hi-low shirt refashioned

i am actually a fan of the hi-low shirt trend but after i brought this one home i realized the length of the back and the side slits combined didn't really work well for me. i have worn this outfit before and just tucked it in but that is a lot of shirt to keep tucked in your behind smoothly with the constant moving all day long.

so today i did a little thinking and came up with a new idea....a side knot! i think this fits my personal style a little better and there's nothing to fuss with all day!

{DIY} maxi skirt guide

i found some knit fabric at walmart a few months ago for $1 a yard and knew i wanted to make a maxi skirt! i followed this tutorial and it was actually pretty easy considering i am a beginner sewer and i knocked it out in about an hour. the tutorial is great so i figured there is no point in spelling it all out again. but i do have a few tips to add...

1. measure, measure, measure! I just traced a maxi i already owned and really wished i would have measured.

2. i wasn't sure if i trusted the fact that no hem would be okay but i didn't hem mine and if has not frayed even after wearing it all day on easter!

3. a little extra room is better because you can always bring it in. i wish i would have given myself a little more room around the waist band. again, measure! 

4. with my basic sewing machine i just used a regular needle and a medium zig zag stitch. 

*bonus: i have enough fabric left to make emma a matching one or even a short version of this skirt!

ta-da! my easter skirt! 

and here's my cute little family on easter!

spring fever

happy first day of spring!

spring is my second choice to fall as far as seasons go and last week gave us some serious spring fever around here with highs in the 50's and 60's. so i broke out a little bit of spring fashion!

i finally added a denim shirt to my closet after scoring this one for $3 at jcpenny. and my awesome hubby and i went on a date where i scored some burlap Tom's. i'm a lucky girl. 

i also got to wear my mint shirt and cream "Bob's" {sketchers version of Tom's}that i got back in december from my mom.

*red skinnies- maurices, mint shirt- aeropostale, {my favorite}denim skinnies- american eagle hi-rise super skinny jeans*

tom's/bob's and skinnies will most definitely be spring staples from here on out!

unfortunately the nice sunny weather didn't stick around, but i will say that i don't mind a good lazy rainy day like today.

what's your favorite spring fashion?