Bring On The Water Works!

Summer in Florida always makes me feel like the Wicked Witch of the West. “I’m melting…melting!” I’ve had the pleasure of spending time with my boyfriend recently playing in the theme parks like a tourist. It’s been nice to catch some of the evening concerts over at Epcot and enjoy strolling around the Magic Kingdom seeing some of the really obscure attractions that most people over look. Before each trip I have lacquered myself in sunscreen as I burn so easily, but I just can’t bear to cover everything up in multiple layers when it’s so sticky and humid outside.

There are several wet attractions that I tend to stay away from as I don’t enjoy walking around with soggy bottoms for a whole afternoon. However, I think I just found the perfect solution in the most recent Victoria’s Secret catalog. This is going to be my next summer clothing project! I think I can cut it so that it is a bit more conservative and it would be light, airy and perfect for me to tackle the wet attractions in.

I did really want to make some more flowy summer dresses, but I think I’ll take this project on first. I’ve really had fun working on projects that don’t have patterns. It’s more of a challenge for me to work this way and it makes completing the clothing feel like a huge accomplishment. Maybe it’s best if I just continue on catalogue surfing and picking each project that way. It’s saving me a ton of money and yet I’m still staying current with styles for a change. I’ve been known to still own some clothing that I wore in high school, so needless to say I’m not generally considered to be on the cutting edge of fashion.

Diving back into sewing has opened up a whole new door of endless possibilities for me. I might finally be able to have some of the items I’ve seen in windows and knew there was no way I would be able to afford them. With saving for the house purchase I’ve tried really hard to curb my shopping as much as possible this year. I never head out unless there is a coupon in hand for something I might even be considering. That includes fabric shopping, of course, so now I don’t feel so bad buying some bits of fabric here and there for a few small projects.

I think it’s clear that I’m getting plenty of use out of my first infinity dress as I’ve worn it at least six times that I can think of off the top of my head and only paid $16.50 for all the materials to make it. That’s made the dress cost $2.75 each time I’ve worn it so far so I think I will more than get my money’s worth out of it. Next on my list is some kind of a light summer shorts jumper. If anyone has any suggestions feel free to pass them along and I’ll check them out!