So little time

I haven't been slacking at refashioning, just posting!  :)  That, and I keep losing the camera...  I'm working on a bunch of stuff - pants, tops, dresses.  I made a cute little t-shirt this weekend from one of the McCall Hillary Duff patterns, but it's still in the laundry (wore it to my husband's concert and now it's icky-smoky).  Here are the two items I did manage to snap a photo of:
This was one of those shawl thingies before, but I thought it would make a cool asymmetrical-hemmed skirt, so I added a elastic waistband.
Before:

After, with a cute H&M jacket I found at the Goodwill:

The funny thing is that I was hunting the $.99 items that day at the GW, and this jacket was $6.99.  I almost didn't' get it 'cause it was so much!  Then I thought, hey, it's in perfect condition, and if I was buying it new, it would cost like $100, so what am I complaining about!  I've become cheap! :)
These sweats have been in my possession for 10 years, and I finaly wore the waist out of them - I went to tie the drawstring and it fell out because the fabric at the top of the waistband was gone.  Since I always roll the waist down anyway, I just chopped it off, folded them over, and put in new elastic.  Then I thought I'd crop them so I could be one of the "cute girls" at the gym.  Voila!  New cropped sweats.

Hopefully I'll get my act together and document the rest of my projects.  I'm learning to knit - I'm just doing a simple, rather sloppy scarf to start, but I have high hopes.  And I took a serger class last week, so I can do the rolled hems and picot edging like a big girl.  Woo-hoo!  :)  (Can you tell I'm exhausted?  I'm getting silly).  Good night, y'all...

Comments

[Ruth]

Cool projects. I like the poncho to skirt one. looks great!
Sounds like you are really busy getting into the revamping! go girl!

[Leslie]

I love the skirt! :) What a clever idea!