Matchmaker, Matchmaker, Make Me A Match!

There is a black hole in my closet where things seem to get sucked into if I don't wear them for more than 6 months. The majority of items lost to this hole are jeans. I keep holding onto my jeans hoping that I will one day fit into them again. Then there are the jeans that were too large that I keep for fear that if I throw them, I will eventually need them by gaining more weight. I feel that I will 'curse' myself if I throw away my larger size jeans.

I know I am not the only one who believes this. It is not an old wives tale. Doesn't every woman have three sets of clothes? I have the 'medium size Kristen' set, the 'large size Kristen' set and of course, the 'extra large Kristen' set. I never really know at which given time of the year I will be in which set. Therefore it is best to have a large closet and a fully stocked set for each size.

A woman's closet will never truly be as large as she wants it. Sigh. In this case, size really does matter.

Back to the black hole. Sometimes, when I am creating something or thinking of creating something, I will remember that certain piece of clothing that will work just right for the project. Then I realize that it may be located in the black hole. I then have to take a deep breath and let someone I love know I am going into the hole, in case I get swallowed and never return. They might never find me for months if I didn't do this.

Last weekend I was inspired by this awesome little sundress of the Liberty of London line for Target. Liberty of London is well known for its beautiful prints and this little number is a good example. How funky is this print?

Love the colors, love the print and love the ruffles. I don't love the sundress-type top of the dress. A girl as lusty and busty as myself could not pull that off. So I ate pizza and thought about it. I watched some television and thought about it. I read a book made up of supposedly humorous essays and thought about it. I went to the gym and thought about it and BAM! I knew what I had to do. I had to go into the hole.

So I dug and dug and found the perfect pair of denim jeans that would go splendid with this print. Jeans and a sundress you ask? Tsk, tsk you say. But no tsk, tsk once my scissors start to do their job.

I hacked off the dress at a part of the ruffles that were wide enough to fit around the upper portion of the jeans. 

I then hacked off the bottom portion of the jeans. Are you feeling me yet?

I then put the two together in holy matrimony, stitched on top of the already existing ruffle to look like it was made to be there and I then pronounced the pair an adorable, unique, Liberty of London print ruffle denim skirt. It was so beautiful, I shed a tear. 

Alas, the jeans were in the hole for a reason. They were a former size of Kristen that I knew I wouldn't see again for awhile, despite the new workout video I bought last week. So this lovely little number is now at Second Impressions Thrift Store waiting for a new home. I think it would look smashing with a lovely teal or hot pink cardigan, tights and boots. And if you take it home, give it lots of love, will ya? 

Ah, the ups and downs of matchmaking.