I have had a major crush on CourtneyCourtney’s upcycled dresses for a while and we are priveledged enough to own three.  Well, she has become so popular recently that her dresses sell as soon as she posts them.  So, I started thinking “I can make my own”.  I have a major case of “I can do that, too”.  Well, I googled upcycled dresses and found what seems to be CourtneyCourtney’s fierce competitor, Lil Blue Boo on Etsy.  Lil Blue Boo is awesome enough to have one of her patterns listed on Etsy.  Of course, I snagged one and off to Goodwill, Nola and I went:)  By the way little Nola, loves Goodwill.  Could be the loud music, but I  am not sure why.  Anyway, we made our first upcycled dress using Lil Blue Boo’s pattern.  Love it, love it, love it.  Nola has already worn it twice.

One of our Original CourtneyCourtney Dresses

After making the first dress, I started thinking.  The dresses are basically a lengthened Raglan T-Shirt.  The Lil Blue Boo dress fit my petite little thing OK, but was a little roomy.  So, I found a McCall’s pattern (M5965) that was for pajamas with a Raglan T-Shirt.  I altered it a little.  I added a lot of length, and a little twirly skirt.  (FYI….I used the shirt pattern not the gown.  The gown seemed a little wide, and Nola is so petite.)  Anyway, the result was fabulous and has won Nola’s approval. 

I am still on the mission to create the perfect pattern.  I am anxiously awaiting my subscription to Ottobre, and I received a free gift of my choice.  I chose the Ottobre 1/2006 issue which supposedly has an excellent Raglan T-Shirt pattern.  I will definitely let you all know my findings. 

For those of you who don’t want to put any thought/effort into making your own upcycled dresses please check out CourtneyCourtney and Lil Blue Boo.  They are two very talented ladies.  If you are on Facebook, become one of their fans for heads up on dress listings, but act fast, because they are hot items.  If you want to make your own dresses without the hassle of altering patterns, Lil Blue Boo’s pattern is worth the money.

  Happy Upcycling:)

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