Modesty Makeover

Upon realizing that my current swimsuit was practically thread-bare in the back (I'm not sure when exactly I bought it, but I do know it's older than my first-born), I decided it was time for a new one. I'm not exactly flush with cash at the moment, so I dug out another suit that I had stashed away. I like it a lot, mostly because I found it at Goodwill for $1 last year (unused with the tags still on!). However, I had always avoided wearing it because I felt the bust dipped a little too low: So, I laid out the old suit:

Snipped off the inside layer:

And sewed it in! Good thing I have an affinity for blue suits. I feel much more comfortable in it. Here's hoping my stitches hold in until I have the funds for a new one! (Maybe I should go browse Goodwill again)

Give Me a Blizzard....

and I will give you a closet makeover! We were snowed in this weekend, so I turned this:

into a new craft closet:

Much better.

Before & After

I've been logging more than my fair share of HGTV hours lately. This always results in a room makeover of some sort. I set my sights on Kinley's bedroom.
I decorated her room not long after we moved in here, but I don't think my vision fully came together. I wanted this sort of really bright, orange & pink thing going on. It just wasn't really working:

I decided that Kinley needed something a bit softer and more girly. I still have a few finishing touches to do, but I couldn't be more happy with how it turned out!