Quick Fix — Wide Shoulder Dress or Top

Here’s a quick little post to show y’all a trick for keeping a wide shoulder dress or top from falling down your shoulders.  Scroll down for a bonus thrift-store sundress refashion! The bandana dress we’re working on today was my outfit of choice for last September’s West Asheville Refashioning Competition.  I thrifted this dress shortly before the competition and this was the first time I’d worn it.  Little did I know it would proceed to incessantly … Read more…

T-Shirt to Skirt Refashion Tutorial Part II: DIY Bandage Skirt

Hey y’all, it’s been a minute!  Before I get to today’s DIY Bandage Skirt how-to, I want to say that I’m sure some of you have noticed that we’ve been on hiatus for the past few months.  I don’t want to go into too much detail about personal stuff, but my family has been dealing with difficult situations and transitions recently–good vibes/wishes/prayers appreciated! As such, MC and I pitched in to help, frequently travelling and taking … Read more…

DIY Miss Universe Halloween Costume Refashion

Halloween is my favorite holiday, hands down.  MC and I always spend Halloween with friends, we make plans for the big night weeks in advance, and, best of all, we create our own costumes each year.  I love the challenge of sourcing materials, crafting and sewing up a storm until the last minute to bring our visions to life.  Like Frankenstein.  Because Halloween!  This DIY Miss Universe Halloween Costume tutorial will show you what I came … Read more…

Quick Fix Ribbon Lacing Tutorial for Too-Small Dress

This ribbon lacing tutorial is a very basic quick fix for a dress that you can zip to your waist area but not over your ribcage/bust–you know, one of those thrifted dresses that *almost* fits like a glove, but not quite.  Thus far I’ve only used this technique for costume dresses worn for an evening or two.  If you want something stronger and more durable I would recommend researching grommets and information on corset-making to get … Read more…

West Asheville Refashioning Project Fall 2015

Recently I did something outside my comfort zone that I’ve never done before.  I heard about the West Asheville Refash Project through a Facebook group a few weeks ago and was immediately intrigued–a refashioning contest, structured like a Project Runway challenge.  As plans for the event solidified I noticed that Altamont Brewing, a local brewery/restaurant in our neighborhood, was hosting.  The idea of being in a friendly space that I was already familiar with and, … Read more…

DIY T-Shirt to Skirt Refashion Tutorial Part I

We’ve discussed my rather serious obsession with “binning,” aka hitting up the Goodwill bins where clothes are sold by the pound, in Taking in a Skirt DIY Sewing Tutorial.  The ability to tailor an ill-fitting but otherwise perfect-as-is item is a great skill to have, however sometimes you will find pieces that have fabric in good condition but in no way work for your own personal style and/or body as-is.  This is where a little … Read more…

Taking in a Skirt DIY Sewing Tutorial

For those of you who haven’t yet succumbed to the awesome epicness of Game of Thrones, Sunday was the season 5 premiere (yes, I’m an addict) and I was super stoked.  As we were going to a friend’s house to watch and we’ve all been anticipating this moment for months, I wanted something cute to wear.  I’ve had this hunter green pencil skirt for a while, but she’s been patiently waiting on me to fix … Read more…