Cool Jeans Fix

I haven't posted in forever and I really want to, but always end up doing something else. But, I thought I would share with my 3 readers (ha!) a neat little trick I found and tried today. So, this is a lame post, but an easy one.

So, when you find a great pair of jeans at the thrift store for $3 and they fit and feel great over your big butt, but are WAY too long, what do ya do? It kinda defeats the purpose to take them to the tailor for $10 cuz then they are $13 jeans. Not such a great deal. And, hemming them myself isn't an option cuz it would look like crap. So...... I found this website that tells you to just sew some colorful stitches at the bottom and then just cut them off! It is a controlled fray. It was just what I wanted and was so easy and quick, goes perfect with the worn vintagey comfy look of my jeans. But, I think I cut mine a little short. Oh well. Thought I would pass it along...

Finally!

Here is a project that I had been wanting to do forever. And, it took me forever. I just worked on it here and there and finally finished it. I think it turned out cute. Of course, Macie will never wear it. I asked if she wanted to wear it to school tomorrow and she said: "Maybe the next day". That translates into: "I am never putting it on again". I guess there is hope that someday Maris might wear it. I guess I should be happy that she agreed to wear the spiral skirt I made her today. Oh well, I enjoy making the stuff. I took one of John's shirts that had a rip in the sleeve and the fabric band is some fabric I had used for my kitchen curtains. The hardest part was making the pattern. John helped me do that.