Refashion Friday - Resizing a Shirt

This shirt has been in my closet for several years, unworn. I really liked it, but it was a size too big 
and just didn't look good on me. 

I always thought that I could do something with it so I kept it. A few weeks ago I finally figured out what I wanted to do and today I executed my idea. It was a quick and simple fix.

Using elastic thread, I made three seams around the shirt for an empire waist. Have I ever told y'all how much I love elastic thread? It's amazing! You really should try it. Here is a great tutorial for shirring.

So much better!

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Snow Days!

On Tuesday we got our first snow of the season! 

I love snow.

It is freezing though!

No Refashion Friday post for today.

I've been trying to stay warm and doing this:

Refashion Friday - Sweater Snowman

My sister and  I wanted some wintery decorations for a party so we made this cute little guy out of the sleeve from a huge old sweater.

We followed this tutorial from Crafts and Sutch. For the hat, we used the sleeve from another sweater. We simply cut the bottom of the sleeve off, tied a piece of yarn around it and turned it right side out. Then I made a little pom pom for the top!

This is an easy, almost no-sew project that can be completed in a short amount of time.