tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post6864466970674900582..comments2024-03-28T04:36:56.831-04:00Comments on House Unseen. Life Unscripted.: A Quick Alteration and Dressing on a Budget (W.I.W.S.)Dwija {House Unseen}http://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-9000491925688774592012-11-27T15:26:50.403-05:002012-11-27T15:26:50.403-05:00Please take me shopping at Goodwill with you. Plea...Please take me shopping at Goodwill with you. Please. I'm begging. I have such good intentions but end up coming home with 500 Christmas balls which I intend to make wreaths with yet sit in my den collecting dust. I need pants. What size, you ask? I have no idea. I mean, I KNOW what the tags in my current trousers say....but what size actually covers my big mama gut and lack o' butt? Eh, who knows...Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06537046473660929455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-12487149524972600292012-11-27T12:02:09.884-05:002012-11-27T12:02:09.884-05:00Oh good. Because I already bought a pair. ;)Oh good. Because I already bought a pair. ;)NonDomesticMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101237513037307877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-63581255167037793512012-11-26T17:04:02.001-05:002012-11-26T17:04:02.001-05:00We had that very same argument on Saturday. He did...We had that very same argument on Saturday. He didn't understand why leaving the house without the kids isn't the same as the couple of hours between their bedtime and mine when I don't usually have to deal with them either. It's all about LEAVING WORK for a change. I don't really miss my old job but I really do miss the sick leave. <br />I also wish that I looked that good in jeans.Sildahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01398034197909070353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-36079630646169118572012-11-26T16:32:51.572-05:002012-11-26T16:32:51.572-05:00Looks amazing! I love the pop of color & am co...Looks amazing! I love the pop of color & am coveting that jacket. I can't remember the last time I found anything thrifting. And thanks for sharing your rant story- it's so comforting to know others go through the same thing!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695179104841318390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-41527417281225415312012-11-26T12:30:32.478-05:002012-11-26T12:30:32.478-05:00Yes, tutorial please! I have a pair of jeans that ...Yes, tutorial please! I have a pair of jeans that I love, love, love, but they are too long and boot cut, which means they bunch up around my ankles and generally look messy. Clairehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05461674983968119107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-45184325302346769162012-11-26T09:54:34.185-05:002012-11-26T09:54:34.185-05:00Your sewing skills are super impressive, and that ...Your sewing skills are super impressive, and that jacket is amazing! I love your beaded necklace; I like making jewelry, too, but it's been a while =)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09448749344948883180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-29419304413726993242012-11-26T07:17:01.180-05:002012-11-26T07:17:01.180-05:00Ooh, good job on the jeans! I'm impressed!Ooh, good job on the jeans! I'm impressed!Lucy The Valianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10017727113612906573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-53569803805808656742012-11-25T23:54:01.682-05:002012-11-25T23:54:01.682-05:00Love the outfit! I am super impressed with the alt...Love the outfit! I am super impressed with the alteration. I did the same thing to a pair of jeans and it didn't come out as well. Brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17286460843001116279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-86742158518878268072012-11-25T22:47:12.639-05:002012-11-25T22:47:12.639-05:00I think there's a difference between "wid...I think there's a difference between "wide leg" and "huge boot cut", yes? Yes, I'm sure there is :)Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-49132854508593452412012-11-25T22:44:45.248-05:002012-11-25T22:44:45.248-05:00And here I am searching ebay for wide leg jeans. :...And here I am searching ebay for wide leg jeans. :) <br /><br />You do look amazing in the skinny jeans!NonDomesticMamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101237513037307877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-8973449186936070942012-11-25T22:12:25.074-05:002012-11-25T22:12:25.074-05:00Maybe I should post my little how-to? I thought p...Maybe I should post my little how-to? I thought people might be getting tired of the bargain basement girly posts, but perhaps this will be fun? Oh! I could do it on Friday as part of my quick takes!Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-75369969546766424252012-11-25T21:43:53.623-05:002012-11-25T21:43:53.623-05:00Everything about this post is awesome! I have a st...Everything about this post is awesome! I have a stack of thrift finds that I have been meaning to re-fashion. Thanks for the inspiration!Jiza @ The Real JZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14279100689519264321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-49439645248488319372012-11-25T21:19:06.930-05:002012-11-25T21:19:06.930-05:00I can't believe it turned out so great! Hubby...I can't believe it turned out so great! Hubby was scared. If I messed them up, how would I ever make it to Mass, what with all the sobbing that would have occurred?Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-89491354265149390772012-11-25T21:15:19.631-05:002012-11-25T21:15:19.631-05:00Um, I am so impressed with those jean alterations!...Um, I am so impressed with those jean alterations! :)<br /><br />And, great job making your shirt NOT "boring"! :)Nejhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00893712547794356586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-75653865108365319442012-11-25T21:03:07.422-05:002012-11-25T21:03:07.422-05:00*do it. Wow autocorrect.*do it. Wow autocorrect.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478837043080098087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-62774341055616072212012-11-25T21:03:05.608-05:002012-11-25T21:03:05.608-05:00I was wearing them just like that for months befor...I was wearing them just like that for months before I started noticing<br />that the young folk weren't actually wearing them like that anymore.<br />Honest! And then I saw someone fix hers and I was like "Zoinks! I<br />could be like them young folk???". It's a slow process...Dwija {House Unseen}https://www.blogger.com/profile/17887429052179249473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-47529380775036027772012-11-25T21:02:03.290-05:002012-11-25T21:02:03.290-05:00Love it! I don't think I'll ever get into ...Love it! I don't think I'll ever get into Goodwill shopping, but y'all who DSO it always impress me with your style!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06478837043080098087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-68065198037480965862012-11-25T20:50:36.049-05:002012-11-25T20:50:36.049-05:00Okay, I'm officially unfashionable because I h...Okay, I'm officially unfashionable because I have jeans just like the before shot. Alisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13174981423633745590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-36951579831132782982012-11-25T20:45:48.534-05:002012-11-25T20:45:48.534-05:00serious? grab the GOODS @ the thrift and then pul...serious? grab the GOODS @ the thrift and then pull off an alteration maneuver before Mass??? going to vomit now...you win the cape, the crown, the whole kit and caboodle (whatever a caboodle is)..<br />stunning. truly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-24450112173544020692012-11-25T18:59:58.743-05:002012-11-25T18:59:58.743-05:00How did you get the jeans to look right? I have a ...How did you get the jeans to look right? I have a pair that needs that done to them, but I'm afraid I will make them twisty or something.Jeanne G.http://knowledgehungry.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-47556127050243134072012-11-25T17:54:30.715-05:002012-11-25T17:54:30.715-05:00Yet another reason I need to make friends with a s...Yet another reason I need to make friends with a sewing machine. Oh, and I'm totally unreasonable about that whole no-days-off-work thing, even though I really really really don't want to go somewhere else to work. Glad I'm not the only one!Francinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904134944835186397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-38652378851597745802012-11-25T17:30:49.767-05:002012-11-25T17:30:49.767-05:00Hey- you're like the MacGyver of cute Mass clo...Hey- you're like the MacGyver of cute Mass clothing! Double points for you! Plus, I can't sew at all so I think it's like having a super power! <br /><br />And it's funny how the stupid arguments in marriage are always with us...I'm sure it's normal....I hope!Christy from fountains of homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11130888193737436970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-49812929678579517772012-11-25T17:08:44.222-05:002012-11-25T17:08:44.222-05:00I couldn't agree more with Ana..seriously. An...I couldn't agree more with Ana..seriously. And you look amazing! Deme Crinionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876097653217776778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-37577289753898942992012-11-25T16:46:24.678-05:002012-11-25T16:46:24.678-05:00Ok, you are so me hero right now for like 45 diffe...Ok, you are so me hero right now for like 45 different reasons. Just to name a few:<br /><br />1) you look amazing and you have 5 kids and you just one less than a year ago<br />2) the alteration 45 minutes before Mass?!?! Amazing<br />3) That you freak out about that same thing after so many years, because it makes me feel like less of a crazy person<br />4) you are just awesome.<br /><br />I love that outfit!!Anahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07767555436747678165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378450001604002654.post-58337620095482463082012-11-25T16:45:42.200-05:002012-11-25T16:45:42.200-05:00We have the SAME conversation over here. After 18...We have the SAME conversation over here. After 18 years of marriage. Sigh. I think we just have to keep reminding them. Because really, from their desk at work, when they leave the house and we are still in our pjs, life at home must look pretty good. They don't realize all the children, hanging on you and constantly needing something, can wear on a person 24/7. So they need a reminder. Because really, I would like to "stop" working sometimes and sit in my chair and watch a movie or read a book while someone else does my job. But that never happens. And I need to take a look at my Goodwill sometime. I never think of it.Krishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02999838147173390906noreply@blogger.com