Opening up

After days of cleaning out all of our closets and making new clothes with old, I snuggled down on the couch with my sick girls to watch "The Fox and the Child".  Before it was even over, the movie had motivated my children to go outside to explore. 

But first, they had to eat a lot of snow and collect ice cycles.

"The Fox and the Child" is a good movie to watch if you are in a stuck place.  It opened up our natural sense of wonder and discovery.  Highly recommended.



Summer skirt

So, I used this shirt -

to make this skirt -

I think the pocket makes it look cute and preppy.

More shirt projects

My kids were starting to feel left out,
                              so I took two more shirts -





and made this dress -



I also made the "shirt skirt" that I promised, but you will have to check back tomorrow to see that one.

And the shirt became ....

A shirt!

Ok, it's still a shirt, but now it fits me.  I took out a lot of fabric and put it back together again.  But the question is, which outfit do you like better?

The one with the skirt (made out of a shirt)?

Have I been snowed in for too long?



Or the outfit with the jeans?

So, maybe I didn't take the "shirt skirt" far enough.  I may be snowed in for one more day.  Let's see what I can come up with tomorrow.

A shirt transformation

Today, my husband started cleaning out his closet, and I noticed that the material in men's clothing is better than the material in women's clothing.  So, I snagged this dress shirt -

It looks pink, but it is actually white with small purple pinstripes.  I wish it fit me as is, but it is huge on me. 

So, I made some alterations.  Check back later to see what it looks like now....

Drum roll please..................

And here is my new skirt -

This skirt used to be pants.  See prior post.

Wear your clothes

I just cleaned out my closet and found 63 items that I NEVER wear! 

I found 72 items that I only wear occasionally.  I couldn't talk myself into getting rid of these, too, but hopefully will in the next go around.  I want to pare down my wardrobe to the items that I actually wear all of the time.

The moral of this story is my style tip #1 -
      Buy something only if you love it more than your favorite item that you already own.

If you just buy "staples" and "basics", you will end up with a closet full of "blah". 

Style tip #2 -
      Don't save your favorite outfits for special occasions.  Wear them. 

Buy your favorite outfits, wear them out, get rid of them.  Then buy more favorite outfits.  Your wardrobe will be smaller but more interesting and fun.

I did find a few items that can be re-purposed.  First item -

slightly too short and tapered at the ankles

Check back later to see what these pants will become...