Skirt to Shorts

Skirt to Short

I was searching through my closet the other day, and I found this skirt I bought a while back. I've never worn it like at all since I got it, so I thought why not make it into shorts! I've been making like spring/summery clothing lately and I don't even know why. Well here are some pictures of the skirt!

Front 

The skirt has pockets too (:

Side

 Back

To make it into shorts, I detached the waistband and cut it out using pj shorts as a template and sewed the waistband back on. Simple!

Front

Side

 I trimmed the pockets from the original skirt and sewed it onto the back for back pockets(:

And that concludes today's transformation! 

Transformation: Dress to Crop Top

Boxy Dress To Boxy Crop Top

I found this blue floral dress at the Salvation Army during summer and wasn't sure what to do with it. At first, I thought I would some how get to work with my fashion, but I couldn't. It didn't appeal to my eyes whichever way I refashioned it. Soo, in the end, I told my mom to trim it so it would fit me. Here is a picture of the dress when I first got it (bad quality because it was taken on my phone):

The picture on the left is the dress originally and so is the right picture (above), but I just put a belt around my waist. Here are pictures of the dress after my mom fixed it (below):

Sorry for the different lightings but you get how it looks like. The arms were actually too tight, and although it looks nice (the cutout pattern is so so so sooo pretty), I would never wear this. So I changed it into a boxy crop top! At first, I was aiming for a regular boxy top, but I ended up not having enough fabric. I want to explain how I got to the finished look, but I should probably show you guys the finished look first.

Again sorry for the lighting! This is the finished look, and I'm pretty satisfied with it. I wished I started this first and not trimming it to fit because there just wasn't enough fabric. The arm holes came out tight and it could have been a lot looser. So for the arms, I messed up and it got sewn on backwards. I was too lazy to seam rip the arms apart again and my mom said it looked good, so I just left it as it was. It's quite a twist to the shirt though. Not the norm I should say. I inserted a zipper (same zipper from original) to the back because this isn't a stretchy fabric.        This boxy crop top is cut out exactly as it's named. I cut a box for the body and a two boxes for the sleeves and sewed it together. Easy peasy! (not really) This was a great experience, and I hope I can do more of these fun transformations in the future! Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day/night (:

DIY Skater Skirt

Skater Skirt 

I was searching my mom's fabrics the other day, and I found this piece of fabric. 

This fabric is brighter than what I would usually use, but I thought why not. This is actually my first time actually accomplishing a skater skirt (circle skirt) and it turned out really goood. 

This picture was taken when I was about to start on my circle skirt. I was surprised that it didn't take me that long to make. It took about one hour to make because I wasn't sure if I was marking the measurements correctly. My mom helped me sew on the elastic band because I've never done it before. I said it was brighter than what I usually wear, but I quite like it. It has a dull brightness to it. Maybe it has a dullness to it because its from the thrift store, but I like it. Here are some pictures to how my skirt turned out!

Front view

Back view

Waist

The waist is kind of messed up, but it's okay!

•  Some feedback would be appreciated! 

Thrift Haul

Thrift Haul

Here is a thrift haul of a few things I got recently:

• These pair of jeans (a.k.a mom jeans) are high-waisted and super comfortable. They give off the 70's and a vintage vibe. I can't wait to go back and buy more of these. These are actually my first pairs of jeans I've bought and not cut up. Because they are a bit old fashioned, I rolled the jeans up and make them into boyfriend jeans.

• This maroon collar shirt is perfect for throwing on top of outfits and is perfect for an overcoat. It's missing a button, but I'm going to replace the buttons sometime when I get a chance to. 

• These shoes are super comfortable! I saw them and it was like a match made in heaven. Like literally. It's so plush, and I love how secondhand shoes are already broken in, so you don't have to march around in hard, unbroken shoes. I researched the brand, Prophet, and its a traveling shoe brand. (pretty expensive too)

- I have the prices to these, but I lost the receipts so I'll post the prices up when I find my receipts!

DIY Pleated Skirt

Pleated Skirt Made From a Thrifted Wrap Skirt

I went to Salvation Army a couple weeks ago and found a long wrap skirt. The pattern was perfect for what I had in mind. In my excitement, I totally forgot to take a before picture, so all I have is the outcome of the skirt I made. 

This is a box-pleated this skirt, and its not fully pleated because I thought I wouldn't have enough fabric. In the end, I had enough left over fabric to fully pleat my skirt, which left me really sad. This took roughly eight hours (not in one day of course) because I had to seam rip the skirt apart and it had a lot of layers. This was also my first attempt in making a pleated skirt, so it took longer then I expected. Pretty proud of myself for making this. My mom was a hugeeee help because she sews clothing and knows how to touch the sewing machine. (thank goodness she does) So a huge huge thank you to her.

For holding the skirt together, I simply added a zipper and clasp to the back and that worked pretty well!

• Plus, I only got the skirt for a couple of dollars so I'm pretty happyy