12 Upcycled Crafts for Fall / Autmun Decor

Autumn is here and so is October! Get in the spirit with these upcycled fall crafts...

1. Upcycle Sweaters and Renew Old Pumpkin Decor

2. Upcycle Bottles into Candy Corn Inspired Decor

3. Cute Little Door Knob Pumpkins

4. Upcycled Gold Pumpkin Bowl

5. Upcycle an Old Rake into a Fall Decorative Piece

6. Oil Can Pumpkin Photo Display

7. DIY Reclaimed Wood Pumpkins

8. Painted Leaves Garland Tutorial

9. Upcycled Paper Bag Wreath for Fall

10. Turn a pickle jar into a Candy Jar, add a Knob to the lid and Paint

11. DIY Glue Decorated Gourds Centerpiece

12. Upcycled Aluminum Tube / Accordion Pipe Pumpkin Decor

Refashion | An Old T-Shirt + Scrap Piece of Fabric

thee inspiration:

Giving color and pattern to a solid comfy t-shirt, looks simple enough to me. I had this bright red-orange tee and a remnant of fabric leftover from this wrap and tie pantskirt I made. This fabric piece just goes so well with the shirt. It was meant to be.

First I did was mark how high I wanted the center back. I basically made go to where the front neckline is. Then fold the shirt in half, with side seams meeting in the middle. Create the shape you want for the front and back "v"s. Well I guess the back is more curved than a "v" but you get it. I had the front "v" end right above the belly button.

Once that was cut out (leaving a 1/4" seam allowance) I took my scrap piece of fabric, evened it out and sewed it in half lengthwise. The piece was 37.5" long by 30" wide so 15" when folded in half.

I have a similar shirt that I like the back length of so I used it as a reference. Within this piece of fabric I was able to get both front and back pieces. Starting with the top back curve.

Then the front after the back is all cut out. Make sure the width is the same as where it meets up on the sides. After that I had it flare out some since this fabric doesn't stretch like the t-shirt does.

So the seams on the fabric will end up in the middle and should then be sewed to your t-shirt. I did the front first then the back.

I wanted the front middle corner to line up exactly with the middle seam of the fabric. It was a little tricky but got it eventually.

After the front is attached to the front and the back to back you can serge the raw edges. Then you can attach the sides together and serge those. After all that even out the bottom a bit, get it how you want and hem it.

All done!

Renew & reuse!

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Latest Upcycled Denim Bucket Hats in thee shop

 

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Vintage Finds | Vintage Blouse Butterick Sewing Patterns

These are vintage Butterick sewing patterns I’ve tried out. I think these button down blouse designs are basically timeless…just ignore any call for added shoulder pads lol. 

Butterick 6811 style A

Butterick 6531 style C

Butterick 6733 style B

On a side note with full emphasis: I Miss Joann.

New in thee shop: Reversible Upcycled Denim Bucket Hats

 

Latest upcycled denim bucket hats. All pictured are reversible. Check them out in: thee shop

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Vintage Finds | Simplicity 5082 Sewing Pattern from 1972 "Super Jiffy Wrap and Tie Pantskirt"

So I think I nailed it.

A while ago, I posted this picture to my Instagram. I was excited because I had found a wide leg pants design I liked for this vintage floral fabric. The excitement didn't last. According to the pattern, I don't have enough fabric. You need like 4 yards and then some. I sincerely thought I had a lot of that floral but it's only enough for like three leg parts. Sure, I could make the shorts version but I was really set on the pants.

Anyway at the same time I bought that pattern, a vintage pantskirt kept popping up in my search. It looked pretty cool. The best of both worlds. It looked really easy too and I was tempted to just make it by observing the picture provided on the pattern envelope. I went ahead and bought it though from While The Cat Naps, an Etsy seller of vintage and modern patterns.

How to put it on is quite the interesting process. Sucks having to use the bathroom though. Like a jumpsuit or romper you basically have to take it all off.

I got 3 yards of this printed rayon fabric.

I don't think it gets any easier than this.

It's pants inside a skirt. Super Jiffy Wrap and Tie Pantskirt! Definitely give it a try if you're a novice sewist.

New in thee Shop: Upcycled Jeans Woven Lattice Patchwork Bucket Hat

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In its past life: remnants of jeans

Found new life as: An Eco-friendly upcycled denim bucket hat!

This hat is a patchwork made with various upcycled jeans. Can be reversible if you want with a simple light blue solid denim look cotton on the other side. One size will fit most.

You can find it in thee shop here: Upcycled Handmade Bucket Hat

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Refashion | DIY French-Knotted Upcycled Cardigan

thee Inspiration:

French-Knotted Cardigan by Moth

I had been collecting and using thrifted embroidery hoops for years now. Not to sew on or with but as wall decor above my sewing space. Along with the hoops one day I found a bag of brightly colored doilies so I put them together on display. I also found some interesting frames I then turned into another decor piece featuring used measuring tapes (DIY post about it here) and two pin cushions. 

A few years back I got an embroidery thread set from an aunt as a gift and since then it piqued my interest to actually try embroidering by hand. I learned some stitches by watching tutorials on youtube. I bought more thread and I embellished this upcycled denim crossbody bag with it:

Then I saw that grey cardigan from Anthropologie and I thought to myself, it is completely doable. I had this fuchsia cardigan I've worn a couple times. It's not a V-neck but it's plain and could certainly use a little revitalization. The French knot confetti embellishment is perfect.

If you don't know how to make French Knots, check out this video I watched to learn how to make them (they are super simple!): How to Sew a French Knot Stitch by Professor Pincushion

Initially I thought I would be using an embroidery hoop to keep the cardigan nicely stretched but I ended up not really needing it. I guess I should've just used a much smaller hoop instead. It would've helped but I think it turned out fine, you might not need it. This is what I ended up with so far. It's definitely not as full as the Anthro cardi but I can always add onto it. If you have a plain cardigan in need of some flair, just add sprinkles!

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Ponche Caliente Navideño | Mexican Christmas Hot Fruit Punch | RECIPE

A traditional Mexican Christmas drink, (although it doesn't necessarily need to be Christmas to enjoy this drink) that consists of fruit, sugar and spice simmered together in water. Similar to hot apple cider, in my opinion.

This is a very easy recipe, muy fácil!

Exact quantities really vary...honestly every time my mom and I make this, it's different amounts of everything. So these numbers are just going to go off the last time we made this. It's all about trial and error, your tastebuds and definitely your sweetness preferences.

Ingredients

• 2 Piloncillo or panela, which is pure, unrefined cane sugar
• 1 Apple
• 4 Guavas
• 1/4 cup of Dried Jamaica or hibiscus leaves
• 2 Tamarind, peeled and deveined
• 3 Cinnamon sticks
• 1 eight inch piece of sugar cane, peeled and chopped into smaller pieces
• Regular granulated sugar
• 1 gallon of water

1.You need to chop all your fruit (washed first) into slices and smaller pieces but not so small that they will like melt away because they're being boiled down. As mentioned in the ingredients list, the tamarind should be peeled and deveined leaving just the pulp. Sugar cane should also be peeled and chopped into bite size pieces.

2. Now place all your ingredients, minus the regular sugar, into your pot with water. Boil for 45 minutes to an hour. At some point maybe half hour into boiling, give it a taste for sweetness and now add the regular sugar as needed. We only had one piloncillo so it wasn't very sweet, the guavas were also a bit on the bitter side so we added a half cup of regular sugar to compensate.

3. Listo! It's ready to serve, nice and hot but not too hot that'll scald your tongue. No, let it cool off a little bit. You can serve it with fruit pieces in it so they don't go to waste and are eaten or you can strain it and discard the fruit, up to you...nothing wrong with the fruit though. Obviously you don't eat the cinnamon sticks and sugar cane isn't really eaten either.

That's it. Ponche Caliente Navideno, Mexican Christmas Hot Fruit Punch. I hope you try this for the holiday season but like I said any time that's chilly and you want a hot beverage to warm you up, drink this and enjoy!