Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts

Thursday, June 7, 2012

Almost Summer Skirt

I recently found this double sheet at the second hand store for $4.99:


It's a lovely summery color perfect for a skirt, so I made a skirt.

It's basically a straight skirt with pockets and a thin waistband. I even added a zipper! It's supposed to be invisible, but this is the first time I tried an invisible zipper. The zipper was repurposed from the dress I had bought at Value Village--the one I made this dress out of.  

See, the zipper is not perfect but it does the job!

The bottom detailing, I basically took 4 lengths of elastic, stretched them as I sewed them in and, voila!


All for less than five dollars!
I may end up making some more modifications as and if I feel like it. I had these grand ideas of adding fabric flowers, but I think they may be too heavy and it may detract from the skirt as it is. What do you think?






Monday, May 28, 2012

Spring!

Ah, how I love Spring!
This weather is perfect for the dandelions to come up:


Perfect for our apple tree to blossom:


Perfect for the asparagus to peak through:


Perfect to have planted my garden:

(and yes, we have to mow our lawn...)

Perfect for the strawberry plants to come out:


Perfect for hanging the laundry on the line:


 Perfect for the chives to start to bud:


Enjoy your spring--summer is soon to come!