'MakeOver Monday' - The Simplest Frock REfashion EVER!

'MakeOver Monday' 
... sharing how I cut up & REmake items from my wardrobe 
in the hope you'll pick up scissors & start cutting up yours!

Seems that in keeping with the quick REfashion that was this frock

everyone who could take photos of me wearing her this morning

was in a rush to be somewhere else 

so I apologise if they're a little blurry or bits of me are missing

never-the-less I'm appreciative that amongst them 

there were enough decent ones 
for me to share how the NWJJ does become the star when worn over the frocks silvery grey blockiness

I love the frock and can see her being worn lots. 

As with any REfashion or REinvent you never really know how it's going to turn out until it's underway

and even though upon finding these abandoned volunteers in the back of my wardrobe

 it was a very simple idea that sprung to mind

and now 
I'm actually having trouble remembering the last time I undertook such an uncomplicated REfashion

it was literally a matter of chopping the tops

off the t-shirt & frock

swapping them over

and REstitching

so simple in fact 

that I went looking for more volunteers

to make another one!

a rescued blousey sleeveless cotton peasant style top 
[here's a link through to the last time I probably wore it!]

with a wrap skirt I'd REfashioned from two differents skirts 8yrs ago 

- never throw anything away!

psst! see the shoes - I'd like to thank the person in Albany who decided to donate these brand new embroidered red leather little heeled Hush Puppies so I could have them...there's a family wedding coming up later this year which I think they'll be perfect for - just need something to wear with them!

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Next Week

feeling bruised & fragile
so looking for solace 
by creating
something soft & pretty, floaty & delicate  
because sometimes you need life to mimic your next sewing venture

An InLinkz Link-up

What's on Sally :: Silk & Sequins Shirt & Skirt

As I contemplate stepping back from workshops for the whole of next Term

I started to freak out about not having any images to share over that time

turns out I have enough images of past REinvents 
to keep us going for a few years Terms

not that I would consider opting-out for that long

I found these couple of older REinvents 

I recently REphotographed

***Everything you are about to see has been
Op Shop sourced.

The Alannah Hill silk & sequin shrug 
was big enough for a toddler
and because I wanted to wear it
the sides were carefully unpicked and opened 
the finished edges from a filed garment were added to the openings for width 
and along the hem edge for length

the Rag Rose Brooch was created for another garment entirely 

that's the beauty of brooches
they're versatile.

To date I have only ever worn it over this

Shirt & Skirt Frock REinvent

I liked how you could dress it up or dress it down

The bodice of the Frock

is the reverse of a shirt

and the skirt of the Frock 

is the Skirt 'as is'

all I've done to change the skirt [apart from attach it to the bodice] 

is add the fronts of the shirt to disguise & level out the original shaped skirt hem

and the straps came out of the shirt sleeves.

There weren't many left-overs from this REinvent.