In the second installment of Sewing 101, Emily shows us how to turn regular old bootcut jeans into fabulous skinnies! You won’t believe how easy it is…

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Attention DIY junkies, petite girls and fans of well-fitting pants! You may remember our Scarves 101 video series, in which Lindsay showed us the many mod ways to tie a scarf. This week, Emily utilizes her incredible seamstress skills to enlighten us less-gifted fashionistas on the best ways to hem a pair of jeans.

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You can win this one-of-a-kind prom dress and ModCloth accessories by telling us about your dream prom!

Contest Rules:

Leave a comment on this post telling us:

*Your dream prom date
*What the prom theme will be
*What song you’ll dance to
*What ModCloth accessories you’ll be wearing. (You may pick up to 5 ModCloth items!)

Get Creative! Remember, you don’t have to be in high school to dream up the perfect prom date!

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With prom season coming up, it was time for me to channel my inner Molly Ringwald and make a prom dress out of a vintage pink dress.

For details on how you can win this dress. instructions on how I made it, and to see the surprising “before” picture of the original dress, keep reading!

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One Man’s Waste is Another Woman’s Treasure…

Hey all! Natalie here. I wanted to share with you the instructions I gave my kids for the after school art class I teach. The basic idea is melting old plastic shopping bags into a composite plastic which you can then create a waterproof recycled tote/wallet/pouch/creation of your imagination. I have never seen a group of kids so excited about something that they created from a plastic bag…a plastic bag! It’s almost like reinventing the stick as an essential plaything. But as you can see by the smile on our bag model’s face, she is proud! The process of making a fused plastic bag is fun and a great way to put all of those old shopping bags to use instead of throwing them into the landfill. I challenge you to make this project your own and use the instructions from this class as a guideline to make with this fused material whatever your little creative heart can dream up!

Keep reading for full instructions on how to transform waste into a recycler’s dream!

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With the return of peplums to the runways and to ModCloth, (check out the adorable Twice As Nice Dress), I decided to create a removable peplum for today’s DIY post! Once you make one, you can add a flirty skirt to any of your dresses for a cute new look!

Keep reading for full instructions on how to transform any dress with just a belt and a piece of fabric!

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For today’s Mod DIY project, I wanted to make use of some of the gorgeous vintage clip-on earrings I’ve collected!

Keep readings for tips on how to make fun removable clips for your favorite shoes!

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For this weeks DIY project, I wanted to expand my wardrobe’s potential by creating removable bows and lace clips that could give some of my favorite pieces new looks!

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Today’s Mod DIY project was inspired by blog reader Denise, who wanted a fun DIY project for earrings. Hope this helps, Denise!

Keeping in the theme of jewelry displays that are actually pleasing to the eye, I decided to make use of some vintage lace I had from my Grandma. For this project I’ve made two versions of an earring holder. One version has hinges and involves a little more work, but it lets you open up the frame so you can put backs on post earrings - the other is very simple and great for fish hook earrings.

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     While many of us were adopting new dietary habits or once again vowing to sort out our financial situations, artistically-inclined people across the country got involved in the Fun-A-Day project. Now in its 5th year, the Fun-A-Day project, developed by the ArtClash Collective, challenges people to create something new each day in January. Whether its a unique salad, a 4×4 painting or a new stitched creation, each participant exercises their inventiveness daily with a new project of their choosing. Art shows are then held to showcase the unique talents and creativity of all involved!

With active groups in Philadelphia, San Francisco and Pittsburgh, it’s the perfect excuse to get out and gallery crawl, even if the weather is less than perfect. The Philadelphia show will be held on February 14th at Studio 34 Yoga (Pittsburgh and San Francisco’s shows are TBA.) Check out Fun a Day’s Facebook page for more information.

I choose to make a different everyday item out of felt, but with the 2009 trade show season in full swing, I was unable to make good on my idea…but the seed has still been planted. If you’re still scrambling to choose a resolution, why not pick a new one each month? We know how creative ModClothers tend to be.