Riot and Frolic

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I own and rock people’s faces off teaching ballroom dancing at Dancers Studio in St. Paul, MN. My husband and I compete professionally in American style and wrangle eight children in our spare time. I’ve been teaching and competing in ballroom dancing for over 25 years and have lots of opinions on it. I am an expert by any means, but there are quite a few dancers who are better than me and I have a solid knowledge of basic technique, so suck it.

Big, Fluffy Skirts

Dude, I made something AGAIN!

I feel like I've been slacking on the craftacular front, but whoa, Nelly.  Circle your wagons, 'cause I got some projects to show you.

Long time followers might remember these crazy cats from last year's Easter festivities:
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Since these damn children keep growing, the adorable Easter dresses (with the kick ass petticoats) are less than tunics at this point.  They're sports bras.

But LIGHTBULB! Laying the dresses out in the Goodwill pile, I noticed they were just circle skirts with straps (more or less).  Therefore, cut off the straps, get circle skirt!

 

little girl empire dress

step 1: save from Goodwill bag

little girl skirt

step 2: remove bodice

 

I made a simple elastic casing for the waistband and BAM!

 

skirt

a big, fluffy skirt for the ballerina

 

Well, the second one might have a drawstring casing for the waistband, since someone didn't have enough elastic.  

 

skirt

what's better than elastic? a pretty bow!

 

Regardless of skill factor, I'm proud of upcycling these, since I often say I'm going to repurpose things but then get too lazy and then get guilty about my laziness and then I need to throw the offensive reminder of my laziness out of the house.  

WINNING!

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2 responses to “Big, Fluffy Skirts”

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    rachel

    i want a big fluffy skirt! can grownups have them? if graceface wears one, does that make it MORE acceptable for me to wear one? or less…? i say we drink and make grownup skirts! KAMPAI!!!

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  2. Riot and Frolic Avatar
    Riot and Frolic

    Dude, did I tell you what G got me for Christmas? Or did you see the “can-can” skirt pattern I pinned that comes in ALL ladies’ sizes?! YES!

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