practical help and encouragement for homemakers
by Joy Kincaid 24 Comments
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خياطة وتفصيل says
thank you so much 🙂
Joy Kincaid says
Thanks, Natalie! Hope your weekend is blessed!
Natalie says
What a fun tutorial! Thank you for linking it up to All Things Girly on VW! Have a wonderful week end!
Joy Kincaid says
You're welcome, Jessica! It's really easy to do. 🙂
Jessica says
Wow! So easy!! I'm definitely going to have to try this. It seems like so often things in thrift stores don't fit quite right and this is a great way to make more of them useful! Thanks for the tutorial.
Joy Kincaid says
Hi Collette~
Thank you so much for this lovely comment! I am so thankful for your encouragement. To God be the glory!
Blessings and hugs to you!
Collette says
Hi, Joy!
I've been offline for several weeks, getting ready for the schoolyear…and am just now catching up on all of my blog-reading 🙂
I think I always say this when I leave comments here…but I really want to say it again, how blessed I am by your blog! Your post (below) about treasuring your children was just the encouragement I needed to hear this morning.
{{Hugs}} and a big thank you for sharing your thoughts and encouragement! 🙂
~Collette
Joy Kincaid says
Hi Gae!
Thank you!
Thanks for tagging me…I have been thinking of doing a homeschoolish post soon, so maybe I can incorporate the meme into that.
I hope your day is blessed!
Gae says
Dear Joy,
A wonderful tutorial, thank you for sharing
BTW I have tagged you in the current homeschool meme running around. Would love to hear what you have to say
Blessings
Gae
Maria says
Oh Joy, what a clever Mama you are 🙂 The skirt is so pretty! Recycle clothing is the best 🙂
maria b.
Joy Kincaid says
Grace~
That's a great to turn the shorts into a skirt! Every time I see Mrs. R's skirts, I think I should make one. I've made one before, but it's been a while. Mrs. B gave me a skirt that someone gave to her that she thought I could use for one of the girls. I hope to make it soon. It's so cute and it has a lace petticoat underneath.
Maria~
Thank you! Yes, I always feel happy when I can reuse something. 🙂
Grace Mae says
I think that is a great idea. I have thought of taking a denim pair of shorts I have which I don't wear because I love skirts and cut it off and sew a bunch of different colors of fabric to make a skirt out of it. It would look like the one Mrs. R made for her girls to wear at the music fest. Thanks for the idea.
Joy Kincaid says
Yvonne~
Thank you! Yes, I was so happy to be able to have such a nice skirt so inexpensively. 🙂
Lisa~
Thanks for visiting…we remake lots of clothing here, too. I love it!
Lisa~
Thank you, and thanks so much for stopping by!
Jodi~
Isn't it great to get something for such a small price?! I plan to look for more skirts at the thrift store to use in this way. And a friend just gave me a great ladies skirt to remake for one of the girls. 🙂
Beth~
Thank you so much! I would only feel bad about giving a gift from the thrift store if the item looked well-used or not very nice. But when I can find things that look new and in great condition, I just love it! Our children love going to the thrift store, too, and they even buy things for each other from there. 🙂
Lynnie~
Thank you! She's already worn it several times, and always receives compliments on it. 🙂
Lynnie says
What a great idea! I know she must be thrilled to have this cute skirt in her closet! I do love the color of the fabric!
Beth says
How very pretty and nice that you could SAVE money and get a beautiful skirt for your little girl!! Sometimes I feel very guilty by buying things at a thrift store for gifts for my children…then I realize that it is foolish to spend money when God has given me that opportunity! It's like laughing at a gift that God gave us, right? I'm going to be your newest follower! Blessings, Beth
Jodi says
Wonderful! Most of our daughters skirts come via this method! It has given us unlimited access to beautiful skirts for only a few dollars a piece..thanks for sharing!
Jodi
lisa says
Joy,
This is a wonderful idea! Thanks for sharing!
I'm stopping by from the Raising Homemakers link up. Stop by and visit me. 🙂
Blessings,
Lisa
DoleValleyGirl says
I do this all the time for my daughter! Great tutorial and photos! Blessings, ~Lisa
Yvonne @ StoneGable says
You little girl must be so happy to have such a pretty pink skirt!
What a brilliant idea! Don't you feel wonderful when you can create something so lovely and useful out of your ingenuity?
Great job!
Yvonne
Joy Kincaid says
Thank you, ladies, for your sweet comments!
Paula says
Great idea! Thanks for sharing!
Ellen says
That is such a pretty fabric on the skirt Joy. What a bargain too! I never thought about this before as sometimes out local consignment shop has things for great deals but they may be a bit large. Abby looks so sweet wearing it! ♥
Sarah says
What a great idea, Joy! I don't think I would have thought of doing something like that . . . I'll be keeping it in mind for future reference. 🙂 Thank you for sharing!
Mrs.Rabe says
Brilliant, Joy!
What a wonderful skirt, and no wonder you didn't want to pass that deal by!
Thanks for the tutorial, as well!
Deanna