My birthday gift to myself today, was a few hours of uninterrupted sewing time, and now I have a new dress to wear.
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Tag: thrifting
I Like My Skirts Fast and Cheap, 2.0
Whether you are motivated by frugality, by the desire to live in an eco-friendly way, or by an abundance of fun and funky vintage sheets in your linen closet, this simple tutorial should appeal to you.
Read More: I Like My Skirts Fast and Cheap, 2.0A True Tale of Torn Trousers
Once upon a time, I had a pair of jeans that I truly loved. Not being one for whom jeans generally fit well, it is always greatly-appreciated when I come across a pair that doesn’t need to be pulled up, yanked down, or otherwise fussed-with every 10 minutes. I found these GAP Flare jeans in […]
Read More: A True Tale of Torn TrousersAnother scarf and thrift shop luck
I was rereading my last several posts and noticed how negative they were – blech! Enough of that. I’m in a happy mood now that most of the difficulties of the last few weeks are behind me, Thanksgiving is almost here, and there’s so much in the next several weeks to look forward to. Yay! […]
Read More: Another scarf and thrift shop luckPeaceful puttering
I didn’t sleep very well last night, maybe fifteen minute stretches here and there. I was too twitchy to sleep, constantly aware that at any moment the phone beside the bed could ring and startle me awake, my heart beating frantically out of my chest. The phone does that to me. It was an unusual […]
Read More: Peaceful putteringPillowcase party
I’ve been thrifting. Did remarkably well, too. I usually don’t find much, but my luck has gotten better and better since a new thrift store opened up nearby. This weekend, I found twelve pillowcases, four sheets, and two duvet covers that needed, yes, needed to belong to my fabric stash. I’m going to have to […]
Read More: Pillowcase partyThree sheets to the wind
No, I’m not really drunk. I just wanted to talk about three bags made out of sheets, and the phrase popped right into my head. I’m not above kicking back with a Mike’s Hard Lime later, though, if you prefer for me to represent truth in advertising… These three little piles each contain two fat […]
Read More: Three sheets to the windI like my skirts fast and cheap: a tutorial
If you have a bed sheet from the thrift shop and the ability to sew a straight line, you can make yourself this fast and cheap skirt!
Read More: I like my skirts fast and cheap: a tutorialQuitting time
Would you think less of me, if I were I quitter? 😉 See, the thing is, I had made this deal that I’d only make a new skirt for myself after I lost 5 pounds. It seemed a pretty reasonable goal back in January when it was too cold to really wear skirts and I […]
Read More: Quitting timeThe Accidental Thrifter
I dropped Eamonn off at preschool this morning and decided to take action and do something about my desperate hair situation. My bangs were down past the tip of my nose and I’ve been grousing for a month. I went someplace different than my usual, and on the way home I passed the Salvation Army […]
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