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DIY Refashioned Track Pants This is a great way to transform a pair of sweats that may be a bit short or unflattering into track pants. I personally find this style more flattering with running shoes as well…which I wear a lot. You can also do this with sweatpants your littles have started to out grow. These make for great stylish play pants and they don't get dirty and ripped at the hem.    Step 1: Use a pair of pants if you have them as a pattern, otherwise free hand it. Make sure to leave about an inch for seam allowance. I cut about 3 inches off the bottom and cut only from the inside because I didn't want to mess with the outer seam.  Use some ribbing for the bottom. I folded mine in half and ironed it flat. Mine was about 8 inches, so folded in half 4 inches.  The width was enough to fit around my calf plus 1 inch for seam allowance.  With right sides together sew around the bottom edge. Leave about 1/2 ...

How To Make A No Sew T-Shirt Tote Bag In 10 Minutes So, the other day . . . Daddypotamus stopped by Whole Foods after picking up produce, meat and cheese from our local farmers market. The cashier took one look at our reusable bags and, um, insisted on giving us new ones. Apparently, they don’t like the look of them after they’ve been repeatedly dragged along the ground by children who “help” unload the groceries. Anyway, I’ve been looking for an easy-to-carry, washable alternative for the kids to use, and over the weekend I came across the perfect solution. My local thrift shop was selling cute t-shirts for 99 cents apiece that were practically begging to be upcycled into a farmer’s market tote. They’re 100% washable, and when they’re no longer useful as bags I can cut them into rags to clean with. There was just one problem: I can’t sew. At all . Fortunately, I came across some no-sew ideas that Katie and I adapted to fit our style (which, if you’...

1. Explore and Discover What You Like.  Notice, I said, "What you like."  Not, "What you think you should like.", or "What society tells you you should like." This is what you do:  Take an afternoon with no plans, and no rush.  Leave your wallet at home, and go shopping.  Preferably, at a nice store where everything is neat and laid out.  Browse, take your time, touch things.  Notice what colors pop out to you, what patterns catch your eye, and what fabrics you love.  This is a time for  no judgement .  You are not allowed to think "That won't look good on me".  Likely, you will start to notice a pattern, but if not, that's OK too.  Sometimes there is no rhyme or reason, you just like it because you like it! For example:  I love black clothes, but am consistently drawn to bright floral scarves.  Totally fine. There should be a healthy variety in your wardrobe to choose from.   Let the pieces...

11 Simple Style Tips For Short Curvy Girls That ’ll Make You Look Better Than Ever   Updating your style without buying new clothing is easy with these simple tips from Cindy Gordon , stylist at Wardrobe Therapy by Cindy Gordon .   1. Try tucking in your shirt. When you’re short every shirt is too long, and when you’re curvy a long shirt can make you look larger around the middle than you are. An easy way to fix this is to tuck it in. A good rule of thumb is that your shirt should never cover your zipper. 2. This is particularly important if you’re going to be cuffing your jeans.   If you’re cuffing your jeans it already cuts your leg off, so tucking in your shirt will help section your body in a natural way. Also, if you’re going for a baggy boyfriend-jean look, then a fitted, tucked-in shirt is a good contrast for a cleaner look. 3. Try an asymmetrical dress wit...