2014-01-14

January Refashion Month with Trish from Feeling Kinda Thrifty

All the way from Hawaii, I have the pleasure to introduce Trish, from Feeling Kinda Thrifty. I met her when we both competed together at Refashion Runway, and I confess: I was terrified when I saw the first challenge refashion from her. I knew she was one to fear! And she did not dissapoint me, her refashions were always astonishing... This is an honour to have her sharing another blown away refashion. 
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Aloha and Happy New Year!  I met Magda as a participant in Refashion Runway Season Two, and I was blown away by her talent.  When she asked me to participate in January Refashion Month, I was thrilled. I have become quite obsessed passionate about refashioning.

Today, I have for you a funky refashion that I've grown to really love.  It's a bit out there for even me.  I've had these pair of jeans for several years.  If I remember correctly, I purchased them at Goodwill for around $7.



As you can see, there's really nothing wrong with them, except for the fact that they're a bit outdated.  I've noticed that dark skinny jeans are really in, so I wanted to give this pair a new life.  I began by dying them with Rit navy and black.


Once the dying process was complete, turned the jeans inside out.  Using a pair of skinny jeans as a pattern, I traced the area that I would need to sew with tailor's chalk.






Using the lines as a guide, I sewed a straight stitch.


I cut away the excess with a pair of pinking sheers - to keep the fabric from fraying.


Voila! Dark skinny jeans!  I already have a pair of dark skinny jeans, so I decided to make these a bit more trendy.  I love all of the tribal prints that are out this year, so I drew some of my own using a bleach pen that I found on sale for $3.99.


Basically, I free handed my design.  I found it a bit challenging to make straight lines, as the pen kept bubbling up. 



In the end, I think it turned out great, especially paired with my $2 Goodwill top.  I absolutely love my funky new tribal jeans.





18 comments:

  1. Hola Magda y feliz año nuevo!!

    Me encanta esta transformación. Donde podría conseguir yo ese rotulador de lejía. Es una pasada!!!

    Muchos besos

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    1. Hola María, feliz anõ para ti tb,
      la verdad es que este refashion lo hizo Trish y tanpoco sé donde comprar el rotulador. Lo he visto en alguns blogs pero no hago ni idea.
      Un abrazo!

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  2. I love these! How do you rinse off the bleach without it spreading to the rest of the jeans?

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    1. Hi Jamie. Thanks for your comment. You've brought to my attention that I should have included more information about how I used the bleach pen. I let the bleach sit for about 15 minutes. If you let it sit for too long, it could burn through the fabric. 10-15 minutes should be enough, but it really depends on your fabric. Anyway... The bleach begins to harden. In the bathtub, I squirted liquid soap up and down the jeans and then rinsed them while rubbing the soap all over. I had to kind of scrub the bleach a little to get it to come off. Once the bleach and soap were rinsed thoroughly, I hung them up to dry. Hope this is helpful.

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  3. That is so stinkin' cute. Good job sister!!!

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  4. SUPER CUTE! I love how these came out.
    ~Michelle

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    1. Thank you, Michelle. I also enjoyed reading your fleece tutorial. Very clear and useful!

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  5. You're rockin it!

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    1. Thank you, friend. Bring some stuff over when you come, and we can design it.

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    1. So sweet. Thank you, Olga. They were really fun to make.

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  7. These are stellar, Trish! I love the tribal design! You make these look fabulous! :)

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    1. Thanks, Desarae! They were really fun to make. I am looking forward to making some more.

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  8. Omg drool! These are fabulous!! Absolutely fabulous!!!

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  9. These look amazing! Great job!

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