Teen Style Tuesday: Duct Tape
“Can I put pink duct tape on your shoes?”
“Sure.”
(Why not, right?)
Other stylin’ uses for duct tape:
- Purses: here’s instructions for a very stylish little striped number and here’s an easy one, more like a book bag.
- What to put in your purse? How about a duct tape wallet? The link goes to instructions for it, but I think my daughters figured it out for themselves by making …
- Bible covers. You’ve got to admit duct tape Bible covers are a brilliant idea - custom sized, sharpie design-able, and, best of all, protective! They’ve been a staple in our household for years.
- Shoes. Believe it or not, we knew a young man who, last spring, made flip flops entirely out of duct tape and wore them constantly. I’m not recommending it.
Done any creative duct tape projects lately?
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Legwarmers From Sweater Sleeves
Jenn at Frugal Upstate found a tutorial about how to make legwarmers from the sleeves of sweaters and it is posted in an article on her blog.
Thanks Jenn!
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Legwarmer Knitting Patterns
Remember last Spring when I said I hoped legwarmers would return to the fashion scene? Well, it seems they have; it’s only natural with the current knitting craze. Many thanks to Jenn for posting this link to ALOT of patterns.
Now if I only had the time and inclination to pick up the yarn and tools and actually knit some!
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Frugal Friday: 2 Belts in One
Better late than never.
I bought this belt, a men’s eelskin, at Salvation Army for 89 cents. That’s frugal, especially when you consider that it fits both my waist and the “waistband” of my mid-rise jeans. (Previously I blogged another solution for that problem.)
To keep the tail of this belt in place, no matter in which spot I wear it, I took the keeper off altogether. (Actually it was falling apart. I was very disappointed until I figured out how this was going to work.) Then I put it back together as a separate loop, using a pair of pliers. Now I just slip it on my belt wherever I want it!
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Tape Your Belt in Place
Last week I posted two different pictures of me wearing my brown suede boots and belt: one with low-rise jeans (scroll all the way down for that picture) and one with a high-waisted skirt. The same belt. Are you with me on the problem here?
See the trouble, is if I try to wear a belt high up on my waist, there’s this long tail flopping around. I’ve tried different things, tucking the belt around, making a paper-clip keeper (–really). The textbook answer is to buy a different belt. But I could hardly bring myself to spend the money on the first one!
Enter double-stick tape. The kind you use to hold carpet down. That is what’s holding the tail of my belt in place in the high-waisted picture. Removing the tape right after changing, I didn’t even damage my $4 belt. That works for me.
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DIY: Knee-length Board Shorts
In one of my most-googled posts ever, Modest Swimwear, I described my dream swimsuit. It remains a dream. Remember these board shorts? Only $6.99 American, plus $18.95 shipping and handling!
So … a couple of weeks ago, at our church’s family camp, I got a wild hair and made my own. You see, I have one ancient swimsuit. It’s one-piece, with a modest neckline, but I’d love to replace it because it doesn’t fit great. It does, however, match with EVERYTHING “swim” I own: my Reef flip-flops and my short swimshorts. I even had a pair of matching cargo capris in board short fabric. Had. That is, until I ran over to the camp kitchen, borrowed a pair of scissors, and made myself a very “hack” pair of knee-length board shorts.
Hehee. It works for me.
BTW, I got those capris from a daughter for $1, the usual going price when an item moves wardrobes within our family. For more on how we taught the ladies to budget for their own wardrobes see this old post: Crazy Budgeting Mama.
