I made this minidress as part of a month long theme on my blog I'm calling Star Wars Month! It's a nod to the outfits the Jedi wore but I also wanted to make it wearable and less costumey. It's pretty costumey still but I can wear it to the shops now!


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 It's been forever and I finally logged back into my Livejournal account!  I love that people still post here because everyone is such a huge inspiration.  I have been reconstructing a lot but I almost always forget to take pictures of my stuff. I'll try to get better at that now that it's the summer.

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I don't sew nearly as often as I would like to - but here is another reconstruction. I got this dress recently at Goodwill, and strangely saw potential in it :)

Before:


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I am a long time lurker who frequently gets inspiration from this community. Mostly practice pieces, though, I have only recently gotten the confidence to wear things I make in public. This is my second, made out of two thrifted t-shirts. (The first dress is currently being reworked due to my dislike of the back) I don't really own any casual ( Read more... )

I used a t-shirt I got on clearance for $1.20 and some fabric that was given to me and made a really cute dress!  Here's a video with pictures of the dress along with a tutorial.  Hope you like!  :)

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Soooo. Here is the before


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Well, I thrifted this dress the last time I went out. I fell in love with the pattern and the gold buttons. I also knew that I had been wanting to make a long-sleeved mini dress for quite a while :) and I couldn't pass up the perfect opportunity. Here's the before:


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I found awesome brand-new scarves - all I needed was a few T-Shirt scraps and turned them into a few dresses! (Three are for sale - read on and email me at jerricajaneen@gmail.com for details!)

I turned this....


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I had the day off today due to Independence Day so I hit all the thrift stores and started sewing and reconstructing :) Here's the less-than-great before pic:


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Video I made showing a flapper dress I made a few years back from 5 t-shirts...also on the video is some written directions on how to make the dress

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