resurrectionrags

This is a beautiful handmade one of a kind, upcycled, altered, cotton tee shirt. It is made from a blue grey tee shirt restyled and embellished with red rose appliques, loads of hand stitching, and hand made, beaded florets in slate grey rayon. The tee shirt has been re cut to make figure flattering princess seams, and a lace up back closure. The back of the tee shirt, laces up corset style with ribbon through metal eyelets, making the sizing slightly more adjustable. The outside edges of the garment are finished with hand sewn running stitches

This is a beautiful purse,handmade from two vintage tapestry fabrics, in "shabby" pink and green. It is embellished with vintage green gimp, and antique white, fringed passimentarie. The flowers are handmade from vintage silks and hand beaded (the large gray flower is removable with a pin back), there is also a repurposed and revamped vintage earring which decorates the front of the bag. The strap is a vintage braided twist, satin curtain tie. The bag is lined with a dark slate gray taffeta. Bag Measurements: Width 7 1/2 inches Length 9 inches Strap 46 inches (23 inch drop)

This is a hand made patchwork purse from recycled and vintage materials. The patchwork heart is, made from sixties cotton fabrics, and lace from a vintage cotton lace curtain, it is embellished with beads and sequins along the raw edges. The body of the purse is made from vintage East Indian metallic brocade, vintage metallic gold brocade ribbons, red silk from a vintage theater curtain, and red orange and gold woven cotton. The back of the purse, and the strap is a deep red cotton damask, and the lining is a yellow taffeta. The bag measures: 8 inches wide X 9 & 1/4 inches deep the strap is 48 inches long (hangs 24 inches)

This skirt is a one of a kind deconstructed piece, the yoke of this skirt is from a pair of vintage 1980's, Gloria Vanderbilt,cotton blue velvet, jeans, and four crocheted cotton, rectangular doilies. The top skirt is from a vintage 70's cotton crocheted mini-dress and it has an under skirt which was salvaged from a vintage, girls, cotton gauze, dress to which a crinkled taffeta ruffle with raw edges, has been added for that great layered bohemian look.. The original pants zipper is still in use as the front closure and a decorative lace up application has been added to the back yoke. The watch pocket has been appliquéd with a sequined flower patch in deep royal blue (hard to see in the pictures), in order to cover the swan monogram that is Gloria Vanderbilt's insignia. All of the original pants pockets are still usable, as the crocheted rectangles were sewn on by hand with sturdy quilting thread,or tacked on with vintage buttons in the back. According to the garment tags this is a size 10 (1980's sizes)

This is a sweet little shabby style, girls "baby doll" dress made from fancy vintage, cotton "linens", lace placemats, and cutwork embroidered table napkins, the bodice band and straps are made from a vintage slip case. The skirt pieces are set on point and cut on the bias to create a beautiful drape, and flow for the handkerchief hem. This dress would be so cute over a longer "petticoat" skirt, or over bloomers, pants, or leggings. Garment Measurements: Bust measures approximately 24 inches Bodice band under bust is 26 inches Shoulder to longest hem points measures 24 inches

This is a beautiful one of a kind hand made patchwork skirt, made of vintage, re-purposed fabrics. The skirt has a lovely handkerchief hemline, that flows beautifully, as all squares are set on point, making it a bias cut skirt, it features vintage silks, satins, laces, cotton, rayon, voile, and taffetas, salvaged from leftovers and vintage clothing. The waistline is a drawstring and elastic combination for comfort and fit, all seams are reinforced with zig zag stitch finishing for durability. This skirt can be worn, with ties in the back or front, by almost any size (thin to curvy!!).