Reinvented skirt

Every once in awhile I start peeking in the closet and feeling forlorn at the clothes I still cannot wear -- 3 YEARS -- after my child was born. Hmnn. Wonder when I'll give up and just clean out the damn closet? Or, decide to do a diet?

Anyway. Sigh. This skirt used to be a really cute tank dress. It's a very, very light silk, which means... it's very, ahem, "telling" when things aren't so slim beneath it. So, I did away with the tank, and made it a skirt.

Perhaps using that iron in the background would be nice. :) And, just look what I had to go through to actually catch a picture of it....
Seriously. As if, taking photos of one's self isn't hard enough???













Sheesh. I even turned the TV on - in effort to distract the little camera hog.

Birthday Skirt

Birthday Skirt
Originally uploaded by mama's doodles.

Today is my birthday (33!!!) and we're headed out to a celebratory dinner. I'm happy to report I've been very spoiled today and have a spa visit in my future! I smell good, I've got new clothes to wear, flowers on my counter, and I even slept in until 8:00. My husband whizzed Kenzie out for a donut before I even heard her awake. She came back a whirlwind of sugarified energy - but I'm not complaining.

To dinner, I have no idea what Mama is going to wear - but Kenzie is wearing this. It's another skirt, made of recycled bits of my clothing (and other fabrics). No pattern, only the imagination to follow. She'll be adorable in it, but is still snoozing away.

The back is a replica of the front, minus the sash bit. The button is a vintage button I've been hoarding for awhile. Guess I've got Fall colors on my mind lately....

Blogger wasn't cooperating today (imagine that), so I outsmarted it by going through flickr!!!