Sunday, August 21, 2011

Sewing a new wardrobe

Good afternoon Everyone!!

It has been quite a while since I did a Thrifty Thursday post, and even though it is Sunday instead of Thursday I wanted to share it anyway!  I have been going thrifting on Thursday's , it's just been so hard to remember to take photos of my finds so that I could share them with yall. 

I have been wanting to update my wardrobe here lately, seeing as how all I usually wear is tank tops and shorts and the occasional T-shirt and jeans.  I just can't justify spending very much money on clothes when school is about to start and my boys need things more than I do.  So I have been scouring the thrift stores for a while now looking for things that catch my eye and these are 2 of them that I turned into skirts.




Once again forgot to take photos, but the before was a horrible 80's style jumper with huge shoulder pads and it actually came down to my ankles!  I removed the skirt from the top part cut it down to make it the right length and kept the pockets.  (I love pockets!)  I kept the top part for another outfit.  Everything in this photo including the belt and Tank top came from the thrift store.  All together the whole out fit was $3.00!  You cannot beat that, I don't know of anywhere I could buy a complete outfit for that amount!!


This was a shirt that was way WAY too tight across my chest and under my arms, but I loved the fabric and the fact that it was a button up top with lace around the edges.  SO what was I to do?  Turn it into a skirt of course!!  So what do yall think about the new additions to my new and growing wardrobe?  Well until next time..................

Happy Crafting!!!

2 comments:

  1. Those are seriously so cute! I've been wanting to try to upcycle clothing but the most I've done is just shorten a skirt. Loving the whole outfit combo. I love skirts and totally wish I wore them more. Besides every day to school of course but I don't count uniform skirts. Anyway, I'm really rambling now, but thanks so much for sharing. I've really been itching to try stuff like this. -Maggie :)

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  2. Makes me want to just try something on the old sewing machine. I find the longer I leave her in the corner, the harder it is to work up the nerve....haha!

    I love the lace on the bottom of the 2nd one, too! Both turned out so cute!

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