Completed Passover Outfit For A

Here are some pictures of the outfit that I made for A for Passover. I took an adult skinny belt and cut it down to fit her. Making this outfit was hard, I made a lot of mistakes that I had to correct and the fabric was difficult to work with. I decided that from now on I'm gonna work with simpler fabrics until I get a lot better at this.

XL Pants Refashion

I bought this pair of pants a while ago, when I saw that they were only $1 I couldn't pass it up. It was a size 3x and I wear a 6 or 8, but I knew the material would cost me more then that let alone the zipper, buttons and studs (if I could even put such stuff on and make it look professional). Here is the skirt after it was completed. I added some textured fabric, so that the skirt would be fuller. I finally finished it last night (it took me a long time).



scarf: www.savvysheitels.com // t-shirt: old navy // skirt: made by me

Update

I know I haven't posted in a looooong time.
it is fun to blog but I kinda realized that I would rather spend my free time sewing and crating then blogging about it (same goes for the outfit posts). I'm not great at taking pictures, I still haven't learned how to properly use my camera. I don't really want to spend the time it takes to edit the photos and even without doing that, it just takes time. I admire all the women who's blog I read, so much more now because I realize how much time they must put into each blog post and I'm just not ready to devote that much time to a blog. I do intend to occasionally post but it probably won't be very often.

A Skirt Preview

beret: parkhurst via savvysheitels.com // t-shirt: o.c. designs (local shop) // skirt: h&m // flip flops: old navy // necklace: gift

I just started on a new outfit for A for Passover. This is midway through the skirt. I will be adding another tier of ruffles in the middle and a waistband. Then I need to figure out my pattern for the top. I like to make my own patterns based off clothing that I own and like the fit of them. Pictures of that to come soon.

Sunday is Purim so I will post pictures of how the Purim costumes for A and E turned out. A lost her crown yesterday at her school Purim party, hopefully that will turn up today so she can wear it on Purim.
What are you dressing up as for Purim? (don't know what Purim is, check out my previous post to find out more)

What I Wore Wednesday

I don't remember which days I wore the first outfit but the second was yesterday, I have been so busy lately that I forget to take a picture every day. I will be linking up to The Pleated Poppy's What I Wore Wednesday link party.


I know the t-shirt seems kind funky looking, it's striped.
T-shirt: Old Navy // Skirt: Made by me // Socks: unknown // Shoes: Adidas



The necklace is a gift from my mom and it's so beautiful and dainty I have been wearing it every day since I got it. This is my take on color blocking.
T-shirt: Gap // Zip up Cardigan: Forever 21 // Black Skirt: Gift from mom


I bought this the other day at my local GW the second I saw the lamp shade I snatched it up even though it doesn't really go with my room that's where it now lives. Someday when my son has a room of his own it will go in there.

Update

I know its been a really long time since I posted. Life has been really crazy! My Mother-in-law was in town for a bit along with 4 of my sister-in-laws (my husband is one of 14, yes that's right 14 and there are nine girls) We went to a wedding when they were here. I took this picture right after we got back (I know I look kinda angry it was late at night...)

We also went to San Diego for the weekend with my mother-in-law and my brother-in-law's family. We went to visit my husband's grandfather who lives there. This picture was taken around that time but I can't remember the exact day.

Then I flew to Montreal to help my sister who just had a baby! A gorgeous girl who weighed 9lbs 6oz at birth. I just got back home last night and after a week of child wrangling (she has a 5yr old and a 2 yr old and I brought E with me) constant dish washing, laundry washing and folding (I'm able to get away with doing both those chores less often at home) and changing tons of diapers (I forgot how often newborn babies poop) I just need to get a bit of quiet time and get back to myself.
Hopefully I will be able to start posting more regularly again, I just need to get back in the swing of things.

Back Soon

Sorry for the lack of posts. I've been feeling under the weather add to that a life that seems to get busier each day and I seem to be forgetting about my blog a bit. I will try to get back to more regular posting as soon as I am feeling a bit better.

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An Extra 15

wig: savvysheitels.com // t-shirt: made by me // skirt: land's end thrifted // shoes: madden girl

For a few weeks it's been feeling like summer, so yes those are sandals. Though today it's all rainy and wintery gloomy outside (I'm a day behind in posting). Somehow I woke up at 8:45 this morning (that's not counting the multiple times both of my children woke me up and when I finished giving them whatever it was they asked for I crawled back to bed) and realized I had 15 minutes to get A dressed and be at school. So we ran that marathon and thank G-d I got to school while the carpool lane was still open. (I hadn't had time to even brush my teeth yet!) Now I get it when people say they rolled out of bed and ran out the door. I was always the type of person who gave myself an extra 15 minutes in the morning to get ready just to be extra sure I wouldn't be late.

70s Inspiration

wig: savvysheitels.com // shirt: gap // skirt: thrifted // belt: target kid's department via 99c only

I watched The Runaways on Saturday night (I'm a day behind in my posting) and that inspired me to try and wear something 70s inspired. Side note, it was a great movie. The long skirt with blouse tucked in made me think of the high waisted (that's totally spelled wrong) wide legged jeans. I also styled my wig with the banges kinda blown over the sides with a middle part a la Farrah Fawcett (it's hard to tell in the picture because the hair is dark).
Remember the project preview I mentioned a while ago, well I finally completed the cardigan but it came out totally wonky around the collar so there is no way I will be able to convince my OCD self to wear it even though I really like the idea of the look. Now I don't know what to do with it because I'm not gonna wear it but I put so much time into making it...

On the bright side

wig: savvysheitels.com // t-shirt: o.c. designs (local shop) // skirt: land's end thrifted // belt: thrifted // boots: steve madden via marshall's // earrings: gifted

I had a hard day today. Cranky kids and a cranky mom don't make for an easy day. On the bright side I got some new eye shadows that I have been wanting for a bit.
Here is a picture of some of them from the Beauty Broadcast Blog along with a review.