Upcycled T-Shirt Dress Top

 

 

Hello Friends! 

 

Summer is almost here so I decided to get into my scrap bag and fashion some new tops.  This old T-shirt already had this fun decoration at the neckline, but as a whole it had lost it's excitement for me.  I've been collecting men's shirts in my scrap cupboard for awhile now and pulled out a few that had the color tones I wanted.  This went together quickly on a lazy Saturday. 

 

This is an easy and fun project.  Give it a shot! 



 

 

Upcycled Denim Shoulder Bag

Have you seen all the cool upcycled denim bags on Pinterest?  So many choices, so many ideas.  With these bags in mind I quickly snapped up a ginormous pair of men's jeans on a 25 cent pile at a garage sale.  This bag is made from one of the legs.  I could probably make 4 more bags of different designs from that one pair of jeans, that's how big they were!  Thank you BIG MAN, wherever you are!!  

The strap on this bag is made from the waistband of a jeans jacket I no longer wore,  The pocket was lifted from there, also, and the strip down the right hand side is the cuff of the arm.  Just cut it off and stitch it on.  Easy.

This is the back of the bag.  The pocket is from the giant pair of jeans, and nicely holds a cell phone.  This bag should be perfect for those flea markets I like to attend all summer.  Can't wait!

If you are going to try making this bag you might want to get denim weight sewing machine needles.  Mine did not break for this entire project.  Also, I used gold thread, which I found both denim clothing items used and my stitching just blended right in with theirs.

See you at the Fleas!  --The Elevated Bag Lady

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