DIY: Striped Pencil Skirt

Happy Labor Day! I hope you're having fun and enjoying the day. I'll be spending mine catching the 50% off sales thrift shopping and attending BBQs and outside festivals. 

A couple weekends back I made another pencil skirt. This time I used striped jersey knit and lined it with black jersey knit. This was to stop it from being see through which most lightweight knits seem to be. I only took one picture before I got started but you can read the tutorial here.

Outfit Details: Hooded Tank - Sway | Studded Boots - ShoeDazzle

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Lace is the inspiration for this week over at Fashionista Next Door. I do have a lace back shirt and a lace back blazer but I wanted to style my look with a different piece so I made a lace front sweatshirt. It took less than an hour. I used the leftover pieces from the lace curtain which I thrifted and pinned it down to the sweatshirt. I cut off the excess fabric then straight stitched the lace onto the sweatshirt. I also used fray stop on the edge of the lace to stop it from fraying or unraveling. I love it when I can create something new from something that I already have even if I'll only wear it once. Maybe I should start selling them. Either way, I think I'll get plenty of wear from my new top. :-) I kept my look easy and simple with some colored denim and my favorite pair of oxfords.

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Have a great weekend!!

  Sweatshirt - Old Navy & DIY | Jeans - Sway | Oxfords - Cole Haan 

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