Category Archives: upcycled

Summer Reverie Blouse and Shorts

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Becca

I’m sorry that I neglected to post earlier this week. My husband is gone for the week, and I’ve discovered that I’m not as productive when he’s gone. I start to miss him too much, and I have difficulty staying … Continue reading →

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Japan Quake Appeal Raffle- Closed

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Becca

Japan has been in my thoughts and prayers over this past week, and I wanted to help in some way, even if small. So, I’m offering a choice of either a dress and matching pouch or a giant beach bag … Continue reading →

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The Sound of Music Dress

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Becca

Some of you may recall a post that I wrote about The Sound of Music last summer (See it here, if you’d like). At the end of the post, I made a remark about the possibility of a future dress … Continue reading →

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Purple floral dress for my sister

Posted on March 3, 2011 by Becca

My new sewing machine and I are getting along swimmingly. Oh, we’ve had our share of misunderstandings this first week, but new relationships always require work. 😉 Learning the particulars of a new machine hasn’t allowed me to get too … Continue reading →

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Reconstructions, Sewing Machine and Iron

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Becca

It has been an eventful and thrilling week. I have a variety of items and some news to share with you. Custom Reconstructions I wanted to show some reconstructions that I just finished for a gal on Etsy. She sent … Continue reading →

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Red and blue striped dress with chevron

Posted on February 17, 2011 by Becca

This reconstruction is one of my favorites so far. The dress started out as the dress below, which was likely from the 80s. My first step was to remove the shoulder pads and sleeves. I then, removed the top and … Continue reading →

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Hint of Spring Skirt

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Becca

The end of last week and this weekend was spent house hunting (Hence, the shortage of posts). The hunt has yielded results. More details later. Today’s project started as the dress below. I found this dress a while ago, started … Continue reading →

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Promises Paisley Peplum Blouse

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Becca

I began this project with this lovely, paisley accordion pleat dress. Sorry about the pic, I had to take it at night with horrible lighting. The label was Promises Promises… …which definitely brought to mind the song of that title … Continue reading →

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Pleated Blue Dolman Sleeve Blouse

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Becca

Today’s reconstruction began as this fabulous dress. There was just so much going on with this dress. I knew it was going to take a lot of tweaking to make this remotely wearable. I look like I’m wearing some strange … Continue reading →

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Blue Diamond Dress

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Becca

This dress began as a stretchy double knit tunic/mini dress. The print on this dress is what caught my eye. The tunic made me think of a tennis outfit from the 70s. I wasn’t into the 70s mini dress, so … Continue reading →