Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Remaking Cast-off Jeans

Since they don't read my blog,I guess it's safe to tell you that the princesses are each getting a doll for Christmas. 
Lolly has been busy helping Santa turn some of her stash, scraps, remnants, and even cast-off clothes into dolly wardrobes! This week a pair of my jeans went from this...
to this!
I wish this dress would fit me. Pretty cute, huh!
And I love this little jumper with rick rack trim. I tried to use the original jeans seams and hems to add interest when I could. The daisy on the bib is one that I found at the bottom of my trim basket, leftover from my sister's wedding gown...umm...I'm not admitting to how long ago that was!
 There was also enough denim to make pair of jeans, two pair of capris and a skirt! (I'm trying to think of something to do with the embroidered back pockets.)
 I even turned a misshapen sweater into a doll size sweater and have a plan to make a little cape out of the remaining section. The main part of the sweater is made from the sleeves so that the cuff ribbing became the bottom of the sweater. I cut off the neck ribbing and then sewed it to the neck opening of the dolly sweater. Ribbon faces the sweater front pieces.  A little toggle button finishes it off...no button hole of course...just velcro.
I'm linking up with Homemade Ginger today. Check out the Ginger Jamboree to more fun ideas. Better get back to the workshop, only 20 more days till Christmas!




18 comments:

  1. That is so cool! I wish my doll had had half those clothes when I was younger. She mostly only had sleepsuits.

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  2. Wow! And here I was thinking I'd just make some cute little under things for my girl's doll-- mostly because I haven't tried to make doll clothes yet and I thought underwear might be a good place to start :)
    Your cast away jeans really turned into some great things!!

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  3. Oh you are having such a wonderful time making these, I can tell!!! What an adorable and fashionable wardrobe you have made! Can I come round and play too?!

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  4. These are so cute!!! I would never have thought of these ideas. SUPER impressed!

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  5. What a good Lolly you are!! Beautiful job! I know these will become precious treasures.

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  6. Good job repurposing old clothes!

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  7. I've been sewing doll clothes too. I saw on pinterest to use a childs jean pant leg to make a gathered skirt, no hemming necessary just add elastic at the top!

    Your pink sweater to adorable too!
    Patti

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  8. Wow! They are going to be very happy little girls! Do you think the pockets could become wee shoulder bags for the girls for carrying their hankies on the days they don't have pockets? Use the pocket as one face and a pretty girly fabric on the other face, then they have "two for the price of one"!

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  9. OMG! Those outfits are just too cute! Why am I giving old clothes to the thrift stores when I could be making doll clothes from them?! You are very clever!! :-)

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  10. The doll clothes are super cute!

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  11. These doll clothes are adorably wonderful! What a great job you did coming up with such creative clothes from jeans! Very impressive. Princesses cannot possibly appreciate what a talented Queen Lolly they have to look up to. You're remarkable!

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  12. A doll sized purse or shopping bag to use up the pockets? You did a wonderful job on the clothes.

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  13. I am absolutely "blown away" by these adorable doll clothes! Too, too fabulous!

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  14. Hahaha I love your "princess" in the gladiator outfit! Hilarious. Your doll clothes are gorgeous. How cool is that denim dress? Well done, you're very clever.

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  15. Oh, my gosh. Those are sooooo cute! I love it! Well done. And your princesses are too adorable.

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  16. The outfits are adorable. Question: Did you sew the sweater with your sewing machine or by hand? If by machine, how did you set up your machine to sew without stretching the sweater? I had attempted to re-purpose a sweater into a shrug and used the stretch stitch and needle for stretch fabric and used stabilizer and still experienced stretching along the hem. Any tips you could share would be greatly appreciated.

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  17. Darling outfits and a perfect scripture for today ; )

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  18. You are so good at this! I love how you take old clothes and turn them in to adorable doll clothes!

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