things that inspire me.

antiques

and antique stores.  thrift stores too!

hearts

and all the gooey lovey stuff that goes along with them.

maps

i want to go all over.

flowers

and all things delicate and ladylike.

sarah

oldies.

         so these are some of the diys, crafts, or refashions that i have been working on in the past couple of weeks.  a lot of these were done pretty recently because this is what you dowhen you don't have a summer job, and are staying with your parents... : /  don't get me wrong, i do love my family, but being at home can make me crazy.  enter pinterest and exit my boredom.

sarah

lace midi skirt

so this midi skirt was a lace moo moo abomination.  i cut the bodice off, hemmed the waist, and added a belt to make it fit.

lace midi skirt.

polka dotted cami

next came the polka dotted cami! 

love the tutu with the cami.

it was a thrifted find originally a size 18.

so i hand sewed two seams on the sides and took it in 8 sizes.

paper pin wheels

so my roommate of three years and i are moving to a new place late this month, so we decided that we needed a new feel to go with our new place.  the walls are already tiffany blue, so we went with a bright aztec color scheme to complement it.

paper pin wheels.

check out the adorable hearts!

chevron shorts

i just love the chevron trend going on right now, so i caved and decided to make some shorts with the detailing on the back pockets.

ignore the clutter!

fyi, that button-down was part of my mom's grade school cheerleading uni.

they were originally jeans, so i trimmed off the legs and rolled the legs twice to get them at the right length.  next i look some acrylic and fabric paint and when to town.  for the glittery stripe i first used the brown and went over it with the glitter.

painted frames

i took some old frames and painted them for our apartment.

neon blazer

i've had this neon blazer for about five years, but it has been a little big so i have yet to wear it.

i found a really cute refashion on cotton and curls HERE so i thought i would give it a shot.

after

lace tie back.

stuff used.

i hand sewed.

i just love the way it turned out... but almost anything with lace is a yes in my book.

strawberry fields button-down

i went digging in the attic to find some new refashion projects, and found this little number from express.

i love strawberries & this print!

so... they were in fact culottes... eww.  so i cut off the bottom... and voila!  insta-shirt.  i was digging the frayed edge so i decided not to hem it.

hello 1993...

day one.

this will be my little online record of all of my diy projects, daily occurances, and outfits of that day (and whatever else i want).
i hope that it will be something that grows.
sarah