Handmade Thursday ~ Upcycling

For Handmade Thursday linkup over at White Lily Greens blog this week im showing you what ive managed to make with 1 of my daughters outgrown school dresses that had a paint stain on so no good for the charity shop ....... i didn't want to just bin it as the gingham fabric is actually quiet nice lol

So first up take 1 old dress


Take it apart ..........



And use your imagination!!

Ive managed so far to make the following items, ok my sewing skills aint that good but this is all good practice using my machine and learning :)

First up a carrier bag holder ....

Second up is a pin/needle wallet thingy ma jig lol well its got felt fabric pages inside to hold all my needles etc

And then this its just a little sachet bag, am gonna make a couple more as i've still got fabric left and fill them with lavender from the garden to make the cupboards etc smell nice.



And lastly a little rosette flower that i'll attach to a hairfrip for DD will also make some more of these!



So give recycling a go you can make all sorts with scraps of fabric :)

Thanks for reading my blog and if you'd like to check out what fellow crafty bloggers have been creating this last week then head over to white lily greens blog where all the linkups are.