when we were in Antigua, we wandered out of the main shopping district to get more of a flavor for the town. On the fringe, we found a tiny dress shop run by an older woman. I was intrigued by a two piece pants/loose top outfit and tried it on. As a one size fits all, it fit very well. Comfy, islandy. cool. I inspected the garment, looking for fabric content and washing instructions and found none. I asked the woman if she had made it and she nodded her assent with a shy smile. At less than $30 I knew it was going home with me.
Now as I am oft to do, I have worn the top several times but had yet to wear the bottoms. When I pulled them out earlier in the week to check them out, to my surprise, I realized they had horrible bleach stains on one leg.
Since I hadn't worn them yet, let alone put them anywhere near the laundry room, they must have come that way and I had not noticed. I weighed my options. Since $27 was not a lot of money, I could just cut my losses and enjoy my top
or I could shorten the pants and make them more capri like
or . . . I could enlist the help of my black Slick Writer . . . a permanent pen made for writing on all sorts of slick surfaces such as plastic, metal, etc. And so I went to work . . .
While not perfect, I doubt if anyone is going to be down on their hands and knees inspecting the inside hem of my pant leg. At least I hope not.
Just another reason for why I craft. Snort!!!!
1 comment:
you did a fabulous job, I couldn't tell! That would have been my approach too, those pens are awesome! :)
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