Sunday, April 20, 2008
You don't recycle? Oh no!
I'm a big fan of recycling. Huge, actually. One of my biggest challenges, though, is recycling clothing. I mend as much as I can but I always have a hard time throwing away clothing that is too worn/stained/etc to be donated. I can only have so many "painting shirts" or cleaning rags around the house at any given time. I'm not sure why I have issues with putting cloth items in the trash. I guess it's just a quirk of mine.
Recently my husband wanted to throw away a pair of pants that were beyond repair. As I rescued them from the top of the trash can, I noticed that the shape of the legs was just the right size for a toddler's skirt:
So I went to work...
...and created this in about 2 hours.
You can see a couple more photos on my flickr account (link on the sidebar). The only thing I purchased was the ribbon for trim. Now, Miss E has a new-for-her skirt for less than $1. Hello Kitty thinks that's a good deal.
The end!
Or a new beginning?
12 Comments:
See, this is why I want to learn to sew.
You are just too crafty for words! So cute.
I'm having all kinds of trouble getting rid of clothes before this move as well. If only I had your skills.
Adorable!
What a great idea! It turned out so cute. I never would have thought of doing that, you must have a special crafty eye! I love it. She looks so beautiful. I'll have to pass this tip on to a few friends.
I usually send the girls clothes to the kids I work with. They are always in need of clothing. I have the students come to my office (privately) and pick out what they like. They get so excited. I bring in purses, rings, necklaces, etc. Things my girls just don't need any more.
Have a good week!!
That is so cute! I never would have thought of that! Hmmmm. . I have a pair of brown cords with a giant rip in the butt. Maybe I should send them to you to make a cute brown skirt for little Miss E. I have the same thing about throwing away clothes, no matter how old and holey (thus the holy pants).
this is excellent!
Just because I am extremely jealous please don't stop posting pictures of all the amazing things you can do. I enjoy knowing that someone is that talented, even if it's not me.
that is so awesome! That's the kind of thing I always want to do ... and just never seem to manage.
You are so darn resourceful. I wish I had that creativity...course now that I am pregnant again I seemed to have wanted to take up sewing again. So summer sundresses for Josey...here we come!!
That is so adorable! I have some clothes that I should do that to also. You have such great ideas. I will just take something she currently wears and use that as a pattern!
You are crafty!! That looks super easy but I'm so not good with needles!
That is very cute!! You're so talented.
I have a hard time throwing clothes away, also. I'm not quite sure why, but I'm like you, I have a huge pile of "rag" cloths, most of which we could never use even if we tried.
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