An exercise in restraint

As of May, I'm not buying any new clothes for a year. I'm letting myself spend $365 on used clothing and materials to make clothes. So far I've totaled $5.34. I've made a skirt out of an old bed sheet, a tank top out of a man's t-shirt, and cut off shorts out of some thrifted denim.

Lately, I've been seriously coveting a cute romper for biking and some summery shoes.

from storybookvintage
 

from YellowRainBoots
  

from sundaysundayvintage
 

from treeandkimballmarket 

Happy Fourth

Souvenirs

Even though we were on a budget during our vacation, we still managed to make a few key purchases.

Owl Candle from Mystery Mister

Hand Shadows from the store at 826 Valencia
 

know-it-all pencil set from The Curiosity Shoppe
 

Pint glass* from Powell's Books

Fisherman's Soap from Made In Oregon

*We also bought books, but they weren't really exciting enough to post here. Also, note that John K. King Used and Rare Books is still my favorite bookstore ever.

Songs I Like

San Francisco

We just returned from a trip to San Francisco, Redwood National Park, and Portland. Here are some of my favorite photos from San Francisco.

Sunday Funday

As of May 1st, I quit buying new clothes for six months. I can buy used clothes and I can make things out of primarily recycled materials, but my budget is $1 a day. So far I've spent $2 on the materials(a used bed sheet and elastic) to make a skirt. I finally got around to making the skirt today.

Adventures in Quilting

I spent the better part of this winter working on a patchwork quilt for our bed. I had a blast picking out fabrics and cutting and piecing all of the squares. The actual quilting process was a different story. I don't think my sewing machine is made to machine quilt something of this size. I think if I ever make another large quilt, I'll send it out to professionals to quilt it for me.

Here's the finished product.