Once again, I am honored excited to be a part of the Sizzix Blog Hop featuring Eileen Hull's line of beautiful dies called Fresh Vintage. 
Here is how the hop works: Over the next six weeks, you will be able to enjoy the creations of 60 designers, a little at a time. How do you get from blog to blog? Just find the badge on my top right sidebar with the Fresh Vintage Logo, click forward or backward to see the creations of the other designers who created with the Fringed Flower die!
Along the with Fringed Flower Die, I received a great set of acrylic stamps from Stephanie Bernard's line called "The Stamps of Life."
I immediately recognized the versatility of this set entitled "your2kind."
With my stamps and ink, amazing colors of wool felt by National Nonwovens....
By Sizzix BigShot and Fringed Flower die, I was all set to go.
Designers sometimes go through phases and right now by current passion is taking existing clothing and accessories and altering them somehow to make a statement. This was a nice enough shirt before.
So, using my Sizzix BigShot Machine, I set about cutting several flowers from the turquoise shades of felt, orange and white. I have noticed turquoise more and more as the new fall shade. I love to cut wool felt with the BigShot because you can layer several pieces together and cut them at the same time.
I took an instinctual leap of faith and cut the collar off the blouse, replacing it with a knife pleated muslin strip dyed to match the top with a sewing machine.
To stamp my fun words from the stamp set on the shirt, I used StazOn solvent ink and stamped the words randomly all over the surface of the shirt.
To give the background more dimension, I used both vertical and horizontal placements of the stamps.
I used an iron on low to heat set the ink.
Creating the layered fringed flowers was simple. I simply layered colors together and sewed a button the center. Before knotting off, I sewed the entire flower to the collar.
As a finishing touch, I had to add some bling and wool felt die cut leaves.
This blouse will be perfect worn in layers for the entire Fall season here in South Georgia and I had a blast playing and creating with the die.
If you want purchase the Fringed Flower Die and other dies from this amazing new release, visit Scrapbook.com .
For a chance to win a die from the Fresh Vintage Line, visit Oh My Crafts!
Now- go to the fresh vintage widget and hop forward or back to see a few more fabulous creations using this die,
Live Life Creatively,
Hey Melony!!!! Fabulous project....how fun to spruce up a tired shirt...very cool!
Posted by: Sherrie | October 3, 2011 at 02:57 PM
You just gave me a great idea to finish off a top for a Halloween costumes -Princess Orange and Princess Pink
Thanks
Posted by: Cathy peal | October 1, 2011 at 08:44 AM
Great idea for decorating a shirt.
Posted by: Karen Diebolt | September 30, 2011 at 08:37 PM
Great ideas.
Peggy
Posted by: Peggy Allen | September 30, 2011 at 06:48 PM
FUN SHIRT.... Love the die... thanks for sharing such a great hop!
Posted by: Lyneen | September 30, 2011 at 01:50 AM
Great idea Melony! You are quite the seamstress-among your many other talents! Thanks for the great project.
Posted by: eileen hull | September 30, 2011 at 01:11 AM
fun project. sizzix has some great dies
mcwooten1999@carolina.rr.com
Posted by: Chris Wooten | September 29, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Okay now while the fringed flowers are fab, the ruffle you added to the shirt is AMAZING! You sure put some time and effort into this one, didn't you!
Posted by: Keri Lee Sereika | September 29, 2011 at 09:04 PM
Now that's creative! Love it!
Posted by: Donna Phelan | September 29, 2011 at 08:48 PM
What a unique blouse! The stamped words add a really fun element to it.
Posted by: Mylene Hillam | September 29, 2011 at 06:18 PM
Really creative way to use this die! Wonderful work!
Posted by: Julie Ranae | September 29, 2011 at 04:57 PM
How cute is that, great use of techniques to make a unique wearable item. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Kim H | September 29, 2011 at 04:51 PM
Supper fantastic. love this Idea to add the vintage flowers to your blouse then adding all the sentaments too. love the colors you chose for the flowers. thanks for sharing and for the chance to win.
abbraddock@msn.com
Posted by: Anita Braddock | September 29, 2011 at 03:40 PM
How cute is this! I love the color combo, too. Great job!
Posted by: Sharon | September 29, 2011 at 02:46 PM
how fabulous is that jacket. I love how you altered it.
Posted by: Glenda Hart | September 29, 2011 at 12:10 PM
I learned a lot of tips and tricks during my visit with you today...such a great project on so many levels!
Posted by: Monika Wright | September 29, 2011 at 11:42 AM
totally too cool & creative fun! Great job!
Posted by: Linda Carson | September 29, 2011 at 11:25 AM
Such a super fun idea - love how you used this die and the colors are wonderful!
Posted by: Jen Goode | September 29, 2011 at 09:52 AM
You have been rocking the clothing lately! Love the asymmetrical collar and the colors you used.
Posted by: Carla | September 29, 2011 at 08:00 AM
Another fabulous altered piece of clothing - love the flowers as the cascade around the collar!
Posted by: Beth | September 29, 2011 at 07:49 AM
Wear this and you're sure to brighten everyone's day! What a unique and inspiring idea. Love it!
Posted by: Karen B. | September 29, 2011 at 05:54 AM
Project Runway, watch out! So cool, Mel.
Posted by: Jonathan | September 29, 2011 at 02:34 AM
This is a great project Mel!
Posted by: Ann Butler | September 29, 2011 at 01:00 AM
Wow...being a seamstress I know how much work you must
have put into this Beautiful
garment! Love it! colorful
and Happy!
Thank you for sharing and thank you
and the twinery for having this hop!
Blessings,
KimberlyRae
Kreationsbykimberlyrae@hotmail.com
Posted by: KimberlyRae | September 29, 2011 at 12:51 AM