It’s March Mending Month over at Craftzine.com blog, and they have this amazingly simple technique for patching holes in pants. This came in perfect time because I just bought a pair of jeans only to find a dangerously threadbare spot in a very sensitive place-i.e., the crotch. Link
Here’s how mine came out, it’s perfect because it goes with the distressed trend-and you don’t have to pay 80 bucks for it. I was dubious about how it would look right in the crotchal region, but it came out fine.
I really like lowercase letters. Anyway, I went thrifting at 8 o’clock tonight cause my closet is totes lacking. Here are pictures of my two finds on the ground (I’m not feeling so photogenic due to a zit that can be seen from outer space).
The flannel dress is actually something I’ve had my eye on for like 8 months. Originally it was at Target for $19.99 or so, and I was like “Cute flannel dress, very grunge. But not paying 20 bucks.”
work it, floor
This is the shit I’m trying to tell you-tonight i got it for FOUR dollars. That’s nuts. Patience and perseverance!
The other one is one of those “boyfriend” cardigans. You can never have enough.
Then while in line for the cash register I spotted this gem of a makeup bag. I have a strange fixation on the Jonas Brothers. I think they are the funniest thing ever. I mean, purity rings? Jessica Simpson did that way back when and now she’s a total divorced ho. I bet one of the brothers goes gay. I wont say which one.
This is my first t-shirt “hack,” using the $2 Dylan shirt I bought a few days ago as part of my recession fashion project. The steps can and should be modified since every t-shirt and body is different but here they are:
1: Cut off the bottom 4 1/2 inches or so, depending on the design.
Step 2: Wrap the bottom part around your hips and cut off the extra fabric, and sew back together. I took off about 7 inches.
3: Reattach the bottom with pleats. I used 5 1/2″ pleats in the front of the shirt.
pleats to meet you!
4: Cut off the top.
5: Cut off the sleeves and sew up the sides to make a tube top. Make a 1″ hem on top.
6: Make a little hole (I used a seam ripper) for the drawstring; I cut a strip off the top piece for the string. Thread your string of choice through the hole.
Voila! That big old t-shirt is now a cute drawstring tube top. I thought of some other variations if you don’t want to make a top:
Pillowcase: Sew up the bottom and leave out the drawstring.
Bag: Leave the drawstring and sew up the bottom.
I’m surprised that I’ve been awake for two hours, called this guy who told me to call him Monday about a job to discover he’s not even in today, and I’m already ready to go back to sleep. Although unconsciousness is seriously beckoning me right now I have decided to put together a list of mundane things TO DO:
1: Sew buttons on jacket
2: Buy strawberry jelly with no chunks in it
3: Turn friend Diana’s Sgt. Peppers shirt into dog shirt
4: Jump off a bridge
4. Paint toes
5. Sew hole in Amsterdam shirt
Yup, that seems like five very reachable goals for today! Runners up: watching paint dry, catching flies with chopsticks, or applying at 7-11.
I stumbled across this great idea last night-it’s called Replate. As you can see above it is defined as a verb, “To place unwanted leftovers, typically in a doggie bag, on top of the nearest trash can so they don’t go to waste.”
This is an amazing idea and really simple. It’s so important these days to give back as much as you can, especially since this is a time when we don’t have much to give. Replating is something anyone can do.
Since every day has been like Groundhog Day over here, and I need some clothes (how do mine disappear? How??!) I took a tour of the local Goodwills to see what I could find. I’ve decided to shop exclusively at thrift stores during this economic crisis, and I’m calling the look “Screw You, I’m Poor, So I’m Gonna Look Poor.” That’s a working title. It’s kind of my reaction to how Americans are still clinging for dear life to our old consumerist ways.
I found a couple of things for me, and some stuff to sell on my etsy. One thing I found for me was this Amsterdam shirt. It’s pretty nice because Target unloads all of their brand new overstock at Goodwill, so instead of paying $19.99 for this shirt there, it was at GW for $4.99.
But that’s not all the savings! The seam at the side was coming undone just a little, not a big deal since i can sew it up quick. So I asked the cashier if she could give me a discount since it had a HOLE.
I got it for $2.99.
Nothing funny, I just like windmills, OK?
I also found this giant Bob Dylan t-shirt for 1.99 which I’m going to make into a cute top.
Omg you guys, OK? I spent last weekend with my 11-year old brothers and they introduced me to Fred Figglehorn, this crazy 6-year old character with the most hits on YouTube. Naturally I’m a little obsessed because I like silly kid humor. And now I present to you a classic episode, “Fred Loses His Meds.”
Monday: I filled out an application at a really cool art store the manager told me to drop by on Friday, saying he wouldn’t know until then if he was hiring.
Tuesday: Interviewed for fit model position. Was told by interviewer that that Tuesday was the first day of interviews, and to call him in two weeks when interviewing concluded.
Weds, Thursday, Friday: No background work.
Friday: Dropped in on manager at the art store. Says he has a stack of applications “like this” (imagine hands indicating a ten inch stack of apps). He’s still not sure if he is hiring, if he is it’s one position that’s open. Tells me to call on Monday.
It’s February 20, and I have 8 days to find out where to live, whether in LA or in Orange County.
My friend pointed out to me that it’s like there’s a huge pause button on the world.
