Saint Salvage

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.  The foundation of this top is the tacky, ruffled negligee pictured below. I really liked this black "leather" floral lace tank top, but..... it didn't fit well, and it wasn't (ahem) very supportive...  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. Next...... I pinned the black "leather" lace top and centered it over the bra. I sewed them together after I was sure that it

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. It came with an adorable thong that gave me an inspiration. I would turn the negligee into a bra. This is the back, before. I started off with cutting off the bottom, leaving the bra. Here's a side view. This is the back. I cut the lacy, frilly bottom off the negligee, and pinned it and sewed it to the bra. Last, I opened up the hook end of the bra, to finish sewing the extra frill into place. Here's the finished bra, front view. This is the back view.

Here's a refashion that I just performed over the weekend. Since we had high heat warnings, I felt the need to create something. A white button front shirt is one of those "basics" that I've been told that every woman "needs" in her wardrobe. I have had this button front shirt in my wardrobe for a little while now (a gift from Mom a couple years ago), and I thought it needed a little "tweak". 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. 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!!!! I used the seam ripper and removed the entire collar and button front eyelet ruffles

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. This is the back. Really cute.  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.                                                          I cut the bottom tier off. You can see the lining left behind here.                                 I gathered that bottom tier and pinned it to the crochet part of the top.         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).                           Then I used the iron-on seam tape on top of the frayable part of the inside gathered seams.