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| Roxy7 |
Posted - Aug 17 2010 : 8:44:26 PM
I found this on the net today. This gal found $1 dresses and her challenge was to make them into something she could wear. Very inventive.
http://newdressaday.wordpress.com/ |
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| Sandra K. Licher |
Posted - Oct 19 2010 : 6:52:06 PM
That was SO inspiring! Did you guys watch the video of her on the early show? It tell how she came to do it and makes one wonder what I could do with clothes from the thrift. Not that I'm into fashion or design but to use the material for quilts and curtains and pillow covers etc. Have you seen the price of material? It's expensive! Great "green" idea for all of us! Thanks for pointing her out to us.
Sam in AR..... "It's a great life if you don't weaken!"
Farmgirl Sister #226
www.farmgirlsam.blogspot.com |
| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Oct 19 2010 : 10:05:10 AM
I saw this girl on the Early Show on CBS this morning. She did a great job and it was interesting to see her in the "flesh" and see some of her creations.
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| patchworkpeace |
Posted - Sep 23 2010 : 06:15:28 AM
Debbie,
I think I'll take you with the next time the local churches have one of their bag sales!
Hope there is lots of interest in a fashion show - it could be so-o fun!
judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Sep 22 2010 : 3:58:48 PM
She is just too cute. And she makes it look realy easy. I guess you have to have an eye for stuff like that. I just watched the show from her blog. Really good.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
| Heather B |
Posted - Sep 22 2010 : 2:02:52 PM
Yesterday I turned the TV on to catch the early news and saw this gal on the Nate Berkus talk show. They showed off a bunch of her "fashions" and she explained some of her make it easy tips. Pretty cool.
Heather
http://homesteadincity.blogspot.com/
http://littlehouseonthebumper.blogspot.com/ (My "glamper" page)
"Only your real friends tell you when your face is dirty"
Farm Girl Sister #662 |
| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Sep 22 2010 : 12:21:23 PM
Maybe we should see how many people are interested first. Sounds like it's just you and me so far...lol...I recommend people check out the dress-a-day blog to see what she is doing.
At one of our local thrift stores, every time the seasons change they have an "all-you-can-fit-into-a-bag-sale for $2.00 a bag. Do you know that I now know how to fold a pair of jeans to fit into a sandwich bag....LOL...just kidding, but I can get alot of stuff in one bag!
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| patchworkpeace |
Posted - Sep 22 2010 : 07:30:53 AM
Let's go for it! Are you thinking post links to a photo site/blog and let people vote? Maybe three entries per person? (I'm just thinking out loud.) Any ideas?
My sister came down for a couple of days and we went "nifty-thrifting" yesterday. I'm still learning the thrift shop thing and she was very helpful. We asked at Goodwill when they would be having their sales (of course, I'm thinking a dollar per item like dress-a-day) turns out, all the stores in this part of the state are owned by the same company and they have discontinued all sales. Every item is $3.69. No pound sales, dot sales, etc. Bummer! But, we went to the Catholic thrift store and found some clothes that I could seriously do something with, problem is I spent all my cash at Goodwill! Now I know where I'll be shopping though.
Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 08:50:29 AM
I think an "altered states fashion show" would be wonderful! We could try to get a farmgirl from every state to enter. We'd have to have a way for people to vote and definately a prize. Maybe a MJ subscription?...lol...
I'm into the prairie skirt/flannel shirt/kneehigh moccasin/farm girl style myself...also in larger sizes.
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| Annika |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 08:42:13 AM
Been around her site a couple of times. Very creative and talented lady!
I'm trying to learn from it to make more Farm-girl-y/boho style clothing for myself in my own likely much larger size ( =( ) Being creative with your clothing is a talent worth learning.
Annika
Farmgirl & sister #13
Palouse Prairie Girls Chapter
http://palouseprairiegirls.blogspot.com/
http://prairiegirlsjournal.blogspot.com/
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication. ~Leonardo DaVinci
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| patchworkpeace |
Posted - Sep 20 2010 : 08:34:30 AM
Debbie,
Hey, it could be an "altered states" fashion show -- I know, corny, huh?
But, seriously, a nifty=-thrifty fashion show would be fun. Maybe this winter after we've had some time to get together some good looking clothes. What do you think? Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Sep 19 2010 : 12:25:53 PM
Wow, Judy...I have alot of books from the 60's that tell how to make the best "hippie/back-to-the-land" clothes. I bet this book will help alot with the alterations I'm doing to my thrift store finds. Maybe we should have a fashion show someday?...lol...
I still watch Dress-a-Day faithfully!
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| patchworkpeace |
Posted - Sep 15 2010 : 11:02:22 AM
Still loving this dress-a-day site! I've started working on altering and enhancing some of my clothes that don't fit right along with looking for bargains at thrift stores. Haven't had much luck with the thrift stores and nothing is a $1.00 so far. However, my daughter picked up a book for my birthday entitled, "Making Your Clothes Fit" by Patricia Burkhart Smith. OMG! Good book if you are interested in this type of thing. It gives two sets of instructions for every fitting problem you can think of, one for ready-made clothes and one for altering patterns. Good diagrams that are easy to understand. Recommend it highly. Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
| Violets November |
Posted - Sep 09 2010 : 8:42:41 PM
What a fun site, I look forward to more time to spend there.
Debbie, I bet your re-purposed suede jumper is awesome!
~Violet~
Farmgirl Sister #1669
My blog, http://hiddenacre.blogspot.com/
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| corrabelle |
Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 8:09:00 PM
That's amazing! My sister does this kind of thing all the time, so she's going to get a kick out of that site. Thanks for sharing!
Corrabelle
http://themayberrysparrow.com
A Kansas gal living in Ontario. Sigh.
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| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Aug 29 2010 : 10:52:04 AM
I've been watching this site for a while now. They automatically send her blog to my e-mail. I love the inspiration I'm getting to redo some of my clothes that need it. But I've come to some conclusions also.
* She is sooooooo petite that she could make a dress out of a pillowcase...
* 90% of the dresses she buys are probably polyester...(ick)...
* She has a very social cosmopolitan lifestyle
* She is single
But it is fun to see what she'll come up with next....
ok, back to turning my moo-moo's into ballgowns...
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| shunger |
Posted - Aug 28 2010 : 2:47:02 PM
wow. I spent a lot of time on this site. It's fun and gave me some ideas. I'm not into short dresses but I can see how to remake some older clothes. Fun stuff. I just had to see what she did with one dress and then another. Suzanne |
| Roxy7 |
Posted - Aug 27 2010 : 09:37:15 AM
I have things in my closet that need a redo. I have to just bite the bullet and make an attempt. If it doesnt turn out...well I was wearing it anyways! |
| Cherime |
Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 11:40:42 AM
I see what you mean. I easily could get hooked on looking at it all but break is over and work is the thing. Drat!
CMF |
| patchworkpeace |
Posted - Aug 26 2010 : 07:40:46 AM
Help! I keep going back to this site,...my elderberry jelly still isn't done.
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
| harmonyfarm |
Posted - Aug 25 2010 : 7:46:28 PM
That girl could make a feed sack look good! Even if she messes one up, she's only out a dollar. Heck, I've bought dresses at the thrift just for the buttons....how inspiring.
Debbie
"If you can't find the time to do it right...how will you find the time to do it over" |
| momdrinkstea |
Posted - Aug 23 2010 : 9:12:03 PM
Thanks for the link!
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." -Albert Einstein |
| patchworkpeace |
Posted - Aug 20 2010 : 05:50:22 AM
Thanks for sharing! That site is an inspiration -- too bad I have elderberry jelly making calling my name today -- I could spend hours looking at all her re-dos. Judy
Success is measured not by the position one reaches but by the obstacles one has to overcome to reach it. Booker T. Washington |
| Calicobear |
Posted - Aug 19 2010 : 11:40:26 AM
What an amazing girl! Lots of talent for sure :) Don't think I would be up to that, don't have such a cool "designing vision" I guess....sigh.....but her Site was fun to go thru...and I went thru pages/months of entries too. LOL Way tooo much fun...had to see next project.... Oh my...gotta go be busy now. :) ( & thanks for sharing too!)
Hugs & Smiles!! |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Aug 18 2010 : 6:43:52 PM
Thanks for the link, she is really creative! It's amazing what she's done with those dresses.
Dawn in IL |
| emsmommy5 |
Posted - Aug 18 2010 : 3:15:12 PM
I wasted WAYYYYY to much time going through months of her posts. So cool!
Do what you love, love what you do. |
