[Green Thursdays] Project ReStyle

Project ReStyle is genius project of Elsie of A Beautiful Mess and Rachel of Smile & Wave and I would love to do it if I weren't holed up in my London apartment with only four shirts and a pair of jeans ( I live a sad, minimal life in grad school.) However, my closet in California is full of unworn clothes that would be perfect for this project... maybe I'll try it when I move back in July... anywho, this is a great opportunity to get into the vintage-lover, green blogosphere world. And if you don't read A Beautiful Mess, you should start now - Elsie is like the cutest person ever and I love her - and Rachel's blog is full information and photos on the joys of vintage shopping... Really, they both inspired me to start blogging in the first place!

Project Restyle is a just-for-fun creative group focused on ReStyling damaged, unwanted or unusable goods into fresh, beautiful pieces. Project ReStyle is Rachel's and my New Years Resolution! We are going to create weekly projects to give life to used items. We'll make fashion pieces as well as home decor projects! Anyone can join in the fun....

Project ReStyle Guidelines

1. You must use unwanted, damaged or unusable vintage or used items to ReStyle. One of the big purposes of the group is that it encourages green living and is budget friendly. You can use items from your own closet/attic that you no longer love, thrifted finds or hand-me-downs.

2. Take a Before & After photo of your ReStyled project. It's that simple!

3. Share your creative work on your blogs and in our Flickr Group. If you don't have a Flickr account, it's free to join. We'll be choosing favorites each week to share on our blogs, so you'll want to be sure to join the fun.

4. You can create fashion, home decor or gift items. There are no limits on what types of items you can ReStyle! Be creative and make items you know you can really use!

We want you to join us this year! If you'd like to be a part of Project ReStyle, Here's how! Leave your name here in the comments to 'pledge' to be a part of the challenge, join our Flickr group to share your creations and post on your blog each time you make a new project. FUN.