Tis the Season...for Shorts!

Hey all! It's time for shorts! Honest;y, I have never been one to wear shorts everyday in the summer, or I guess spring here, but lately, that's all I wear!  The only problem is that I don't have very many. 

So this morning I decided to take a pair of jeans that are slightly too short for me and turn them into cut-offs. But of course that wasn't enough, so I soaked the ends in bleach.  and vwa lah! I saw it on pinterest, and they said mix 2 parts water and 1 part bleach, and thats crap. at least for the jeans I used. haha It didnt do hardly anything.  So I just dumped the solution and used pure bleach instead. That did the trick.

Monday I registered for classes...holy heck!!! the most stressful 5 minutes of my life!!! 

Im taking Art101(art history pretty much), Drawing 1, Mission Prep, American Foundations, and Im still waiting to snatch up a Science Foundations and a Book of Mormon part2. 

Yesterday I went to the Doctor to get my physical for my mission. I am afraid of needles. I don;t know WHY i ever wanted to be a nurse. I was crazy...I had my blood drawn and a TB shot.  I cried. I realize i'm a baby about it.  I dont know WHAT im gonna do when I have to give birth...  

I submit my mission papers in 3 weeks and I just cannot wait to find out where the Lords needs me to be :)

Also...30 more days til school! Im beyond excited to back up to BYUidaho :)

TOMS Wallet

I saw this really cute idea on pinterest, 

turning your TOMS flag into a wallet.  

For those of you who don't know,

 every pair of TOMS comes with a TOMS sticker 

and flag/drawstring baggy thingy. 

Thank you to whoevers genius mind came up with this one.

Try doing this with your flag! So creative.

I hope everyone is enjoy this beautiful spring weather! I sure am loving the sun:)

DIY Vest

I found this cool denim vest at a yard sale a couple weeks ago and it was way too big for me so I thought 'hey this could be a cool project!' I took in the sides and the back and added lace to the pockets. It was a challenge and didnt turn out quite like I wanted but i'll still wear it 'cuz from a distance its kinda cute and pretty much on any given day my hair would hide the sloppy parts.

DIY Lace Sweatshirt

This sweatshirt has almost been the death of me.  I started it right after I refashioned those jeans, so...its taken quite some time.  But I have learned a lot from it and I am so happy that it actually turned out cute! 

So..this was all in the first day.  And i think after that i sewed. seam ripped. sewed. seam ripped. over. and over. and over. like...5 times! for days and days! to the whole project! very frustrating.  

But endure to the end folks and you find success eventually.

I had some fun with Megan taking pics on my  new camera! :) I love it! nikon coolpix L810. RED!

next challenge: refashioning a denim vest.

DIY Skinnies

I am a huge pinterest fan.  It is brilliant and it saves so much money.  I decided when I finished the semester that I would try to be more crafty and do pinterest DIY activities.  So this morning, I made skinnies from an old goodwill pair of flare jeans.  My mamma had to help me out in the beginning to remind me how to use the sewing machine, and I really wasn't sure how they were going to turn out. Here goes! 

Turn jeans inside-out 

Pin the sides as skinny as you'd like

 Cut along the edge

Make sure you leave some room just in case you need to remeasure.  I also drew a line with a pencil just in case I lost my spot.

I was kinda scared of completely ruining them

 Sew a straight seam along the line

 Sew a zigzag seam along the very edge AFTER you have tried them on an trimmed the edge down a bit.

TADA! Not too shabby my friends. not too shabby. They are super comfy and now they aren't so short! And I will actually wear them! cuz I have hardly ever worn them...Oh. And they look really good!

Can't wait to try another DIY project :) :)