Hey There! Since I am one of your new Editors on Duty i thought i would give a little introduction and throw in my first refashion post! :)
I'm Erika, and I'm from a small coastal British Columbia town called Powell River. I've been refashioning for about 11 years (since i learned to sew when I was 10), mainly as a way out of having the same clothes as everyone else in the town. (there is really only a couple places to shop for clothes here...we're pretty isolated).
Currently I'm a stay at home mom of one sweet little lady named Hallewyn, and have another on the way. (Yes, there will be some maternity and nursing clothes refashions on the way!!!). I'm in the process of opening up my etsy shop, selling refashioned/upcycled/ecofriendly clothing and accessories, and I just recently started by blog Made by -e. where i write about my work and family life.
anyways, keep reading my posts on here, and visit my blog to get to know me a bit more!
Ok, now onto that refashion!
I had these skinny jeans since I was 16. They were my magic jeans that fit me no matter what my weight, or size was. They fit me for most of my pregnancy and were the first pants I could do up again after I had my baby even though I was still 45lbs bigger than I was 10 months before. Now that I'm 5 months pregnant they are the only pants I can still do up willingly. Till this happened:
I was heart broken! So they sat in my closet for a month or so till i decided it was too darn hot to wear pants anymore and i needed some shorts. So, completely forgetting about the hole, I tried them on and THEY STILL DID UP! Belly and all! :D but what could I do?
So i found some vintage lace in my stash, and cut the legs off the jeans as high as i could without bearing too much bottom, and made cuffs with the lace covering what was left of the hole perfectly!
I have worn them so much this summer already, i have tan lines from them o.O!
Cheers!
-e.
