Re-tee #1: Ruffle and rose tank

I had a boxy, ill-fitting, hole-containing, favorite-colored mens t-shirt that needed some re-teeing. I found this cute tutorial, and although it took me a bit longer than she said it would, I think it turned out so cute! Can't wait to pair it with one of my hippie skirts!

(the right side of the collar ruffle really isn't messed up, I just didn't realize it needed flattened back down before I took the photo!)

Here is a link to the tutorial I followed:
ruffle and roses tank refashion tutorial here

Previous Re-Tees....

These don't really count per-se, because I did them awhile back, but here are some newborn gowns I made out of adult tees.

Here is the tutorial that I used: http://thismamamakesstuff.com/2008/08/tutorial-t-shirt-to-newborn-gown/

My Blog Sewing Project

Sew, (or so, haha) I've been really inspired the last few weeks by blog projects. Della's year long quest to make all things from scratch, "This Busy Mommy's" project-a-week for 52 weeks, etc.... I've finally decided on one to do myself. For the rest of the year, (hopefully I'm disciplined enough to keep going!) I'm going to upcycle a t-shirt into something else. We are getting ready to build a walk-in closet/enlarge our laundry room, and in purging clothes I've found that we have WAY too many t-shirts in this house. Not to mention, on any given day you have an endless selection of dirt cheap tees at the thrift stores, just waiting to become something fabulous. Alas, here I am announcing "Project Re-Tee." Stay tuned for my photos and tutorial links! It's going to be interesting, if not fun!

Lazy days

Hey, I just noticed it's almost time for my annual post! No really, I should try to do this more often. Done with nursing school, (yaaahhooooooo) I work a full time job that actually turns out to be part time most of the time, so I really have no excuse. Yes, I've promised this before but I am actually going to give it more effort. Promise.