Remember the shoe rescue I performed on a pair of adorable ballet flats that wouldn’t stay on Arden’s feet? Well, it seems I have a thing for saving nautical-inspired items from Old Navy… I really wanted to participate in Elsie Marley’s Kid Clothing Week Challenge, but you know I’ve been up to my eyeballs in {…Continue Reading}
Remember the adult robe I remade into a kid-sized version for Arden? Here it is in color! Arden chose the light pink dye. I didn’t tell her what it was for, only that she could choose her favorite color. I think she chose the perfect color! I decided not to wrap it as a Christmas {…Continue Reading}
This project was my first refashion, and my entry that got me into the Project Toddler Runway competition at Shwin & Shwin! This project started percolating after I had gone through the bins of my pre-pregnancy clothes for like the third time, trying to see if any of my favorites would fit. A depressing task. I know I {…Continue Reading}
Today I’ll be sharing a project I hope you find inspirational for Mother to Be – Maternity.Remember to post your entries to the Mother to Be Flickr Group. If you have any trouble getting your project uploaded, please feel free to send your photo and description to me at deshazer(dot)jennifer(at)gmail(dot)com. As a reminder, the guidelines {…Continue Reading}
Please go and vote for my blue dress project at Schwin&Schwin! I took a shirt of mine that I loved but didn’t fit me anymore and made a dress for Arden. If I make the top 10, I’ll compete in weekly challenges Project Runway style and the finalists will make a three look collection. Please {…Continue Reading}
Schwin & Schwin are hosting Project Toddler Runway. On December 16th they will present the ones that made top 15, and voting will open to narrow the top 15 down to the top 10. For the top 10, each week there will be a new challenge presented on Monday. Projects will be posted on Friday and the voting {…Continue Reading}
This still took longer than 90 minutes the second time around, but it definitely went together a whole lot faster without having to run to the computer in our office before every step. Nevertheless, this met the hour-a-day challenge for days six and seven.  This was made using a clearance rack Old Navy shirt of {…Continue Reading}
Following the tutorial for The 90 Minute Shirt on MADE, this meets my hour-a-day requirement for the Kid’s Clothes Week Challenge for days four and five. I know it’s called The 90 Minute Shirt, but it took me a bit longer than that, and I had to make up my pattern following the instructions here, {…Continue Reading}
Remember the jeans I refashioned into a pencil skirt for me a couple of days ago? Well, here they are again! I really liked the nice big hem on these jeans and knew as soon as I started the skirt refashion for me that I wanted to do a toddler skirt for Arden. How handy that Homemade by {…Continue Reading}
I have a pair of jeans I got in a post-baby attempt to be a little more current, but every time I wear them I spend the entire day hiking them up. I’ve begun referring to them as my “just say no to crack” jeans. So, into the refashion pile they went. I’ve seen a {…Continue Reading}
