Pretty and Pink - From Dress to Cute Skirt and More

At long last, the first of my reconstruction projects is completed.  I took an old, yet cute dress and turned it into a new and still cute skirt, and more. I bought this dress at Goodwill a while ago, only paid $1.50.  Not bad right?  I loved the pink eyelet fabric used, but I found the top of the dress wasn’t very flattering on me.  High waist and low neckline requires more of a bust then I’ve been...

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Craft Project List: Up to Thirty-Seven

Well, the 5 a Week challenge has been completed and summer is coming to an end.  Time to bring back the list.  My project lists!  Anyway, I have several bags of clothing that need mending from all that closet decluttering (see 2016 Resolutions Update: Round 2).  I meant to get to work on it during the summer, but never got around to it.  So why not now?  And instead of simply mending...

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