Salvaging Clothes
Lately I've been trying to go through my closet,
pick out the items I never wear & try to make them wearable.
Here's what I've been up to this week ~


Pants to Stenciled Skirt
Once upon a time, I tried wearing an apron while I painted. I hardly ever get paint on my clothes normally, but I had an apron, so why not? I wiped my brush on it as I painted, and when I took it off, the water & paint had actually soaked through & got paint on the pants I was wearing. >:( That was my last time wearing an apron.

I tried painting a design over it, it cracked. I wove ribbons over it, sewed in place. I got tired of it. The pants lived in the 'skinny pants' box for a few years, and now that I can wear them again (and saw what a horrible cut they had) I thought I would give them a new life...

Front view ~


Back view ~


I chopped them down, and moved the pocket from the right leg on to the butt. I covered the pocket with a piece from the leg & stenciled over it. Stenciled with freezer paper & craft acrylic paint mixed with textile medium. A layer of black with silver shading.



Shortened & De-sleeved Dress
This is a dress I bought years ago at the thrift store. There is just no good occasion to wear it (mostly because of the long sleeves), but it was too unique to get rid of. I shortened it & removed the sleeves to make it look more casual & modern.



The sleeves have little zipper at the wrists, which I alway thought was neat & was sad to cut off. Then I realized I could turn them into arm warmers ;) (Haven't made those yet) Here is a close up of the swirls that are on the front of the dress if you are interested (the neck is not usually bunchy like that).