Hi ladies, hope every one is having a good week so far. I bought this skirt at the thrift store but unfortunately the waistband was torn on the side and the elastic was very old. I fixed the side of the waistband, I replaced the elastic and shortened the skirt about two inches. For winter plaid is a must for me. This is how I wore it to school today.

Yesterday after I sneezed one of my students said "there, you can get the tissue paper to clean your boogers", I looked at him and smiled. I guess my students finally got it in their heads that we don't use our sleeves to clean our noses. This is what I wore to work today.

We are selling chocolates to raise money for our school; whoever sells the most chocolates will win a pizza party for their classroom. We have already sold 3 boxes (thanks to my assistant). Every morning I enter my classroom saying I will not have a chocolate, but by the end of the day my mouth is always salivating and I give in, what can I say? I'm a chocoholic and I have no self-control.

Today while we worked in small groups I asked one of my students whether she had any siblings, she said "no, I've asked my mom to buy me a baby but she said they are too expensive." Me, "really? you can buy them?", she said "yes". I asked her "where do they sell them?" to which she replied "at the hospital." Oh to be 4 years old! ^_^

Hi everyone! We're back from church, this is what I wore in the morning but now I'm back in my comfy clothes because I have to go grocery shopping (the only shopping I dislike), and get a flat tire fixed, anyway, hope you all have a restful Sunday!

We're back to school! I was very happy to see my students after the winter break. I was afraid we were going to have some criers again but we didn't, everyone came in with a smile, including me. I missed those little boogers. This is what I wore to work on Tuesday, since then the weather has been cold, gloomy and rainy (I love it).

Sewing a waistband for a skirt is simple once you get the hang of it. This tutorial is to show you how I make the waistbands for my skirts. I'm not a professional seamstress by any means so bare with me as I try to explain the steps.

I skipped the part where you cut your skirt and gather it, however if you don't know how to cut out a skirt pattern then here are some very helpful tutorials. There are two parts of the tutorial, the second part includes another way to make a waistband. You can try either one, and see which one is easier for you to follow.
 1. Measure your waist and add 2 inches more to that measurement (for the button and the seams). Then use the same measurement for the fusible web and cut it out, follow the ironing instructions on the back of the fusible web package and then iron it on to the fabric. Wait a little for the fusible web to cool off.
 2. Next fold the fabric in half and iron, also iron 1/2 of an inch on each side as pictured above.

I have been wanting a corduroy jumper dress for a long time, they are great for layering in the winter and they are comfortable to wear to work. I was inspired by these looks on the runway and I found one on pinterest. I thought about buying it but the more I looked at it the more I thought I could recreate it.
So I went to the thrift store and I thrifted this navy blue shift dress. It's not corduroy but it's the color I wanted and it's washable. All I did was take in on the sides to make it more of an A-line shape, I shortened it, added 2 pockets and the top detail. I am very pleased with this refashion, here are the before and after pictures.

Starting the year with a refashion, I thrifted this corduroy dress because I thought the print was unique and perfect for the winter. I am working on a tutorial on how to sew a waistband, it will be up soon. I thought the sweater would go perfect with the outfit, it's a bit scratchy because it's wool but I really liked the birds print. Here are the before and after pictures.