two recent restyles

I just wanted to share two mini projects I've completed recently. One was a little while ago and the photo has been up on flickr for a while but I've been a terrible blogger. The other I just did today as I'm home and feeling rather productive!

Number one was this funny floral sailor dress. When I found it it was especially long, with pouffy sleeves and a strange chest covering thingy. All I did was shorten it a tad, remove the sleeves and chop out the weird bit and voila! Of course anything that Kerry models ends up looking like pure gold.

The second is this laptop sleeve I cobbled together out of a flannel pillowcase (thrifted) and some aqua seam binding. There are some absolutely beautiful sleeves and cases available on Etsy but all the good ones seem to be around $70 and up, so I figured I'd spend $2 on a pillowcase and make my own. I've been meaning to hop to it  since I got this computer in November but the needle on my serger was broken and, since I wanted to make the sleeve pretty thick, I decided to wait until I replaced it rather than use my domestic machine. Of course, after ordering the serger needles, waiting for them to come and finally sitting down to make this thing I realized I'd somehow misplaced the little screw that holds the needle in place! I'm super bummed because I don't know how easy it's going to be to find a replacement. In the end, since I really wanted to get this sleeve done, I just used my regular sewing machine. It was awfully easy especially because I chose a plaid fabric (the lines are already drawn on for you)! It took me about 15 minutes to whip up and I think my laptop is very cozy now.

You can check out bigger photos and snaps of my past restyles over on my flickr and while you're there, check out some of the other awesome things people are doing as part of project restyle!