Update: $10/wk shopping restriction for July

I haven't bought anything yet! So, that means I get to keep the $10 from the first week... at the end of the month, if I keep this up, I'll have $40 to spend.

I did head over to Value Village to see if I could find a cute dress or shirt for a few bucks, but nothing caught my fancy.

Also, rather than buying a new black dress for an upcoming memorial service, I added some brown lace detailing around the hemline of a plain black dress I already owned. And it looks AWESOME. I will post pictures and a how-to soon! I love how this project is helping me be more creative with what I already have.

Lacey t-shirt of clearance rack awesomeness

Back in May procured this awesome lace-printed t-shirt from the Target clearance rack for $9.



I think it's awesome.



I also paired it with my Jibri skirt and pearls for what turned into the best dinner out of my life so far. We went to Quinn's.





I think it'll be a versatile wardrobe staple that can be dressy or not!

I made another skirt

I found this quilting cotton on the bargain table, so I snapped some up and made another skirt using Gertie's fabulous pattern since the first one I made turned out so well.





I widened the waistband on this one. I also messed up a ton of times, forgot to allow for ease in the waistband, forgot to do seam allowance for the zipper in the waistband, and ended up having to put a "patch" in the back to make it bigger so it would fit me. Anyways, trials and tribulations. Oh, I also forgot to allow for the 3" seam at the bottom, so I just left it unfinished since I made the finished edge the bottom anyways.

It was frustrating.



Looking at these pics (well, not that last one anyways), I think I may have some room to hem it and just have the skirt be a little shorter than the first one. But, overall, I'm pleased with it! And, the invisible zipper went in much easier this time too, which means that I at least learned SOMETHING from the last time. Even if that something wasn't ease, measuring properly, or allowing for seam/hem allowances.

$10/wk Shopping Restriction for July?

Via: T Minus, T Plus: $10 Shopping Restriction

I think I'm going to try this! $10/wk to spend on clothes/shoes/accessories for July?

I don't know if I can do it.

I really love buying things.

I need a black dress.

One of my fave boutiques is having a sale for july.

Or can I?

Shorts!

I thought I'd commemorate this real beginning of summer (to me, July was always the beginning of summer) by wearing some shorts! It's been awhile.

Back when I was like 12 years old, I wore shorts. Since then, I pretty much swore them off. They would bunch between my thighs when I walked, giving me headless-fatty-with-thigh-wedgie-at-amusement-park look. I told myself I was too old to wear shorts.

But then I thought I'd try them again, and I found these at Ross for $10, so what the heck?





Details:
Shorts: Liz Claiborne, Ross, size 22, $10
Shirt: Old Navy trapeze shirt from 2006? size xl
Cardigan: Target Cherokee, gosh, 2005? Old.
Flip-Flops: Reef, size 11
Purse: H&M, but totally fell apart the other day. I was so bummed, I had only had it for 2 weeks. Avoid that purse.

The verdict: Comfy! But they still did the slight bunching thing. I would have to walk a little funny every 10th step or so to shake them out straight again. They will definitely be coming with me when I visit hot and sticky places, or when it climbs up past 90 degrees this summer, if it does!