Do you happen have one to many kithchen towel in your care? Here is an idea what you can create of it! This lovely child dresses are sold at Stadsmissionen Remake.
Har du fyndat en bunt gamla handukar på loppis i sommar? Högst funktionella tygbitar som duger till mycket mer än att torka disk med! På Stadsmissionens Remake har man sytt barnklänningar av just kökshandukar, sött så det förslår!
I started cutting up an old worn out shirt the other day. I was trying to make it into a skirt after getting inspiration from a remake. But it didn’t turn out the way I thought… A bit tight across the stomach, right now at least. One who knows that you can make a lot of nice things out of an old shirt is Anna Hörling who wrote the book below. I’m full of inspiration but don’t have any worn out shirts ready to be remade at the moment.
Jag satte saxen i en gammal utsliten skjorta härrondagen. Efter inspiration ifrån Stadsmissionens Remake avdelning. Nu blev de inte riktigt så lyckat som jag tänkt mig, lite snävt om magen liksom. Men de kanske inte var den optimala skjortan heller. Blir lätt avis på de som i sin närhet har folk som sliter ut vanliga blå skjortor. De e ju inte så lätt att hitta dessa på second hand (slitna skjortor alltså). Men oj vad mycket fint de finns att göra av dessa gamla gobitar! Kolla bara in Anna Hörlings bok “Sy nytt av gamla skjortor”.
I’m in the waiting vacuum.
To not go crazy of longing for what is to come (a baby!!) I try to keep busy with little things. Like making a necklace with some, fabric, lace and buttons.
Befinner mig i väntans vakuum. Ska man inte bli tokig av längtan efter vad som komma skall så är de bra att sysselsätta sig lite. Igår knåpade jag ihop detta lilla hängsmycke av lite tyg, spets och knappar.
I found this brilliant way of remaking an old T-shirt to a bag!
Pictures and instrucion taken from the blogg http://omsytt.blogspot.com/ and http://www.instructables.com
Don`t know where to store all your eyewear? Fröken Retro gives great inspiration! She hangs hers on a hanger (bought second hand of course!).
Om du saknar bra förvaring till alla dina glasögon får du här ett snyggt tips från Fröken Retro! Galgen har hon köpt på Erikshjälpen såklart.
Some embroidery at the neck gives life to an otherwise mainstream t-shirt.
Skirt and earrings are second hand. T-shirt in organic cotton from H&M.
Ett litet korsstygns broderi i nacken ger lite mer personlighet
till en annars vanlig t-shirt.
This afternoon was spent inside remaking a baby cardigan. It was a little pale before, but with new buttons and a embroidered heart it became quite nice I think! The embroidery book is from grandma and the buttons second hand.
I eftermiddag har jag suttit inne, pysslat och lyssnat på radio perfekt sysselsättning en regnig fredag. Denna lilla koftan var lite färgfattig och det fattades ett par knappar. Så jag sydde dit några omaka knappar och broderade ett korsstygns hjärta! Broderiboken är arvegods från farmor och knapparna är second hand.
This top was one of many bargains from Estonia and Riga, and in this warm weather it’s perfect! The jeans shorts were my sisters old jeans and when they got too worn out I simply cut them off to a pair of shorts instead, and I love them. I bought the top bracelet at a flea market in Amsterdam and the other one is fairtrade, bought in Camden town, London.
Something I really can recommend is buying a sewing machine. You might think “Hey, I can’t afford that”, but it doesn’t have to be that expensive. I bought mine second hand for £50 and I got a year long guarantee. You don’t even have to be super skilled to use a sewing machine, you can do loads by just sewing straight, for example fix clothes with holes in or just add lace to a t shirt like I did here.
But if you would like to learn how to make more advanced things, well then there are loads of courses, just google and I’m sure you will find something.
I found a new way to wear this skirt. By pulling it up and adding a belt I have myself a tubedress aswell!
A perfect summer dress!
