Pants Skirt

A few weeks back I discovered this awesome blog called ReFashionista. Within about a 3 week period, I viewed and read every single post she had. And let me tell you, she has a lot! She recently completed a 365 day challenge to refashion a piece of clothing every.single.day. for a whole year.

I don't know this person, I don't even follow her blog (I just have it listed as a bookmark on my internet browser!) but I feel like she really changed how I thought about clothing (and other artsy stuff in general!)

Well anyway, I've been wanting a maxi skirt for a while now but just never pulled the money out to buy one. Even a simple one like this for $25? I knew I could get one for cheaper, I just had to figure out how.

Before I moved out of Des Moines (which was just on Friday, FYI) I found an amazing Salvation Army Thrift Shop and visited it twice in 1 week. I found pants that looked scary similar to these (I forgot to take a before picture.)

These set me back a whole $2! Oh no, break the bank... not! I saw ReFashionista's post(s) on how she has made a skirt out of an old pair of pants. See how I did it here!!

So with a bit of seam ripping, figuring out how to thread and use my new sewing machine, this is what I came out with:

My very own pink maxi skirt!

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Awesome fit and loving it! (no rhyming intended!)

I need to say, I wish I could claim that Twins shirt to be my own, but I actually borrowed it for the game from my friend Hannah Sanborn. My dad and boyfriend bought tickets for us and my mom for my mom's birthday and I realized I had nothing to wear. Luckily Hannah came to the rescue just in time!

So there ya have it! A quick and easy maxi skirt! 

Total time to make: 40 minutes (this included seam ripping, pinning, and sewing!)

Total cost: $2! Yahoo!