Cuffed Pedal-pushers

The first time I'd ever heard of any sort of cropped pants, I was
told they were called pedal-pushers. And when I found out that they were actually called capris, I was a bit disappointed. I liked calling them pedal-pushers. So these are my pedal-pushers.
Whenever I shopped for jeans, I always had to go to the Buckle in town to get any that were long enough (unless wanted to look like I was expecting a flood). And with this challenge, I had little hope of ever finding any that fit (and I haven't, yet). But! I got an idea of a way to utilize those jeans that if I was 3 inches shorter would have fit perfectly! Crop them.
I simply love how these came out! And they are just the thing I needed in my wardrobe. I have quite a few pairs of those more, baggy I guess, capris, and needed something that was more fitted, and that would look nice with my more loose fitted tops (of which the more baggy capris looked terrible with).

Green Skirt

I really like this skirt, I absolutely LOVE the color! And it's very comfortable!
I can't, for the life of me, remember which thrift store I got it at.
But regardless, I simply love to wear it. There was nothing that I
could do to make it better.
Skirts were something that I almost never wore before this challenge, now I find myself wearing then more often than pants. Maybe it's just here, were I live, but the stores nowadays don't really have any skirts that appeal to me.

[Edit: I can not believe it! I riped a hole in my skirt! I was wearing it when we went to see the county fair. I walked by this large rusty fan and got caught on a piece of wire sticking out of it. The rip is about the size of a baseball. At first I wanted to cry! And then I was just mad, why do I do that?! I already have two pairs of pants sitting in my mending pile with similar holes.]

Teal Cardigan

I picked this super cute cardigan up at a garage sale for less then a dollar! I love garage sales!
I was so afraid that it would end up being to small. But I got home, took out the shoulder pads, and slipped it on. Yay! it fit!

This is definitely one of my favorite buys so far. I can't wait for the weather to cool off a bit, so I can wear it without sweating. Very hot here!

Simple Jean Skirt

Now this was a very simple alteration.
I took one of those skirts that are supposed to reach the floor, but don't on me (one of the many consequences for growing so tall)(I'm 5'11''). And cut off a good 12 inches from the bottom. I didn't bother hemming it, there is something about the raw edge that I like.
It is terribly comfortable to wear. And, I could not be happier with how it turned out.

Blue and White Striped Skirt

Ok, well I've gotten mixed opinions about this skirt. Of course you can guess I must like it, since I'm wearing it (when I come across something I don't like, I want to get out of it as soon as possible). One of my sister, Susan, told me that she would never wear it. Now Susan and I don't usually like the same clothes, that is unless its a vintage 1950's dress (then we tend to agree). And then Mom said that she thought it was fine (Mom usually thinks what I wear should go back to the thrift store were I found it).
So now I'm second guessing myself. Did I delude myself into thinking that this looked nice? Should I put it back in the "make something out of this stuff" pile? I have to say that I think I still like it. I cannot turn away from my sense of style. I will wear it!

P.S. purchased it at Salvation Army