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 + (@candiceayala) on Jan 5, […]
DIY Upcycled Shirt to Skirt Tutorial
DIY Upcycled T-shirt to Child’s Bomber Jacket
Hey guys, If you follow me on Instagram, this is old news! But I wanted to make sure I put it in a blog post just so I could catalog this make. I took an old Tshirt and turned it into a Bomber Jacket for #theSpiritedOne using the Ollie Bomber Jacket PDF Pattern by Sew A Little Seam. When I […]
DIY Upcycled Adult Clothes to Greatest Showman Costume
Happy Tuesday!!! If you follow me on IG you know I’ve been super busy working on projects for Project Run and Play Season 16! If you’re not familiar with Project Run and Play, it’s pretty much the blogger’s version of Project Runway, but for kids! Competitor’s are given a theme each week with the challenge to create a unique outfit using patterns they created or hacked from existing […]
DIY Upcycled Shirt to Child’s Blouse
Happy Sunday Lovelies! It’s that ONE THIMBLE time of year again! It’s been so busy around here that I almost didn’t have the time to sew up anything for Issue 15 of One Thimble Magazine. *clutches pearls and insert dramatic music here* I absolutely couldn’t let that happen, so instead of my usual two part post, this time I’m only featuring one […]
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 each issue of Sew Sew […]
DIY Upcycled Adult Dress to Child’s Dress
Hi Lovelies!! It’s been an incredibly busy start to 2017, between building SewingPortofolios, our collaboration with Michael Miller Fabrics, and being one of the contributing editors for Sew Sew Def Magazine, I managed to find some time for a much needed relaxing sew. I’ve been itching for a good upcycling sew, and decided this time I’d make something for #TheSpiritedOne from […]