Modest March Fashion Week - Day 1

When I first found out about my blogger friend Julia's Modest March Fashion Week I didn't think I would participate because I didn't want to post pictures of what I wore just so people could compliment me on my clothing. However, I wasn't really thinking about what my purpose should be in joining in. My main purpose is to encourage other ladies in dressing modestly because I truly believe this is honoring to the Lord. Also, I would like to encourage those who don't have large amounts to spend on clothing that you can still dress attractively and presentably. Most of my clothes come from garage sales, thrift stores and clearance racks or are handmade!

Day 1 ~ Dressy Outfit

Vintage Dress: thrifted

Belt: thrifted and refashioned

Flats: Wal-mart

Pearl Headband: Cato

Watch: Target 

 

And why take thought ye thought for rainment? Consider the lillies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: And yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Wherefore, if God do clothe the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

Matthew 6:28-30

Have a wonderful Sunday!

note: I wrote this post ahead of time and scheduled it to auto-post on Sunday since we were out of town, but it didn't happen! :( 

Refashion friday: Changeable straps flip flop tutorial

In spring and summer my feet are definitely most comfortable in flip flops, but they can get a little boring. With just a little refashioning you can turn your flip flops into some cute sandals for an extremely low price!

The inspiration for these sandals came from this.

Source: papebrasil.com via: Grosgrain

Ready to make your own pair? I'm sure you have at least one pair of flip flops you'd like to experiment with. ;)

Supplies you'll need:

• a pair of flip flops
• faux leather
• hot glue gun
• knit or woven fabric

The first step is to cut the plastic straps off. You can do this with a regular pair of scissors. Don't freak out now! There is nothing wrong with cutting up your sandals. ;)

Now we're going to make the leather loops. 

Cut 6 strips out of faux leather, each 1 in. x 10 in. If you don't have leather available cotton fabric will work just fine.

Fold each long edge of your strips to the middle and then fold in half. Top stitch.

 Now fold each piece of leather in half to make a loop and poke them through the holes of the flip flops. 

(Before you do this you may need to trim around the hole of the flip flop on the back so you'll have more room for your knot later on. An Xacto knife works well. Forgot to take a picture of this, sorry!)

Tie the leather under the flip flops into a tight knot. You want the loops on top to be about 1 1/2 in. tall.

Trim off the ends. Put some hot glue in the hole and press the knot down into it.

Repeat to make the other 5 loops. They should be looking like this.

All that's left is the straps! I chose to make mine out of knit fabric. I cut out long strips that measured 3 in. by 37 in. Notice that the edges curled up.

Hooray! You are ready to wear your new sandals!

 Here are some steps for tying the straps.

There are endless options!

And, of course you can make more straps and change them out whenever you please.

Enjoy!

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Commission for a cowboy

In my little town there's a cute little drugstore called the Owl. They have an old fashioned soda fountain where a dozen elderly ladies known as the "Fun Bunch" meet every day for coffee, just as they have been doing for 50 years! If you look around you'll spot hundreds of owl figurines, pictures and more all over the store. It's a fun place. There is also a little gift shop in the front. Last fall I loaded up a basket of hair accessories and took them up to the Owl in case there was a small chance they felt the need to have simple Serendipities products in their store, aaaaand they wanted them! Needless to say I was pretty excited. Folks, this is where the fancy schmancy rich Texas Rancher's wives shop!

The lady that works the gift shop has been telling me they might be interested in other items as well as the hair accessories, so this morning I brought in an infinity scarf to show her. She wanted another lady that works in the soda fountain to see the scarf and we started talking to her above two older men who were drinking coffee in a booth between us. As I held up the scarf they both murmured, "Oh... how nice!" Old guys are so funny! Then one of cowboys asked me if I could make a western scarf for him. All I would have to do is hem a big square so why not? It's interesting how you can acquire orders sometimes!

Here are a few of the headbands I've sold.

And a couple of the hair clips.

 I am sorry for the lack of posting lately. I don't know if anyone has noticed my absence because I've never been very consistent at blogging, but I have missed sharing with y'all!