Brown Shirt to Rodeo Chic

When Michael told us we were going to the rodeo on Friday, Madison and I decided it was time for our next clothing refashion.

We started with this brown polyester shirt circa 1970.

First we cut off the sleeves and took in the sides.  Then we used Heat n' Bond to cut out cowgirl-esque patches for the front and back of the shirt. 

Add a few ruffles from the scraps and you're ready for the Rodeo!

Gray Pants to Summer Shorts

This summer Madison and I have decided to try our hand at making clothes.  Today was the first day of summer vacation so we decided to celebrate by making a pair of shorts to wear to a memorial day bbq this afternoon.

We took a pair of my old slacks (from when I used to have a real job) and cut them down.  Unfortunately we were so excited about  the project that we forgot to take a before picture.  BUT we did take some after pictures.







They are far from perfect, but not bad for our first try.