It’s getting pretty warm here… well warm-ish depending on the day of the week so I thought it was the perfect time to try an item of clothing I haven’t worn since I was around 12… shorts! I found some nice dark denim ones at a store for $6 but they were 4 sizes too big. Only $6 though so I bought them and figured it would be a good test to see if I could modify them and whether or not I actually even like shorts.
Here’s my end result and even though I don’t usually wear them… I really like the style. Good for warm casual days ^_^
So this was them to begin with, they were a size 14 and I am a 6 so they needed taking in.The easiest way to take in pants is to cut the side seams and stitch it back up smaller so that’s what I started with. These jeans had a bit of a flare to the bottom which I wanted to keep so rather than cutting the whole way I folded a wedge which left the bottoms of the legs the same and just took a chunk out of the middle and waist band.
From the inside…
Unfortunately because of the original shape of them the wedge that I cut out (which was basically like a big dart) made the butt part of it look bunchy. So to fix that I folded two smaller darts from the corner of the pockets to the middle seam.
Then I tried it on to make sure it was right and then stitched it together.
Lastly I decided to make the seams more of a focus point so I embroidered over them using a simple “Lazy Daisy” stitch.
And the side seam:
So there you go, $6 shorts and half an hour later and I’m pretty happy with them. I’m definitely not going to rush out to buy more but I do like these ones!
I’ve been using these since I was around 15 years old and my friend and I had a girls trip to Brisbane for a concert. This peel off one is my favorite that I’ve tried, partially because it feels nice and partially because it’s fun to peel off 😉
It’s very soothing going on and feels very cool, I probably wouldn’t use it in Winter though because the cooling sensation might be too much. There’s a lot in a packet so if you wanted to be frugal you could probably get two uses out of it.
The formula is a runny gel which makes application a bit messy. Once it’s on it feels soothing and I found it easy to relax, don’t glob it on too thick though otherwise you’ll spend the whole time thinking it’s running down your face! After it dries in around 20 min you just peel the whole thing off. Ive used these many times and for some reason it never dries around my cheeks so I end up just washing that off after. When it peels off it’s supposed to take a bunch of gunk with it and it does leave me with very smooth skin. So yes it does the job, it’s an average price for Aus and my skin feels nice and relaxed.
Would I buy Montagne Jeunesse Anti Stress Peel-Off Masque again: Yes, I buy them every few months as a treat.
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Illustrator. Strong tea, knitting, watercolours, and making a video game called Moonlight in Garland. Living with her adorable husband Jimmy, fluffy puppy Miss Lottie and Bergamot Bunny in Melbourne, Australia.
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