who wears short shorts?

Yesterday, while recovering from my dental visit, I decided it was high time to get my little Singer Simple sewing machine out, and relearn how to sew. I stitched Eric a brown corduroy "manbag" in one of our first years together. It was horribly constructed, but we were both proud of my accomplishment. Then he wanted it lined with this really beautiful blue and brown paisley patterned fabric Ive carried around with me for years. That was a little too challenging. I set my machine aside while I jumped into the sea of school, only now re-surfacing to do some fun challenges rather than purely stressful ones.

After reading Nikki's blogpost, I decided that my first sewing challenge would be to shorten these high-waisted denim shorts I got at a thrift store a while back. I loved the pleating and the color and fit- they even have a little triangular cut out in the back! The problem was the length of the shorts. Almost to the knee! So flattering:

 Yikes, right?  Well, I did it.  I cracked open a beer and dusted off the machine- watched some tutorials on threading the bobbin and needle. I was so please! My plan was to hem them so they had a half-inch cuff, but....well you know that phrase "measure twice, cut once"? I measured once, and cut once. Needless to say, there was no room for a cuff, and hardly anything to be left to the imagination in these babies.

Of course, I will need to wear tights with them to keep my buns from spilling out the back, and I would lie to take them in a little bit on the sides...but pretty cute make-over, I think! I hope to do more projects like this throughout the summer, but we'll see. I know the river will beckon soon! Have you guys been doing anything crafty lately?

mustard colored shirt,shoes, shorts: thrifted

orange floral shirt: urban outfitters

tights: gift from eric

necklace: crimson and clover


xoxo