Refashion Files
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Well, obviously, the dinosaur applique makes it extra awesome. But Theresa’s instructions make it easy to make these adorable shirts from daddy’s hand-me-downs, or, as always, tag sale or thrift store treasures!
Mama’s Cutting Up Daddy’s Shirts, Again! at Theresa’s To-Dos
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It’s hard to find boy’s ties that are cute — or sometimes even to find any at all. With Sonia’s picture tutorials, you can make a cute boy’s tie from any men’s tie, be it daddy’s or a thrift store treasure!
Re-purposing Men’s Ties to Boys’ Ties: 3 Picture Tutorials at Practical Stewardship
Theresa had the brilliant idea of reworking daddy’s shirts into toddlers’ shirts. She tells you how easy it is, including some tips that will make your project smoother! And the pictures are adorable. Hooray for toddler models!
T-Shirt Refashion For Toddlers at Theresa’s To-Dos
Carly took two men’s dress shirts in complementary stripes and created this cute babydoll dress. She shows you step by step how to put it together, and you can tailor it to fit you perfectly! She also shows how it can work over jeans, with a blazer, and so forth. I can imagine this in a variety of patterns!
Cute Babydoll Dress at Cut Out + Keep
Laura found this great pattern in a polyester shirt found thrifting. And she made this amazing peplum dress from it. She gives you inspiration to try something spectacular from your thrifted finds. (And “peplum” refers to the ruffly part on the fitted dress … my husband made me add that since he had no idea what it meant!)
Men’s Shirt Refashion: Peplum Dress at Trash to Couture
This is a super-cute, step-by-step tutorial by Lex: she shows you how to make this cute girl’s jumper! Made from a men’s shirt, it could be a jumper or a dress for younger girls.
The Shirt Jumper- Men’s Shirt to Girl’s Dress Refashion Tutorial at Made by Lex
This idea is awesome! You can never have enough pillows, or shams! Bao shows you how to turn men’s dress shirts into pillow shams — look at the cool button details. He has a few other clever ideas in the post: go check it out, and don’t miss the video (or the picture with Nate Berkus!).
HOW TO dress shirt pillow sham in 6 easy steps at Relevé Design
You know, men’s dress shirts are a treasure trove of refashion materials. They come in a wide variety of materials … and depending on the size, involve enough fabric to actually refashion something! Suzannah found a thick chambray shirt at Goodwill and made it into this fabulous, high-waisted , springy skirt! Check out all of the details, how to and tips at …
One of the greatest men’s shirt makeovers ever–tutorial! at Adventures in Dressmaking
Just in time for summer is this cute idea for making a breezy shirtdress from two white men’s dress shirts. Antoinette shows you how to make one — including what patterns to use ! And don’t miss the comments, suggesting different ways to accessorize, mix and even modify this idea!
Refashion 6: Nurse Ratched Shirtdress from Two Mens Button Down Dress Shirts at clevergirl.org
Men’s shirts can have some great textures and colors — why not turn them into a trendy peasant blouse? Lex shows you how she reashioned a thrifted, off-white, patterned men’s dress shirt into this fab blouse — step by step!
Peasant Blouse Refashion Tutorial at Made by Lex
DIY Ruffle Scarf
Sugar Bee Crafts: Dress to Maxi Skirt - knit refashion
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