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DIY Central: 2 skirts and a scarf


Hemming is easy, especially when you have a good movie or show to watch! This morning, as I was watching 2 Broke Girls, a new series on CBS, I was working on the red skirt I thrifted last week!

The skirt is a treasure indeed, very versatile, can be dressed up or down. This is what it originally looked like:

Then out came the scissors:

Then I hemmed this baby – all by hand, it took me about an hour and a half. Bonus: I ended up with a pretty good amount of red fabric, which I am dying to use in an upcoming project!

Paired up with my black heels and a vintage white top, it’s a real high waisted red gem in my clothing collection:

More ideas on styling this skirt here!

Continuing the subject of hemming – I have finally finished working on one of my summer skirts! I wore it to my rehearsal dinner back in August, but later decided that if I wanted to get more wears out of that skirt I needed to hem it. So here it is!

And last, but not least, probably my biggest DIY project here yet – I finally finished my infinity scarf! Remember when I did a post on scarves a while back? Here is my own personal creation!

Double looped for a loose fit

Triple looped for extra warmth:

For those of us who forget to wear hats

Happy Monday everyone, it’s a new week and a fresh start!

Xo,

Z

 

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Thrifting for Treasure: Red Alert


This morning I wanted to share some of my thrift finds. I have been doing Thrifting for Treasure for a while now, and I used to simply post pictures and write short descriptions of the items that I bought, but today I decided to also find additional ideas on how to style my finds. Hope you enjoy it!

1. High waisted wool skirt with pleats and pockets

How to wear:

With a white top and some pearl accessories! That skirt is your best bet for the office. You can keep chap-stick in your pocket too ;)

2. Oversized striped AX sweater

How to wear:

- with skinny jeans, leggings, jeggings, or very VERY thick tights!

- with shorts, just make sure they are showing!

- with a skirt

Oversized sweaters are perfect when you want to draw attention to your legs! And when you have great legs to show, what can be better?

3. Red high waisted skirt

This skirt was bought as a DIY project in mind. It’s a maxi, which will be turned into a mini. The rest of the fabric, which by the way is a fabulous shade of red, is going towards my other DIY projects and will probably be turned into some hair accessories and a clutch!

How to wear:

- with a white top, like Lauren Conrad

- with a striped top, like Taylor Swift

- with a blazer

4. BCBG Max Azria dress

How to wear:

With cowboy boots, like Ashley Olsen, Jessica Alba and Miley Cirus

5. Red Vintage Coat

How to wear:

I spent a total of $14.46 yesterday, the AX sweater and the red coat were half-price, the skirts were $1.99 each. And the dress was $4.99

ALSO: I have mentioned this on my FB page yesterday, but if you are in Minneapolis, look for this:

Or go to the website and download it there: www.hennepin.us/choosetoreuse 

Happy Thursday! And Happy Thrifting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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