Greetings from snow covered Colorado!
If you have been following this blog you may already know that I am planning to do something sort of crazy on March 13th. When I first mentioned that I was thinking about this I hadn't decided one way or the other. There were obvious reasons for my hesitation but one that may not be so obvious is this. I want to enjoy this process but I would feel horrible if it appeared that I was in any way trivializing the experience to anyone who had no choice in the matter.
The best way I know how to make this event mean something is to ask for your help. If you have already donated you have my deepest gratitude. If you are thinking of donating I hope you will take the next step here. No amount is too small really. I am trying to reach as many folks as I can who are willing to part with just 10 dollars.
If you have no idea what I am talking about you can find the beginning of the story here.
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And now let's get on with the Upcycling shall we?
Start with a light weight maxi skirt with a full silhouette.
You will also need
Scissors
Thread
Needle
Tape measure
Ribbon
A Plastic Lid (I used a coffee lid)
A ball point pen (the kind with a softer straw shape shell)
Step 1 - Disassemble the ball point pen and cut the shell piece into 30 small ring pieces.
Step 2 - Using the plastic lid cut six oval pieces approximately 1 1/4" by 7/8"
Step 3 - Cut two slits in each of the plastic oval pieces. The slits should be the width of the ribbon that you are using and spaced about 1/2" apart.
Step 4 - Divide your skirt into 6ths and sew plastic rings on following the diagram below.
I spaced my rings about 4 inches apart as I worked from the hem toward the top your spacing may vary.
Step 5 - Loop ribbon through bottom ring and hand sew in place.
Step 6 - Lace ribbon through remaining rings toward top of garment.
Step 7 - Thread ribbon though oval plastic piece. Extend skirt to full length and tie off end of ribbon.
Step 8 - Repeat this process for the other five cinch lines.
Step 9 - Sew a short ribbon loop at the waist line for each of the cinch lines. This is to hold the long end of ribbon out of the way when the skirt is fully cinched.
Try it on and cinch it up to the length that fits your mood.
Happy Upcycling,
Week two of my hair love affair.
Since I decided to wear the short puffy version of the skirt I thought that the puffy "Jasmine" ponytail would go best with this outfit.
