Japanese Butterfly Garden Top
Today’s top reminded me of one of my wardrobe staples from when I was in high school.
I wasn’t always fashionable you see…
I used to love love LOVE funky polyester butterfly-collar shirts. Like crazy. I had a closet full of ‘em and I wore one pretty much every single flippin’ day. I would throw one over a tank top, don a pair of Jncos (anybody else remember those???), spike my hair, and head out the door. Oh yeah. I was stylin’, y’all. 😉
Anywho…high school was I won’t even tell you how many years ago, and my personal style has changed quite a bit. 🙂 But when I saw this top, I grew wistful and nostalgic. I loved its funky print that made me think of Japan, and I really missed owning something with a butterfly collar. 🙁 I’ve held on to this thing forever…not really knowing what to do with it.
Until now! 🙂
First things first. I needed to get my new top nicely fitted before I did anything else!
Take-innery!
Whirrrrrr!!!!
After I took in my sides, I cropped off the extra fabric as well as the sleeves. Then I did a bit more cutting. It’s just too insanely hot here to have any sort of sleeves at all!
Going sleeveless!
After cutting my new arm holes, I made several teeny triangle-shaped notches. These will make it easy to fold them over for their new hems! 🙂
Notch it! 🙂
Then I folded the notched edges under twice, and stitched them down!
Almost done! 🙂
Now I have a fun new top for an evening of celebration! 🙂
Wait a tic…Why am I so very happy? 🙂
I mean…didn’t I just lose my job?
Perhaps I’m just in a state of denial?
I have some AWESOME news to share with you, dear reader! Governor Haley’s vetoes that would have cut all state funding for the SC Arts Commission have been OVERRIDDEN!!!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 I am so incredibly happy to see what strong bipartisan support the Arts and the Arts Commission have in this state! 🙂
You can’t spell “bipartisan” without “art”! 🙂
This of course means I have my job back! 🙂 Hooray for not having to be a hobo or start my own snuggling business for $60 an hour like this enterprising young lady. 🙂
Seriously…this was the uniform reaction last time I tried to start a for-profit snuggling ring. :/
A big Thank You to everyone for their words of encouragement/advocacy/awesomeness during the last couple of weeks. You’re all amazing. 🙂
THANKS! 🙂
Cheers!
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22 Responses to Japanese Butterfly Garden Top
What a great refashion! So cute. And immense congrats on your “reversal of fortune”. Power to the People!
I am so happy for you- One for finding a use for that AWFUL polyester shirt and TWO because you have your job back- yayyyyy! xo Diana
Love your newest refashion . . . and your news! So happy for you! 🙂
Wow!!! How amazing!!! Congratulations a million times over.
So glad it was just an extended vacation. If only you’d known, I’m sure it would have been way less stressful!!
Congratulations – life is good again! And I thought you said SMUGGLING…had to read it twice 🙂
I am sooooo happy for you! 🙂 Yay for a job and for the arts!
Yeah for the Arts… and of course your job. Thanks for keeping up the fashion redos……really like the print and new take on this one.
Congrats on getting to keep your job!!
I totally remember JNCOs. I’m only 25 so you can’t be that old!
Fantastic news – so happy for you! Though now you won’t have the time to write the best seller I was going to suggest which then gets made into a movie starring Rachel Mcadams!
Yeah maybe this is a sign that there is a tide change coming. Not sure the country can survive the way things are now.
I am so happy for you. Congratulations!!!
yay for having your job back!! and super cute refashion here!
Yessssssss! Super happy that you have your day job back! (and as always, loving the refashion job here!)
So very happy to know that snuggling ring will never happen. 🙂 Awesome blog read.
Hooray for you!!!!!!!! So very happy that you have your job back and that funding for the arts will continue. AND love the top! I didn’t know about the “notch” trick – will try that on my next refashion!
I, too, wore polyester butterfly-collar shirts, tank tops, JNCOs and spiked my hair in high school. And last week when I heard the news about the SC Arts Commission, I told everybody about my new favorite blogger and how she has her job back 🙂
Congratulations Jillian! That’s great news about your job, the fates are smiling on you! Excellent refashion, I love your blog 🙂
Holy COW – that’s AMAHZING news! A big congrats to getting your job back – nice to know that the “little people” can sometimes be heard! Cute top too – hooray!
I am so happy to hear that things are looking bright again in SC! That is terrific news. I love the yellow color of this top. It looks great!
Congrats on getting your job back! I finally watched the Rachel Ray episode on which you were featured (okay, I only watched your segment) — wonderful to see you on TV! I hope they make you a regular guest!
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