Recycled Art Show First Friday

Earth Day Oak Ridge, TN

Happy Earth Day everyone! I will be at Earth Day Oak Ridge this Saturday displaying and selling eco friendly art and clothing. Upcycling fashion and art are my passion! Come check it out.

Sneak Peek

Many projects underway including new paintings!

New Models, New Vintage

I had the pleasure of using my gorgeous cousins as models while I was visiting South Carolina recently. We are more like sisters than cousins though considering how tight knit our family is. They still have dinner together every Sunday night. We only miss it because we are 4 hours away! Anyway, they are beautiful and as Lauren put it "free"! So here they are modeling some new vintage items I am adding to the store. I have so much happening in the next few weeks that I cannot even think straight. I am sewing and painting all the time prepping for Earth Day next week and an art show the following week. Stay tuned for more.

To harem or not to harem

If you aren't familiar with the newest trend of Harem Pants, click HERE. They are beginning to catch my eye although when I first saw them, my initial thought was, "Why would someone want to wear diaper pants?" Now, my tune seems to be changing. I want to know your thoughts. Should I work on some re-designed harems? Let me know...

Shipping Green

I try to be as green as possible when shipping my items. I make my tags mostly from cardboard beer cases. We LOVE Sierra Nevada. I cinch the clothing tight with strips of magazines so they don't come undone in transit and I try as often as possible to create the package myself from recycled materials. Here are some of the items shipping today!

Another Men to Women Transformation

Upcycled Knit Vest www.clementinescloset.etsy.com

Loving the Vintage Spring Florals!

Shop now by clicking here!

A Real Shorty!

Another skirt made from a men's dress shirt. This is the one I featured in the how-to on flikr that so many had asked for. I really like this one the best so far.
Click here to purchase or see my store.

Fringing my tees

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How to redesign your own shirt skirt!

Another redesigned shirt skirt. I posted a how to on flickr. Check it out here.

Re-designed shirt skirts

I am working on a lot of these for spring and think they are so adorable! Here is the first completed skirt. Wanna BUY IT? I am thinking of doing a how-to on these. Hmmm...

So guess what I forgot when we headed out for the wedding...

The CAMERA! I didn't get any fantastic fashion pics as I had planned. I was so mad at myself! It was a beautiful wedding and thought I would share some of the fantastic pics that Heather's photographers shared with her. They are amazing. Highly recommend to all you Charlestonians.
I am working on some spring re-designs now but some NEW VINTAGE ITEMS are in my store.

Heading out for best friend's Charleston wedding!

Will take lots of pics of awesome Charleston fashion...can't wait to go back again. We miss Charleston so much!

Making room for Spring 2009

End of Season Sale at Clem's Closet! This skirt is only $8.50!!!
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Sneak Peek: Clementine's Re-designs for SPRING 09

It's all about flowers, bows and romanticism according to the big guys in fashionfor 2009. So, here's a little peek at what is in store for Clementine this Spring...

Wardrobe Refashion, I PLEDGED!!!

Here I go! Check this out. I LOVE it!

Livefunky does it again!

How proud I am to be among the amazing abstract artists fellow painter, Jessica Torrant posts about in her Etsy Storque Article. I am blushing, Jess.

Artistic Endeavors: Livefunky's Favorite Abstract Painters

Parade of Blooms featured in Knoxville Etsy Treasury!

My painting "Parade of Blooms" is featured in an Etsy treasury for "Knox Vegas".
See the treasury here
I love this painting and am secretly glad it hasn't sold so far. It's a cutie for the little girl's room! Thanks Reclaimed Purpose!

An old friend

The Story:

I found this coat while spending a summer in Charlotte, NC when I was a sophomore in college. I was young and irresponsible then as most college kids and left it in the trunk of a friend's car. I have many pictures of myself and my friends wearing this coat and seriously missed it over the years. I even talked to my husband about how I wish it would find it's way back to me someday. Oddly enough, the universe brought us back together! Leave it to Facebook. My friend and I were back in touch and she happened to mention that she found it cleaning out her closet. Wow.

So it came in the mail one fine day and wouldn't you know it, I realized that the sleeves are too short and I didn't notice this before. My arms are crazy long and always have been. Either way because of my monkey arms, I am forced to sell it as a Vintage item in my store. It is still gorgeous, don't you think?