I've been eyeing these J.Crew shorts for a couple months. But, I am simply not willing to pay $60 + tax for a pair of shorts. A pair of shorts, people! J.Crew, you are not that cute. Okay, you are. You totally are. Nevertheless, when I can create something similar to what you're trying to sell me at a 75% margin? With items I already own? Not willing. Sarah is my name, and creativity driven by frugality is my game.
Supplies: denim shorts, pencil with an unused eraser, measuring tape, fabric ink, dish to serve as paint palette, and newspaper to protect the table.
In progress: I didn't care to be perfectly precise, but I didn't want random dots all over the place, either. So, I used the measuring tape as a guide to keep my dotted rows more-or-less straight. For the first row, I started at the waist, and placed each dot about halfway between the sewed seams, roughly 1" apart from each other. Each subsequent row is approximately 1" below the one above, and staggered ½" laterally, too. See the pattern?
Voilà!
And, yes, I've worn these in public*, completely oblivious to the fact that the right leg sports a good 1½" more denim than the left.
*at Disneyland, no less! See bottom collage.
Dangit, cuz--I think you could charge for your frugal and creative services! I'm just too lazy sometimes, but boy am I inspired! What a GREAT idea!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I'm curious: did you do the back, too?
aw, thanks!
DeleteYes, I dotted the back as well. Just had to wait for the front to dry. After I did one half of the front, I actually considered if I wanted to keep it asymmetrical, but I decided I wanted a completely polka dotted pair of shorts. :)
P.S. Yours are WAY cuter than JCrew's!
ReplyDeleteHoly smokes. Etsy is calling your name. Love it. You inspire me to be creative via frugality indeed!
ReplyDeleteI somehow missed this comment. Thanks, Alicia! I can totally see you rocking some polka dot duds.
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