Reconstructing clothing into new garments has been a hobby of mine since before quarantine. Here are some projects that I did during quarantine. Below is a series of before and after pictures of the preexisting clothing and the clothing that I transformed it into.
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Julia’s Kyoshi Warrior Costume
I have always thought it would be so cool to dress up as a Kyoshi Warrior from Avatar: The Last Airbender for Halloween. This year, I told myself that if I found the materials that I needed to make the costume at our local thrift store, then I would make myself the costume. As you …
Jaymie’s Sailor Moon Painting Process
Here is my breakdown for my Sailor Moon piece! When I worked for a brief period in a game shop over the summer we had a shipment that came wrapped in Japanese newspaper. I brought it home with me and decided that it would be a cool background to a piece. I mod-podged it to …
Speedy Painting Process
Here’s a fun time lapse that I did of a still from one of my favorite movies, “Kimi No Na Wa.” It shows the process from finding a canvas at Gift and Thrift, all the way to the finished product. Enjoy!
Jaymie’s Shinkyo Bridge Painting Process
Here is my painting breakdown for my rendition of the Shinkyo Bridge in Nikko!
Jaymie’s Sensoji Shrine Painting
Here is a quick little breakdown of my painting of Sensoji shrine in Asakusa. When we lived in Japan, it was one of our favorite places to visit. I was excited to try and bring that beauty to life on a canvas!
Jaymie’s Hatbox Upcycle
Here is another upcycling project that I had a lot of fun on. I found this Christian Dior hatbox at our favorite vintage store in Harrisonburg, Heartworn Vintage, a few years ago. It was a little rough around the edges, so I decided to use paint to cover them up. I went with a 70’s …
Jaymie’s “Sad Eyes” Painting
I found this image on Pinterest and kept coming back to it. I don’t know what it is about it, but I find it incredibly captivating. I can’t find the original artist, but I wanted to try my own hand at it. This is completely copied, so no credit to me for creation. I love …
Upcycled Household
Not only did Julia and I upcycle paintings, but we started upcycling household décor! There is nothing more satisfying than taking something old, and making it beautiful in a new and unique way.
Stanley’s Christmas Song
This piece isn’t necessarily a Christmas song, but it is a present to my parents. In this piece I incorporate piano and guitar, instruments that I was introduced to by my parents and taught from a young age. I’m able to make songs like these because of the love of music instilled in me from …