Polo shirt refashion

As I was mentioning before, my older brother is moving away (so sad) and was cleaning/DI-ing/packing for his big move. And luckil...

Hello Readers. I am going on a trip to England and I decided to coordinate my travel wardrobe. I am packing all new refashion projects and I will be posting about my journey and my outfit of the day along the way. This post is about a men's shirt that I made into a fun peplum top. Before and after. I look like a suburban dad at a BBQ. I cut the length of the shirt. It was a little too long for me. I hemmed the shirt and added some narrow elastic around the waist. This will pull the waist in…

Many, many moons ago, I did a refashion with one of Philip’s old polo shirts, and after a ton of emails and comments asking for a step by step tutorial, it’s finally time. This was a polo that Philip bought a few years ago, but when it accidentally went through the dryer and shrunk quite […]

Hello Refashion Co-op. How are things with you? I posted about a polo shirt-to-shorts refashion last time. I wanted to share what I did with...

No more worries about picking out an outfit with this stylish and practical set! This reworked navy blue vintage Ralph Lauren makes getting dressed for school or work a breeze. *This set includes elastic waistband shorts and a collared and cropped polo tee (both pictured)* ONLY ONE. UTTERLY UNIQUE.

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I think MeMadeMay spurs us all into action and opens our eyes to gaps in our wardrobe. Last week I was wondering what I could wear for golf, then I remembered a top the hubby had discarded and put …

The other day I made my husband go through his closet and pull out anything he would never wear again. Which was actually really hypocritical because I need it way more than he does. (Admitting it is the first step right?) Anywho, he gave me a pretty big stack of old shirts. I immediately saw tons of awesome projects unfolding in my mind. So, I decided to do one of the more basic ones first. Here is how to re-size something to fit you, whether its something you got for a steal on clearance…

In today's post: Learn how to make a cute skirt from an oversized shirt. When I was a kid, sewing your own clothes was always cheaper than buying clothes at the store. But fabric is