The weather turned nice (65 degrees) and rainy, so shorts and capris are on Hannah's agenda. Yesterday Hannah came downstairs in last years jean capri's and it was a bad episode of the Incredible Hulk. She was POURED into those poor pants. They could not have been comfortable. We were going to have to cut them off.
You have to understand that we haven't bought clothes up until now, since my niece has always given Hannah her beautiful hand me downs. Well, my niece is 18, a senior in high school, and at 5'3" a size 0. Hannah has now surpassed her cousin.
I've been keeping my eye open for spring sales, but with Hannah's crazy growth spurts I wanted to buy myself some time. So today I went to the Goodwill. I strolled the ladies jean and pant aisles and narrowed it down to 6 pairs of jeans and pants with labels like Gap, Aeropostale, American Eagle and Wet Seal in Hannah's sizes. Tiny, skinny people (size 1 and 2) must not shop at Goodwill, that's all I've got to say. There was a plethora of tiny name brand pants. I went with the big name labels because they were there and the same price ($4) as the non-big names.
I brought the pants home, washed them, and had Hannah try them on. She marked the length, varying each pair a little, and I cut them all off into shorts and capris. Here are a few of the done pairs.
What do I do with all the unused pant legs? A quilt maybe? For $25.00 (with tax) Hannah has 6 new pairs of shorts! Woot! Does this mean that I can go spend some clothes money on myself?
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OH, my creative mind is going wild. I have used legs as pockets for an Over the door organizer in the kids rooms. OR make matching simple purse/pouch. Have Hannah braid yarn/ribbon for the strap and sew on the button closure. OR Drawstring swimsuit/towel holder this summer for running off to the pool/beach? The kids can use Sharpies/fabric paint and customize them. They only need to last one summer.
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