Mary's Thrifty Chic

Hi Everyone!

.Welcome to the second part of a series:  Refashioned again Part 2!

Sometimes with this hobby you just know when you have gone too far.  On the other hand, sometimes you don’t push yourself  far enough. Then let’s face it, sometimes the finished project is just not right!

My Chambray Shirt with a Twist from 2015 is a case where it was just not right. How did I know? I was never…

Hello Everyone! . Spring is here in SoCal so I still have time to refashion a jacket for those cool mornings! Here is  the AFTER but you will not believe the BEFORE!  I think this piece lends some glamor to my very glamorous life as a teacher. Right? .

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. Here is jacket #1

which I purchased for the whopping price of $4.00. It had good structure and shape but it was just a boring…

Sleeveless Jacket and The Coat…

Hello Everyone! . OK time to confess…If you are a long time reader you may be wondering what happened to: The Coat! When last you saw it, I was on Episode 7- The Coat. Well, the truth be told, I GAVE UP! There! I admitted it!   I was committed but I had a lot of trouble with the fit.  Then I had put so much work into it that I kept going. But when it is not right, you have to know when to give up…

Refashioned Once…Refashioned Twice….

Sometimes you just know when it is not right.  With this piece it was

Hello Thrifty Refashion Friends! . Happy New Year and welcome to my first post of 2019! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season with friends and family. . For some time now I have been wanting to combine a white denim jean jacket and a heather grey sweatshirt, but the correct jean jacket was always out of reach. I had been holding on to a gray hood and sleeves from a jacket that formerly…

Repurpose Jeans Into Home Decor!

Hi Everyone! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! I know it has been a while, but I am still here and refashioning. I have something new for you and it is something that I have never done before… Home furnishings, check it out!

. It all started with tons of Pinterest pictures of jeans refashioned into all kinds of things; quilts, bags, toys etc. Then of course there were stacks of jeans taking up…

Hi Everyone! . I just have time for a quick stop today to share one of my favorite t-shirt hacks. I tend to do projects like the following with brand new shirts purchased for under $10 in places like Target, Kohls, or Old Navy. Sometimes I will purchase T’s from a thrift shop but only if they are obviously unused. The reasoning behind this is that T-Shirts tend to degrade very quickly and I have…

Hi Everyone! Where did the summer go? It flew by and now school has started and the second half of the year is upon me. I have been very busy and I want to share one of my big projects from this summer. Here is the finished picture of my new robe. I did have a summer robe, but I could never wear it because it was synthetic, and now that I am a woman of a certain age…it was way too hot!!! I needed…

Hi Everyone! . Summer has begun! I am through with summer school and have tons of time to sew before August! I recently spent some time at the thrift store and purchased this unused beauty for $3.50. I couldn’t wait to get started as you can see, I already started chopping off the sleeve in preparation for my vision. I have been wanting to do something with a bell type sleeve but wasn’t sure what…

Hi Everyone! . I know it is the beginning of the summer, but I had to share this one before next fall. I originally finished this in January and I am just getting around to posting now. This project is not refashioned. I did make it from a purchased pattern and fabric, but rest assured they were both at Thrifty Chick prices!  Keep reading as I share my tips for sewing professionally with a…

Cape Cover-up! Made From Scratch

Hi Everyone! . Once again it has been way too long, but rest assured that I have been very busy in the sewing studio. Below you can see my latest creation. It is not refashioned from another garment but I got a great deal on a yard of this fabric and I couldn’t resist! I have been seeing all of the cozy looking cape coverups lately and I really love the casual ease they provide for the wardrobe.…

Hi Everyone! . My 21 year old son came to me last week and said, “Mom, I have an idea to refashion my favorite t-shirt on the back of a jean jacket.” He has been on winter break from college and just like that, he caught the refashion bug! He has been watching me do it for years and wanted to save that t-shirt. As you will see, he even asked me if he could try sewing it! I think it turned out…

Hi Everyone! . Recently I visited the website of my refashion friend, the queen of refashion. Beth Huntington. She showed me how to get the embroidered jeans I longed for without the hefty price tag. It was easy and even a novice could do it. Thank you Beth! Here is my version of your wonderful idea.

Check out my results below, and check out Beth’s video here: Renegade seamstress video

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Jeans vs. Permanent Marker

Hi Everyone! . Grab a Sharpie and get some personality into a pair of jeans! I did it and was so excited by how this turned project turned out. It was very easy to do it only took me a little under an hour to finish!!

. This Pinterest pic has been on my Refashion board for a while now. When I saw it I knew I could create the same look with an existing pair of jeans and a permanent marker. I just…

Hi Everyone! . Many many years ago when I started this little blog I was just getting the feel of how I wanted to represent myself and my hobby. Does anyone remember this early number?

Take off the collar from here.

Add it here!

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Here was the end result.  Quite tame, but it worked for a while.  I got quite a bit of use out of it this way, but it still felt like a bit of a snooze fest…. …

Hi Everyone! . Hello refashion fans! It is the middle of the summer ALREADY, and over a month since I last posted. My how times flies!!! I am a lace fan, and when I saw the picture below I wanted it BADLY! But I wasn’t willing to pay $100. I had to find a way to make it happen for less…a lot less!

. Enter this little $6.00 beauty to save the day! I saw it and even though it was too tight,and it…

Hi Everyone! . I know it has been a while, but I am back with another offering!!!! It all started here with the light seersucker XXL top on the left (from Goodwill) and the inspiration top on the right. While I am not into super deep v-necks, or lace that shows through to the skin, There was something about the inspiration top that I really liked.  I felt reasonably sure I could give the same…