Michelle and Mikhayla's NDAD Creation

I love how Michelle and her gorgeous little kiddo Mikhayla took an outgrown garment and turned it into something so cool and practical! This is something that you can craft for yourself, for your kids, for your office and I can't wait to get started on one myself! Check out what the terrific team of M&M created...

Hi! I have a crafty project made out of an outgrown garment to show you! Mikhayla had a cute little sweatshirt that had our favorite thing in the world on the front of it - SPARKLES! We couldn't just throw it away!

See how Michelle and Mikhayla crafted this sparkly piece into something fabulous!

We gathered up all our supplies...a piece of packing styrofoam in a nice square (about an inch thick), some craft glue, LOTS of pins, various ribbons, and our all important hot pink zebra print Duck Brand duck tape! 

We cut the design out from the front of the shirt, and used some of the craft glue and pins to tack it into place on the board. We used ribbons to make a little grid over top of the design. 

To finish it off, we used our trusty duct tape for a functional and pretty border. 

Now she has a cute little memo board for her locker or room! The cost was literally nothing. 

I had all the supplies from around the house, and the little shirt was from Mikhayla's growing stack of outgrown clothes.

You get another big thumbs up from me too! I just love this project. So perfect for holding pictures, notes, reminders... You guys were able to create something super practical while still holding onto a garment that you loved so much. This is such a fab example of how you can really upcycle anything. Kudos gals - such a fun crafternoon you both must have had making this!! xo

Help Me Pick!

I loved all of the input I received last week on which dress to spend the weekend remaking...

...so I thought that I'd kick off the weekend with another "you pick" post!

Here's the dress...

Written on the fake pocket flaps, you might ask? "JEANS". Yep. That's what it says.

So the white portion is a bit spotted and has an interesting bluish/white hue. I think that some of the denim must have dyed the top part a bit. I reach out to you, my friends!! What color should I dye the top of the dress?

Blue? Red? Fuschia? Yellow? Orange? What color in the ROYGBIV circle should I choose?  What do YOU think would be the best choice? Add your comments below or head on over to Instagram/Twitter/Facebook to share your thoughts! Winning color gets picked and the dress gets dyed this weekend!

Outfit Rewind

The rewind piece for today just turned four last week! Aww, so cute, isn't it?? Original post date: 6/12/10: (Click here for full project steps and full original post)

I mentioned in the original post how it felt like a performance dress or something that a featured solo in a choir would wear.

The Before Look:

I coiffed it into this...

The After Look:

I was totally loving the painted tat on the mural! See what I did for Round #2!

I tucked in and skirted it up!!

I'm going to be honest - there was definitely a bunch of fabric underneath that skirt that did make it a bit bulky.

However, I just love how it looked with my vintage Guess skirt. The reds, greens, pinks, and purples on the paisley skirt paired with the mauve color of the top is my favorite color combo.

My auburn vintage clutch made an appearance along with my favorite BCBG cork heels to round out the ensemble.

These rewind posts make me so nostalgic!