Friday, January 10, 2014

Change A Boring Shirt Into A Dress With Upcycle Me Crazy!

I had no idea what an Upcycle Dress was until I saw a little girl on Facebook in one.

Then I figured Natalie had to have one...or two.

She had gotten a school pride t-shirt and it was just...blah. It needed to be perked up a bit. So I sent the shirt to Upcycle Me Crazy and...




She (Tiffany) changed a boring t-shirt into a dress. She added the skirt and the arm fabric. Better, huh? (And no, I'm not being paid to post this, nor did I get the dresses for free. I paid for them, I just loved the results so I had to share!)


Yes, I made farting noises.




Natalie loves her school dress. When she wore it to school she said lots of people asked her if I made it. She said she laughed and explained that her Mommy doesn't sew.



I also sent in another t-shirt. How the process works is, you send in a large t-shirt and it'll be transformed into dress. This dress has a different skirt design. There are several to choose from, plus you can pick another arm look if you'd prefer. This shirt is from Gymboree, size 12.




I was making funny noises. The people walking past with their dog did a double take.

Natalie loves when a dress has a twirl-ability factor:


So if you have a t-shirt that you want to be made into a dress, check out Upcycle Me Crazy! The next time we go to Disney I am so sending in a Disney shirt to be made into a dress.


And now you know what an Upcycle Dress is.

You're welcome.

(Also, when they outgrow the dress, it can be worn as a tunic. So they last awhile. Bonus!)

26 comments:

  1. Oh...My...GOODNESS!! Those are just adorable!! Any dress that twirls perfectly like that...wonderful! What a fantastic talent she has! (And, as usual, your daughter is absolutely the cutest thing I've ever seen!!) --Lisa

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  2. These are awesome! I'm going to have to figure out if that's something I can do. (not that well, of course, but my children are bound by genetic law to like and wear everything I make them!!)

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  3. that is fabulous! Get a new look and longer wear from just a t-shirt

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  4. Oh My God these dresses are way too cute!! My mind is spinning for Baby Girl now...

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  5. I wish I knew one small enough to give one too. Soo cute

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  6. What a cute idea! Almost makes me wish I needed a dress. ... Almost. :)

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  7. I really need a daughter to have dresses made for. Natalie looks amazing in hers!

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  8. Those dresses are awesome!!! I sort of want an adult version!!! What a great idea to jazz up a T-shirt!!!

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  9. My daughter would also laugh if anyone asked her if I made a dress.
    Divine!
    I love our kindred spirit posts today - farting noises during photography!
    Whatever works.

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  10. So adorable! I'm trying to think of something I can upcycle!

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  11. Such a cute idea! Those dresses look great!

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  12. My daughter loved twirly dresses when she was younger too. Heck - *I* like twirly dresses. These dresses are adorable!

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  13. Hey that's amazing! My daughter would LOVE it!

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  14. Hey that's amazing! My daughter would LOVE it!

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  15. You should have taken the credit for that cuteness!!!
    What a great idea.

    I will have to check it out for my granddaughter.

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  16. That's so awesome!! I bet she was so proud to wear her shirt now. :)

    Am new to your blog and I love it! Glad to have found you. Am your newest follower too.

    Happy Weekend!

    Kate

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  17. Aww!! That is seriously so cute--and definitely a great business idea for people to be able to get the look without having to actually do the sewing and crafty part. (I'm one of the people who enjoys sewing, I know that many don't!)

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  18. Oh my gosh, if I were a little girl I would be SO thrilled to have one of my t-shirts turned into an awesome dress like that. Heck, I'd probably like a t-shirt dress now ;-)

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  19. These are super cute! What fun the girls had posing for the pictures.

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  20. How much fun is that? I absolutely love it : ).
    I am so glad I saw your post on the SITS facebook wall tonight so I could come over and say hello.
    Nice to meet you.

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  21. What an adorable idea! I love it! I have a few shirts to send over - and I love your idea of sending over the school spirit shirt! They always seem to be so boring, don't they?? Even when I was in school those things were blah. Thanks for the link!

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  22. Fantastic idea! they are so unique and lovely.

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  23. Can't say I've ever seen upcycled dresses like that. Very cute!

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