How to make skiny jeans & recycle an old tshirt

I'm back! The computer mess has finally been sorted out (whew!). Don't you worry, I've been crafting (I'll get to that later in a series of posts) and stumbled upon some really good ideas.

Here's one I'm going to go run off and try as soon as I finish typing this post: SKIN-I-FY YOUR BOOTCUT JEANS. This is a great tutorial from the Borderline website, that that walks you through how to turn your regular old jeans into skinny jeans. I searched for some other tutorials but this one is simple and easy to follow. It also has photos of the steps along the way. One tip: choose jeans with a little bit of lycra/stretch to them so they're easier to slip on.

Before & After

Here's another tutorial from Teen Vogue: Turn an oversized tshirt into a trendy top. The Teen Vogue website has a handful of other DIY sewing projects from a selection of real fashion designers. It's definately nice to find budget friendly ways of refreshing your existing wardrobe.

Before & After

Strangely enough, I stumbled upon these tutorials when I was searching for bookcases. Ahh the internet is a weirdly wonderful place. For all you fashionistas out there, here's a last, link: Art of the Steal is where I originally found a list that included links to the tutorials above. It's a fashion blog but ocasionally posts links to DIY tutorials. I'll definately check back there every once in a while.

Enjoy! I'm off to Skin-i-fy some jeans...

Update Feb 23 - I DID IT! I'm super happy with how my jeans turned out. They're not super tight like the ones in the store, but they still hug like a glove. They're really comfortable and I keep putting them on again... ahh the pleasures of custom tailored clothing. The tutorial worked like a charm! If you try this DEFINATELY use jeans with some stretch to them. They're more forgiving in the seams and won't be so hard to pull on. The tutorial says to sew the outside pant leg seam, but you can also sew the inside pant leg and it will turn out just fine. The key is not to sew the seam that has the double row of top stitching on it.