~~~I've Been Inspired...AGAIN!!!~~~ Refashion, Repurpose, Upcycle? ~~~Fun ideas for updating clothing using a glue gun?~~~

Hey there sweet blogging friends!!!

I am joining WOW Us Wednesdays

over at Savvy Southern Style...

Cool, inspiring and great ideas...
Hop on over to check it out....

Before I get going on my planned post...

I just want to say Thank YOU so much

from the bottom of my heart, to those

of you who stopped by and sent me and

hubby well wishes on our 25th. 

Your kind words mean so much!

And,

I haven't been in much due to the fact hubby

was out of the country for 2 weeks...

yep, he was gone on our special day...

but we will be doing something soon

to celebrate this wonderful landmark in our

marrige!

Okay...onto my post, lol!

The creative bug has bitten me again...

or

is it just my ADD kicking in...

this girly flirts with that all the time...

I am sure! lol.

This post is about Clothing...fun ways

to refashion, repurpose, update or

as the new term I have been seeing calls it...

UPCYCLING!

Anyway...

I am  a girly girl, who loves clothes, shoes, and

accessories...
anyone else relate?

I have been a thrifty shop-a-holic shopper since

my sweet momma drug my sisters and I to

flea markets and thrift stores as young'ns.

It's in my blood. 

 Even when I could afford

department store clothing, I still do and will

make many a jaunt to my favorite thrifting places.

So...last week I challenged myself...

after spending some wonderful time looking through

various sights on *Upcycling* and *Refashioning*

of clothing on etsy doing a google search...

 I decided I wanted to add my own touch to some

~thrifting finds and in my Closet Items~.

My inspiration...

 lace, rosettes or more Victorian-ish styles that are

everywhere!  There is a victorian/bohemian side

of my personality which seems to be attracted to those

softer, lacier clothing.

Wanna see what I have done?

In my challenge to myself,

I did NOT buy any of the trimmings...

I used the wonderful supply that I already have.

Now the 1st 3 shirts were found

at a local SalvA, recently!

 This simple gauzy shirt...needed some lace

in just the right places...

I then added a *Made* rosette using some

satin trim...

This is a yummy coral color that I wear a lot!!!

Now you can see, this top already had some

pretty lacy trims....

But...my inspiration was adding the fun mix

of laces, tatting and ribbon, down the front,

 because I was copying from

a similar type shirt I have borrowed a few

time from my daughter. 

In the center in a tatting piece that wasn't finished,
so I knotted it...

I love carmel colors and this one is my

favorite re-do so far!

It was a tad too short, so I added this longer

lacy panel all around and then

*coffee* dyed some lace that I attached

all around the collar area.

I cannot wait to wear this fun little sweety...

well actually I can't wait to wear them all! lol

HINT...

Not only did I used my sewing maching but I

found Fabric Glue Stiks and used them

on many of these projects.

We will see how this holds up during

washing, but it made the job a tad easier

to do.

LAST...

Some other simple ideas that I have done to

existing tops

are adding jewels and more lace to simple

tanks and t's.

This tank already had pretty lace at the bottom

and

I just added some pretty lace around the top

and a fun satin ribbon rosette!

This simple, inexpensive (less than $8)

T had some jewels added in a fun design...

and since they seem to make V-necks

too low for me...I always add

a lacy Patch across to hide my

girls behind!

Another white T got more lacy touches all over...

I am NOT done yet...

I do have a few other items I am working on...
so stay tuned and from time to time
I will continue to share more of my

*upcycling* *redo* *refashion* *repurpose*

on some of my other clothing!

Hope you enjoyed this and will be
inspired to look beyond the plain...
and see a *new* item for you
 to wear!

Be Blessed,
Lorena