DIY

So, this is my grandmother, known to everyone as Mamaw (pronounced ma'am + awwww, can you tell I'm from the south?)

When I was little Mamaw sewed all my dresses, skirts, basically anything she could sew, we didn't buy.  I loved picking out fabrics and patters. Between my freshman and sophomore year in college, I became obsessed with making my own skirts. However, since I did not have a sewing machine, I had to do them by hand and it took FOREVER. The skirts were essentially the cost of elastic since I got the fabric from Mamaw's stash. 

this is my the second skirt I made and I am in love with it. I can wear it with nice tip and sweater and go to a job interview, or more casually like I have done here and wear it around school. I would have never thought to pair this skirt with this coral shirt I got from Old Navy, but my very stylish friend Ronshalee suggested it. I paired it with the vest, and love the look!  

 I love the pattern of this skirt, it is black and white stitching so it looks grey. It was also ver easy to sew. You measure the fabic to fit your waste, stretch the elastic and pin. Sew the fabric and elastic and when you are done the fabric will gather. Super easy. 

While this outfit was not thrifted, the price tags make it seem thrifted. The the entire outfit, with the exception of the shoes, was about $8. The shoes are the most expensive piece of clothing I own. They are BCBG and cost $85. They were purchased for my cousin's wedding.
Shirt probably about $3 (Old Navy)
Skirt $2 (for elastic)
Vest $3 (Rainbow)

                                 

.:Polka Dots:.

This is another skirt I made with Mamaw's fabric. For this style you uses excess fabric, and sew the top like a hem, and then thread elastic through it. Again, so easy. This is such a fun, breezy skirt and since Mamaw already had the elastic, it was FREE! 

For this look, I paired the skirt with my Jersey for APO. It really makes the masculine cut of the Jersey more feminine and cute. The pic on the left, it me doing the sign of my family in APO, the Squirrel fam. 

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