after being introduced to your music back in 1984! </div>
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This refashion is a composite of: a tacky black and pink negligee with a bra top, a black "leather" floral tank top, a vintage "merry widow", and a black "leather" stretchy skirt. All of these items were purchased dirty cheap separately over the last two years, and I set them aside for the right inspiration to repurpose them. </div>
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The foundation of this top is the tacky, ruffled negligee pictured below.</div>
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I really liked this black "leather" floral lace tank top, but..... it didn't fit well, and it wasn't (ahem) very supportive...</div>
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I decided to remove the tacky ruffles from the bra part of the negligee. The bra fits great, so it will be great for support and keeping the top in place. Then, I chopped off the sheer "skirt" part of the negligee. It was itchy, anyway.</div>
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Next...... I pinned the black "leather" lace top and centered it over the bra. I sewed them together after I was sure that it looked like they were going to work well together.</div>
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Here's how it looked from the back, before I cut off the existing back of the black lace top, after I pinned it to the bra.</div>
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This is the back vintage body shaper/ merry widow. It fit okay from the waist down, but not in the chest. I ended up cutting the lace trim off the cups, and keeping the straps.</div>
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This is the black "vegan leather" skirt before I cut into it. I ended up seam-ripping it apart, and removing the existing zipper. It ended up becoming the back of the top.</div>
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I bought a black 10" open-ended plastic zipper from Jo-Ann Fabrics, because I didn't want to use the skirt zipper (not open-ended) or the top's existing zipper (short, and hard to zip).</div>
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I pinned the zipper and the skirt together, while keeping the waistband of the skirt as the top of the back of this top. I sewed the black skirt to zipper by hand. I centered the zipper in the back of the top, and also sewed the sides the "leather" to the floral lace top. </div>
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Next, I needed to find a template for the back hem. The skirt was way too long, and I needed to have a nice transition between the floral irregular hem in the front to the zipper bottom. So, I lined up the skirt, took a silver Sharpie, and drew my hem. I took the rotary cutter and carefully cut just inside the line to create the hem. No sewing needed to finish them.</div>
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The finishing touch....... I sewed the straps from the vintage body shaper/ merry widow onto the front and back of the top. </div>
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I really like how this turned out! I wore it as part of an outfit when I went to go see RATT in concert this past April. I felt comfortable, and sexy but not slutty. I fit right into the crowd, and nobody knew it was a DIY outfit. Everything stayed in place, and no "wardrobe malfunctions" occurred.<br />
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I was out "hunting" at my local Goodwill store, and I spotted this set that was on sale for $3.99, and it's color tag was half off. It was new with tags, but it had a huge rip in the front.</div>
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It came with an adorable thong that gave me an inspiration. I would turn the negligee into a bra.</div>
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This is the back, before.</div>
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I started off with cutting off the bottom, leaving the bra.</div>
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Here's a side view.</div>
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This is the back.</div>
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I cut the lacy, frilly bottom off the negligee, and pinned it and sewed it to the bra.</div>
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Last, I opened up the hook end of the bra, to finish sewing the extra frill into place.</div>
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Here's the finished bra, front view.</div>
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So, when I saw this top for $1.50 at the local Goodwill, I knew what to do. I loved the eyelet collar, but I was not a fan of it being sleeveless or thin fabric. I felt no guilt about cutting this sucka apart.</div>
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First, I took my handy seam ripper and removed that frumpy "boob pocket". Seriously, guys.... WHY give women shirt pockets like this???? They are NOT flattering or useful!!!!<br />
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I used the seam ripper and removed the entire collar and button front eyelet ruffles going down the front of the top. It is a nice, romantic, softening detail to a crisp, white shirt. I kept the existing finished seams as they were, but opened them with the seam ripper to remove this detail from the old shirt. The new shirt fabric will get sewn back into these finished seams, for a professional look.</div>
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I laid the collar and ruffles on the front of the "recipient" shirt to see how it looked before cutting it up further.</div>
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Now that the collar's gone, it's time to see what parts of the neckline need to go away. I centered the collar at the back of the new neckline, and starting pinning.</div>
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After pinning and trimming, I carefully fit the remaining raw edges of the shirt into the opened finished seams I kept from the collar and ruffle removal. Then, I sewed those all those finished seams back up. Here's how it looks as the finished look.</div>
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Here I am, modeling it in front of my mirror. I think it's ready to go to work one day. It's professional enough, but still a little feminine with the new neckline and ruffled eyelet. Flirty, but not trashy.<br />
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<b>I found this sad cream colored top at a Goodwill by the Pound store. It was looking a little rough, but had potential. This is the front of the top.</b></div>
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<b>This is the back. Really cute. </b></div>
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<b>I inherited this dress from my mom, when she passed last year. I really like the lightness, but it's really long and had some stains.</b></div>
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<b>I cut the bottom tier off. You can see the lining left behind here.</b></div>
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<b>I hand-sewed that bottom tier to that crocheted upper part. Then, I took out a roll of Stitch Witchery, and used it on the inside, between the lower tier and the crocheted part (the hem/ seam allowance area).</b><br />
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<b>Then I used the iron-on seam tape on top of the frayable part of the inside gathered seams.</b><br />
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<b>Here I am, modeling the finished product. It's perfectly light and floaty. It's great for summer.</b></div>
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The family and I went to the <a href="http://www.acua.com/earthday/" target="_blank">Atlantic County Utilities Authority's Annual Earth Day Festival</a> Sunday (4/24). The weather was beautiful, and they had lots of things to see and do. They had exhibits, vendors, tours and activities... indoors and outdoors.</div>
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One vendor who was selling soap and lotions that had goats' milk as an ingredient. Here's one of the goats. She was a couple of months old, and was wearing a dress.</div>
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I got to network with a really talented and cool artist, <a href="http://futuristicsculpture.com/" target="_blank">William Clark, of Futuristic Sculpture</a>. He loves making sculpture out of "old junk", I admire the way his mind works. His twitter handle is <a href="https://twitter.com/4Miracleman" target="_blank">@4Miracleman</a>. The pieces below were really evocative, showing movement, attention to detail, and a sense of humor.</div>
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We saw a Screech Owl.....</div>
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And..... a Barred Owl....</div>
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They came to the Earth Day event with <a href="http://www.cedarrun.org/" target="_blank">Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge</a>. I want to go there sometime!</div>
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We also got to see turtles from <a href="http://turtlesinger.org/" target="_blank">The Turtlesinger</a>. We've seen them every year, and it's always enjoyable.</div>
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The last thing we did while visiting..... the hay ride to the top of the landfill. It's the highest point in Atlantic County, NJ. </div>
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I admit it. I'm a <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway" target="_blank">Project Runway</a> fan. I've been a devoted watcher since the beginning. I had a glorious night in <a href="http://saintsalvage.blogspot.com/2013/08/battle-of-runways-on-aug-15-2013-night.html" target="_blank">August 13, 2013, when I met Jay McCarroll</a>. Yes, Project Runway is my crack, my drug of choice. I'm not ashamed to admit it. So..... when I stumbled upon these two tops in a thrift store, I knew I had to put them together to make a punky "Baby Doll" type top.</div>
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I decided to make a top that would evoke a feeling/ homage to three different Project Runway looks:</div>
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All those photos were from <a href="http://mylifetime.com/">mylifetime.com</a> (none are available through the website anymore).<br />
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I started the process by disassmbling both tops. I took the sheer part of the top away, and left the studded harness part.<br />
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I pinned the shimmery part of the second shirt to the sheer top.</div>
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Then, I sewed the sheer top and the shimmery part together.</div>
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I took a trip to <a href="http://saintsalvage.blogspot.com/2016/04/my-solo-trip-to-new-york-city-mood.html" target="_blank">NYC on April 4, 2016</a>, and while on the trip, I bought braided leather trim and thin suede trim from <a href="http://www.moodfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Mood Designer Fabrics</a><br />
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I hand-sewed the thin suede and leather trim to the neckline..... and the woven leather to the shoulder/ armholes, and under the bust line. I really like the contract between the "hard" edgy trim with the "soft" flowy fabrics.</div>
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I'm wearing it. Sorry about the pic.... I was tired...</div>
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I took a "pilgrimage" type of trip to NYC on April 9, 2016. I had a few targets in mind: The <a href="https://manhattanvintage.com/" target="_blank">Manhattan Vintage</a> sale (it's held every spring and fall), <a href="http://www.moodfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Mood Designer Fabrics</a>, the <a href="http://garmentdistrictnyc.com/" target="_blank">Garment District</a>, the <a href="http://insidejourneys.com/new-yorks-fashion-walk-of-fame/" target="_blank">Fashion Walk of Fame</a>, and <a href="http://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/" target="_blank">Fashion Institute of Technology's Museum</a>. Sadly, it was raining and raw outside, so I stayed with the plan as closely as possible.</div>
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I started by driving to the <a href="http://www.njtransit.com/hp/hp_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=HomePageTo" target="_blank">NJ Transit's Middletown, NJ</a> station.</div>
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I stepped out of the freezing cold rain, and stepped into a place I've been yearning to visit for a LONG time..... <a href="http://www.moodfabrics.com/" target="_blank">Mood Designer Fabrics</a></div>
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Yes, folks..... Season 15 of <a href="http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/project-runway" target="_blank">Project Runway</a> will be coming. I love you guys! </div>
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I made three purchases. Leather braided trim, suede trim and a "Thank You, Mood" t-shirt! I'm such a nerd! I will use the trim on an upcoming project and I can't wear the shirt.</div>
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<span style="text-align: center;">I got to see the </span><a href="http://nyclovesnyc.blogspot.com/2009/07/garment-worker-by-judith-weller.html" style="text-align: center;" target="_blank">Garment Worker</a><span style="text-align: center;"> by Judith Weller statue, despite the cold rain. He sits near <a href="http://laughingsquid.com/giant-button-needle-in-the-fashion-district/" target="_blank">the Giant Button & Needle Sculpture</a> in the Garment District. It's near <a href="http://www.newschool.edu/parsons/" target="_blank">Parsons School of Design</a>.</span><br />
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I strolled down the <a href="http://insidejourneys.com/new-yorks-fashion-walk-of-fame/" target="_blank">Fashion Walk of Fame</a>. I saw many familiar names, including Halston.</div>
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I walked down to the <a href="https://manhattanvintage.com/" target="_blank">Manhattan Vintage event</a>, and "hunted" a little bit. I bought two pair of vintage earrings. I saw a lot of other things I liked, but they were either not my size, or not in my budget.</div>
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I saw two exhibits: <a href="http://www.fitnyc.edu/museum/exhibitions/denim.php" target="_blank">Denim: Fashion's Frontier</a></div>
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I was a tired, but very pleased traveler. I can't wait for my next fashion-gasm in New York City. </div>
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It's spring. Trees and flowers are coming back to life. I love spring! The crocus that come back every spring were gifts from my mother years ago. She gave me other plants that are in my my small yard in front of and in back of my townhouse. When I see them come back, I am reminded of my mother's love living on. Even though she's been gone just a little over a year, it still hurts. I look for little reminders to help keep me going.</div>
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The cherry blossoms on the cherry tree are a time-honored symbol of the joy of spring. So, when I saw this chambray shirt embroidered with cherry blossoms, I had to find it. </div>
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I found the creator of the shirt. It's Judy Rice, of <a href="http://satsumastreet.tumblr.com/post/67662734009" target="_blank">Satsuma Street (on Tumblr)</a>. She sells cute things on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SatsumaStreet" target="_blank">https://www.etsy.com/shop/SatsumaStreet</a></div>
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The refashion I have done is inspired by Judy's design. It is not meant to be a knock-off or copycat.I have this great Levi's denim/ chambray top. It has great notched pockets and "pearl" snap-style "buttons" down the front and on the pocket, and fit very well. All I needed was the embellishement.</div>
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I found my embellishments when I went to a Goodwill Outlet store. They sell "by the pound". I found these sheer placemats that had holes in them, At .99/pound, they made the perfect "donor material" for the project.</div>
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I cut the cherry blossoms and branches carefully off the placemats and glued them with washable glue. Then I sewed every last bit of it on.... First the left side, all the way down to the pocket flap.</div>
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Then, I did the right side, on to the pocket flap and next to it.</div>
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This is the back after it was complete. In all, I ended up using cutting up three damaged placemats and one damaged apron. I have nine placemats left for another project.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14683801185347901545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053346263644169966.post-11865978384869579142016-04-02T18:16:00.001-04:002016-04-02T18:16:10.006-04:00Vintage Dress Refashioned/ Upcycled to Shirt and Skirt<div style="background-color: white; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 3px;">
<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">I inherited a vintage floor-length dress from my mom when she passed away in April 2015. I've had this dress in my possession for months, not knowing what to do with it. It was in colors and a pattern I love, and it fit. But, it was way too long, and not practical for my life. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">Oh, what to do.... I trawled Pinterest for ideas, and I came upon this photo, but with no instructions. <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/106890191135104547/" target="_blank">Tie-dyed Denim Skirt</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">But, I had my inspiration, and I knew what to do with my dress. I decided to honor my mom, and update the dress to fit my lifestyle.... separates... a top and a skirt.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">Step 1 is pretty simple... gather your supplies: Dress, jeans, pins, scissors, color-matching thread, iron, ironing board, dressmaker's dummy.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">I selected the button-fly jeans because I wanted to have a different type of denim skirt. I've seen a lot of them with zipper-fly fronts, and the skirt material just slapped on the bottom. I didn't want that; I wanted any easy transition with a completely buttoned front. I already had this pair for many years, and I have been losing weight, so they were starting to get loose.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">I selected a length just below my butt, and cut the dress apart into a top and bottom, with my pinking shears. No unraveling allowed here. Then, I rolled up the hem at 1/8", pinned, and ironed it. I sewed the hem and repeated the process.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">The shirt is now done, and ready to wear either by itself or with the skirt.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">The next step was a little bit more challenging. I cut the jeans just below the base of the zipper. (Save the legs for another project.) Then, I lined up tie-dyed dress bottom with the jeans.... I had to line those buttons up and the side seams up. The bottom of the cut-off dress already had sexy side slits and a bottom hem. Score on those details! I also had to make sure that bottom hem was nice and straight.... that dressmaker's dummy comes in very handy here.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 22.1px;">This step is pretty straightforward. I had to shorten the pockets, because I could see the "white spots" when I tried on the dress after pinning it. Then, I sewed the dress bottom to the jeans. I trimmed off the excess leftover dress fabric with the pinking shears and sewed just over that raw edge to prevent unraveling.</span></div>
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I've been really soul-searching, and I've been mising her every day. I spoke with my younger son last night, and he told me that I need to do more than just work and "do mom stuff". He's 17, and he sensed that I've been suffering for a long time, despite hiding the pain from the world. Working and going through the motions. So, I thought about it.... I was happier when I was creating things. It felt good to do this, and I know Mom would approve because she was and arts & crafts person too. Mom and my Nan (my Dad's mom) got me into being creative. </div>
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I don't want their gifts of love and creativity to die. I need to keep going and creating and honoring the love those two special women gave me. So.... Hi. I'm back. Thank you for your patience and understanding. I hope I can put some fun projects and musings out there.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was "ridden hard and put away wet", so to speak. It's a Coach, for fashion's sake! No logos all over it. I really like the vintage Coach bags that don't have logos.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It even had an ink mark on the underside of the flap. Ugh, so sad. But, it became a great candidate for a makeover!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I found this cute pair of vintage cone shaped pierced earrings at one of my favorite local thrift shops: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kathleensclosetmayslanding" target="_blank">Kathleen's Closet</a>. Their sales support the <a href="http://www.cfbnj.org/" target="_blank">Community Food Bank of NJ</a>. I love finding bargains that help the Food Bank and other helping organizations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here I am, modeling my new creation. Not bad for about 10 minutes of hands-on time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Guess what? Mother's Day almost caught me by surprise this year. Ack! Panic mode... What to do? So, to get inspiration, I went to my local <a href="http://www.goodwill.org/" target="_blank">Goodwill Store</a>. I found this box of vintage "china" cups and saucers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">It was marked $5.99 for the whole box, but lucky for me, red tags were one of the two colors on the 50% off weekly sale. So, the whole box was $3, plus tax.</span></div>
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Then, I went off to my local garden supply center... Yes, a mom and pop place!</div>
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It's called <a href="http://www.bobsgardencenter.com/" target="_blank">Bob's Garden Center</a>. They close at 9 PM on Saturday nights, and I got there at 8:45.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I scored three "Hens and Chicks" for $4.99 each, plus tax. They're great succulents!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This is the "quickie" part. You pick a cup and saucer, and pick a plant. Depot it GENTLY, and remove enough soil over a paper bag or newspaper, etc... to keep the mess to a minimum.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Place the succulent in the cup, and clean it up! Easy peasy! It was quick, affordable, environmentally friendly (by upcycling), and supported local businesses! Major pat on the back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I live in a two story townhouse, with next-to-no entryway. I had a small plastic organizer there before that became a messy area that my two cats would climb all over. They would knock things down, too. I also have books that I wanted to organize in my small place. So..... I called ahead to one of my favorite thrift stores, <a href="http://glassborothriftvillage.com/Home_Page.html" target="_blank">Glassboro Thrift Village</a>. Not only did they have "lots" of bookcases, but they were having a 30% off sale for furniture! Whoo hoo!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I drove the 45 minute ride, and settled on one that was $50 before the 30% off, which worked out to be $35, plus tax. It has five shelves, plus a nice top for the kitties. My son and I brought it home, moved the plastic organizer, and set up the bookcase. I cleaned it, filled it with my books, and put their bet bed on the bottom shelf, and a fuzzy blanket that they like on the top of the bookcase. My female cat, Sydney, approved of it!</span></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14683801185347901545noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1053346263644169966.post-66400871469082035842014-05-05T21:30:00.001-04:002014-05-05T21:30:42.943-04:00Quickie DIY: Create Lint-Free Gel Nail Polish Remover Wipes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;">I wanted to give myself a new gel polish manicure today, and I opened up my gel polish kit, and oops.... out of those lint-free wipes that are used with the gel cleanser (which is isopropyl alcohol). So, I looked around, and I found a 80 count package of "baby wipes", that I got at the local dollar store.</span></div>
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