I went off on one of my weekly charity shop hauls recently
with a good friend and my 3 year old daughter (who actually really enjoys this
kind of shopping weirdly). Out of the corner of my eye I spotted a fabulous
azteccy patterned pair of handmade leggings. Seconds later, as I was walking
towards them, I watched in horror as my friend whipped them off the rail and
declared that she had found them first. This is often a problem when shopping
with this particular friend as our impeccable tastes are very similar. Anyway,
on the rail right next to the leggings was a maxi dress with a really appealing
pattern. The actual dress was fairly uninspiring but in a eureka moment I
realised that I could make it into whatever else I fancied, perhaps a pair of
leggings to equal the bargainous beauty
of the pair my friend had snipped up first.
I got the dress home and my
daughter and I painstakingly removed the elastic shearing and laid out the
dress ready to be cut up. We decided that little person leggings would be best
so using a pair of my daughters leggings as a template we made some very funky
leggings for her. You can see them below.
I have also now made her a comfy dress to go with them from the same material. Not bad for a dress that cost a quid! My etsy shop may have some in stock and further up-cycled leggings
will be added as our charity shop foraging continues.
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