Panic not! I didn't buy anything! In fact, I left the house laden with bags and returned feeling lighter and richer! Happy days! It felt very weird doing everything back to front but I was returning a load of stuff that I had bought Pre Challenge.
It was also incredibly empowering not to have to fight the urge to shop. Buying just wasn't an option I allowed myself to entertain so instead I browsed whilst feeling safe and secure in the knowledge that I could look (and touch!) but not buy. I found myself looking at things in a different way and instead of thinking, 'I HAVE to HAVE that!' my thought process was something like 'that's really nice and would be so lovely with my ****. I wonder do I have anything like it, or anything I could MAKE like it?'
There are some lovely tops in the shops at the moment that look like they have been made using silk neck scarves. I have an abundance of these so could whip up my own interpretation of this look in no time, if I put my mind to it. I love sewing. Even have a little sewing station in my flat (absolutely LOVING The Great British Sewing Bee. Anybody else watching?!).
Last year I made a couple of lovely little pieces for myself that I was very proud of, including this lovely Thai silk maxi skirt:
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| Maxi Skirt - Made By Me(!) |
I made it using fabric that my mum was given as a gift once upon a time, before I was even born. I had such a love affair with it when I was growing up. It sat, wrapped in clear plastic, at the bottom of her wardrobe for years and as I child I would often take it out just to look at it - it's just so pretty!
Anyway, I LOVE this skirt. It is not perfect by any means but looks lovely on and people always ask where I got it from. It feels very good to say I made it (much better than telling someone you got it in *insert shop name here*) and to know that it is one of a kind and that there is a story behind where the fabric came from. Can't wait for the sunnier weather so I can give it a few outings.
This year work has kind of gotten the better of me and I have fallen out of the habit of sewing and creating stuff. I really miss it. Perhaps The Challenge will help me to get back into it...I actually have a bit of that gorgeous fabric left... Watch this space!
Today it was a miserably grey day here in London Town so I decided to cheer myself up with a bright pop of colour:
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| Outfit No 25 - Brightening a Grey Saturday Orange T-Shirt - Primark Studded Leather Skirt - Miss Selfridge Necklace - Primark Tights - Primark Nude Pumps - Office |
Over and out
M x
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