Day 299-upcycle your jeans into a skirt!

Tonight I have been working on up cycling an old pair of jeans into a skirt...

see the process below

take an old pair of jeans...

 chop off the legs

 start playing with fabrics to attach

 hand stitch some pocket lining (with deliberate large stitches as a design feature)

and handmade a red rose

 machine stitched the fabrics

 added a large polka dot bow

 back view, with another handmade rose

ready for tomorrow nights photoshoot, my best friend is going to model this creation for tomorrow night's post! yay!

craft out

xxoo

Day 298-shoe number 2

After the success of my first shoe upcycle attempt I was keen to have another crack. 

It has actually been really fun working on shoes!

I started with another old pair of shoes

they don't look that old in the shot above, but they are about 4 years old and are all scuffed (see pic below)

I still love the old fashioned shape though, so I think they will be fun to revamp...

my colour palette for tonight, green!

I started by lining the inside with some polka dot fabric (which i have attached with the trusty glue gun)

I've added some grey felt on the front and a lace strip around the ankle opening

next some leaves from some fake flowers and a rose I have hand stitched out of silk

 YAY SHOE NUMBER 2!!

shoes this good = feet on the table!!

 I am starting my own collection

 its 12.10am... only 67 days to go!

craft out

xxoo

Day 293-upcycle your old shoes!

I have been wanting to have a go at revamping some old shoes for awhile. 

Tonight is my first attempt....

step 1) a pair of old shoes

 I used the glue gun in one spot to hold the ribbon in place to start wrapping the front t-bar strap

 next I starting glue gunning some cotton lace edging around the shoe opening creating a ruffle effect

 then the front I covered with some polka dot fabric

 the back I glued down some red felt cut to size,

next I covered over all the edges and joins with the wide striped ribbon

and lastly added a gold ribbon embellishment and a covered button

SUPER DUPER SHOE MAKEOVER!!

 what do you think of the "shoe make-over" transformation??

eat your heart our alice in wonderland!

craft out

xxoo