So, I participated in Self-Stitched September after reading about it in a DIY blog. Even though most of the things I wear on a daily basis are handmade by myself or someone else or second hand..i thought it would be fun to do & see how much i actually do wear handmade things. Also, I wanted to give myself a huge push to make more clothes for myself.

In September I also started a new job. I realized that I didn’t have a lot of business casual/dressy/work clothes AT ALL. Also at this time I was low on funds so instead of buying myself a whole new wardrobe I refashioned old clothes I already had, sewed some things from scratch, dug into my piles of old clothes I plan on selling/donating, and bought clothes from thrift stores.

I didn’t make as many clothes as i wanted to (due to said new job) but here’s what i did make:

pink shrug with hoodstooth trim

this was a bit difficult, the fabric has no stretch whatsoever!

bow shirt

thrifted shirt turned tank

pencil skirt

in progress thrifted sweater. (its inside out) added a zipper, gotta get off my lazy ass and finish this one!

here’s a dress i made a few months ago, but never wore. i reworked it with the cardigan = i like it now and wore it to work recently.

and some thrifted work clothes. diy-ed the leopard sweater so it fit me better.

striped sweater/shirt, vintage belt, black yarn, and a car cd holder (which i really needed!)

sweet brown leopard sweater which needs a little DIY-ing. Gonna add a zipper and possibly make it a shrug.

anddd this awesome dress that was only $4. fit me perfectly. will be great when i need something classy to wear.

also posted to Thriftwhore on LJ. Check it outtt.

This is how i chose to dress myself today.

t-shirt: ebay
shorts: old levis jeans cut up into shorts. really need to throw these out; so many holes and falling apart but they’re my fav shorts!
tights: urban outfitters
+ black flats

I had a pretty darn busy & awesome week full of relaxing, beaches, sleepovers, parties, and beautiful sights. I didn’t realize how much I wasn’t around this week until my mom greeted me this morning with, “hello my long lost daughter!”

So I deemed my saturday to be “an Amie day.” Did some grocery shopping, cleaned, checked out some new music, and did some song writing. Probably going to have a chill day tomorrow as well.

tank top: thrifted
subhumans tunic: diy-ed by a girl from livejournal
leopard print sweater/shirt: ebay
skinny jeans: bobs? kohls? one of those..
scarf: forever 21, it was mad cheap!
didn’t get my shoes in the picture, they were black slip on vans

I didn’t do too much today….i got my haircut, went to the grocery store, and did a tiny bit of shopping. Most of my day was spent inside cleaning and whatnot. exciting, right?

Lately i’ve been so lazy with my makeup, mainly just doing black with some silver/white highlight over and over again. Butttt today i ventured out and did some light blue/dark purple. I like how it came out :]

I need more high waisted skirts in my life.
My eyes looked awkward in this picture..oops!

Ramones Tee: ebay, cut up myself
Denim Skirt: thrifted
Zebra Flats: had them forever, kohls?
Bag: Betsey Johnson

I love purposely buying shirts big and then reconstructing them into something cute. Threadless shirts are awesome for DIY.

this one’s on sale. my friends gave it to me for my birthday & it’s one of my all time favorites:

for the graphic design geek in me.

I’ve been looking everywhere for a cute, fitted girls moto jacket but haven’t been able to find anything i like…I love this one though. The yellow wool they used looks great and i love all the buttons and zippers. I’m thinking i’ll use either faux leather or teal wool. Can’t wait to make this, although the difficulty rating is “hard”…i’m not sure my sewing skills are good enough yet!