Happy Monday Lovelies! I made this dress on a quick whim last week since I wanted to try and play along with at least one of the Sewcialists Mini Challenges this year. I spun the challenge wheel and got the color Coral, and I so happened to have a coral sheet sitting in my upcycled pile […]
Tag: Refashion
DIY Upcycled Men’s Shirt to Child’s Top
Hey all! Have you ever had so many committed projects lined up that you try and figure out ways to “kill 2 birds with one stone?” This is what happened to me this past week! lol I’m knee deep in sews and prepping content for my second annual Upcycling Challenge but I had already committed […]
DIY Upcycled Shirt & Dress to Child’s Top & Pants
Hi guys! I’m so excited to share with you my latest upcycled outfit featured in Sewn Magazine! In the magazine I share with you a quick an easy tutorial on how to add a cute button feature to the ankles of any pants pattern. (pictured below) But this blog post is not about that DIY tutorial, […]
DIY Men’s Shirt to Child’s Dress
Happy Sunday Lovelies! Soooooo full disclosure, this upcycle wasn’t planned for February, but it happened. #Thespiritedone celebrates 100 days of school on Tuesday, and for this 100th day, she can either dress in green, or dress as if she was 100 years old, ….not surprisingly she choose both! lol. I picked out all the green fabric […]
DIY Upcycled Shirt to Skirt Tutorial
Hey Guys, HAPPY NEW YEAR!! This year I decided to start working on projects that brought me the most joy, and so I went head first into a couple upcycling projects. I posted the first project on Instagram last week, you can find that below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by candice ayala […]
DIY Upcycled Shirt to Child’s Top
Happy Monday Guys! I’m so excited to finally share SOME of the details of my UPCYCLING (part 1) contributor post for Issue #1 of Sew Sew Def Digital Magazine where I transformed one of my old denim shirts and a some fabric into a two piece outfit for my daughter. “Sew Sew Def is devoted to filling […]
DIY Upcycled Adult Skirt to Child’s Kimono Tutorial
Happy Hump Day Guys! So last week I went to Goodwill to drop off some stuff the kids no longer use and I decided to go inside to see if I could find anything interesting. I’m glad I did because I came across this gorgeous adult skirt covered in detailed embroidery with beaded trim on the hem. I […]
DIY Upcycled Skirt Overall to Bubble Pants Overall
Happy Saturday My Lovelies!!! So, I hadn’t planned on doing another upcycle for Kids Clothes Week (You can view the FIRST ONE HERE)…. BUT I just couldn’t get this bubble jumper idea out of my head! We all know what happens when that occurs …I can’t function properly until I bring my ideas to life. TRUESTORY. This jumper fell way […]
DIY Upcycled Men’s Shirt to Toddler Sleeved Dress
Happy Hump Day Lovelies!! Last year I stumbled upon the awesomeness of Kid’s Clothes Week but I was too late to enter any of the seasonal challenges when I found them, so I made a note not to miss it this year! This year’s Winter Challenge is UPCYCLED (just a fancier way to say you took […]