Thursday, June 25, 2009

Everything Old Is New Again

Check out my new skirt!




I bought a bunch of old t-shirts at the Salvation Army and made one of them into a skirt. The only problem with my new skirt is that it smells like stale smoke. But we're working on that.

Speaking of old things becoming new, I came home recently to this surprise:



A 1904 Singer sewing machine! Xander and our neighbor found it out on the sidewalk. A woman was moving and getting rid of it. It needs a few minor repairs, but it still works! I'm not sure that I'll get around to using it anytime soon, but I just love looking at it. I've always wanted one.

4 comments:

CinnamonOpus said...

That sewing machine is tres cool. I totally want one.

Does that skirt have happy dancing people all over it? For I am a sucker for clothes with happy dancing people on them.

Xander and Alana said...

Thanks! I think the people are happy yoga-doing people. But we can pretend they are dancing. It's important to exercise one's imagination.

CinnamonOpus said...

I could live with that. I am flexible.

*ba-da-BING!* A yoga pun! Heh heh heh.

Skyebyrd said...

I am suffering Singer Envy... Sigh. The skirt is awesome and I am totally inspired to make more skirts...except they will be made from the crazy-huge collection of quilting fabrics instead of Salvation Army supplies.