Reincarnated Remnants ~ Dresses to Wallets

I love recycling and I especially love it when it's a team effort!  For years I have been saving bags of fabric remnants from dresses I have hemmed to more flattering lengths and recently after cleaning out my garage, I passed them onto a crafty friend.  Last weekend after having dinner, Jeff and I were browsing around Blue Windows on 2nd St. in Long Beach and all of a sudden I spotted some really familiar fabric.  Heather Davidson, the friend I passed the fabric onto, had made all of these beautiful wallets from the pieces I had given her.  After digging through my sold items I was able to find the two dresses that contributed to these beautiful wallets.

Salvage Life on the Front Page of Etsy!

I was so excited to learn that Salvage Life was on the front page of Etsy last night.  See the pretty bow skirt in the second photo, that's one of our redesigned vintage skirts!

These skirts have been such a hit at shows, I can barely keep up with the demand.  I take what I would call old lady skirts from the 80's or so, and shorten them.  The extra fabric is then used to make a pretty bow which sits at the side of the waist.  They start out with great colors and prints, but just need a little help with the length and styling...a few simple fixes and they are completely fresh and modern!  The elastic waist ones, can even double as a top ~ see the last photo. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!