Coffee Cozy Winner and a Simple Refashion

Good morning!  The winner of the adorable coffee cup cozy is... Mamaamani (Comment#2)!  Congratulations!  I hope you enjoy using it to drink your tea each morning.  You can contact me at feelingkindathrifty@gmail.com to claim your prize.

Readers, stay tuned for more nifty prizes coming up next week.

Now for a simple refashion.

This past Friday, my friend Kim (Bearded Owl Crochet) hosted a craft night at her place, which has an AMAZING view.    

It's not often that I get to refashion clothes for others, so I was excited when Kim asked me to fix a dress that didn't quite fit.  She had purchased this adorable owl dress on etsy a few months ago and was bummed to find out that the sleeves were too tight.

I tried detaching them, but it was still too tight around the chest area.

So...  I ended up cutting the top off.

Because the material was so slinky, I had some trouble adding a band and zipper.  So, I ended up installing an elastic waist.  I just stitched a small hem around the top and folded it over to the width of the elastic.  I then sewed down the edge of the folded part to create a tube, leaving about an inch open. I snaked a piece of elastic through the opening and stitched it together at the ends.  Lastly, I stitched down the edge of the one inch opening.  Now Kim has a cute mini owl skirt that she can wear comfortably.