:: I said I wouldn’t do it... but indeed I did! ::
The way life always twists and turns and brings your words back to haunt you amuses me. Remember that post I did on Wednesday about my intentions to try and stick to my goal of finishing one project before hopping onto the next? haha! Because late Thursday night inspiration struck, and I had to try out an idea I had for altering a garment I was about ready to Freecycle.
I totally blame Anthropologie for this momentary lapse of memory regarding “self-imposed rules”!
[ the plain, rather boring "before"... excuse the bad lighting!! I took it at 10:30 at night... hehe! ]
I got the newest catalog of luscious, inspiring springtime garments in the mail the other day, and finally got around to looking through it more closely. I noticed this sweater, which bore a striking resemblance to a wrap I purchased at H&M back in 2006. I wore it to death that summer when I went to California, and then layered it a lot the following winter. But, I had gotten bored of the “blandness” of the material, not to mention I kinda hated the fact that it was so long and quite heavy. The fabric was always getting in the way or caught on things!
So it was about ready to go out, but instead I grabbed my sewing shears, chopped 12” off either side. I found a pretty, vintage, machine-made lace in my stash, that was nice and wide and in good condition. I lined the scalloped edge along the cut edge of the cardigan, sewed a double line of very narrow zig-zag stitches, and trimmed the cardigan edge close to the stitching. Not only has it become something much more in tune with my wardrobe’s look, but its a lot lighter! lol!
...Honest, it only took me about 45 minutes, tops. So it wasn’t too big of a lapse in sticking to my project-finishing rule...
Enjoy the Inspiration Friday links!! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!
[ a little something I picked up while thrifting today; more about that next week! ]
♥ inspiration [ twenty-five ] ♥
♥ tips and tricks for thrifting like a pro! [ via ]
♥ Emily has been doing some very creative things with lace doilies
♥ great tutorial on image transfers on fabric
♥ inspiring fashion from rebe
♥ Tricia did a whole post on reusable shopping bags
♥ how to make adorable, embroidered buttons
♥ Anna is making a leather handbag... and blogging about it!
♥ inspiring interview with artist Sonja Ahler
Cheers & Creativity,
♥ Casey [ email me ]
p.s. I want to thank you all so much for the sweet, encouraging comments and emails you’ve been sending! They mean so much to me, and I love reading every one. Thank you from the bottom of my heart! ♥