The Crazy £100 Clothes Challenge

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Lula-Hula wrote: »

I'm in the process of dyeing a very fab jacket that was a pale creamy colour & hence never worn as I'm a grubbit

One pack of amazon green later & it's about to finish it's cycle - so excited
Oh & I also bought a sewing machine today

dont ask - I went into the shop to buy new buttons & thread for jacket & came out witha £40 old style hand machine It's luck I didnt have £100 on me or I'd be having the beautiful one with a treadle delivered :eek: :rotfl:

great idea, I dyed my wedding dress purple with two packets of purple and one of black dye and a shedload of salt. Works as a balldress now. Yay!

Jen_31

oh i couldnt get mse working there for a second :eek:

I also have a height `defect`, i'm 5ft 1

Lula.......we have a hand sewing machine, one you clamp onto a table, and wind the handle, i didn't know it was worth £40 though *runs away with my mums sewing machine"

Ebay is alright, just not for clothes i think, at least not for me. I dream of been slim :rolleyes: . I hear the mse forum is going to be offline from fri - monday next week hope no one goes out and has a wild shopping spree :eek: .

Happy saturday/sunday to everyone :A

Ps. i have my first star :T

dizzydebs27

fedupandskint wrote: »

Think very carefully about what you need; Will you wear it? Does it fit? Is it worth the money? Will it last for more than one season?

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Had a splurge today of £40!! :eek:
bought a jumper from jane norman for £30 (fell in love instantly) and i will wear it, it fits amazing, i didnt feel it was too over priced as it came with a belt and it will last more than one season!!
also bought a pair of jeans for £10 which i was in desparate need for!!

oh well £60 left!!!

hope everyone is having a good weekend xx

CompletelyLost

^sometimes I think it's best to buy one decent quality key piece, that buy loads of cheapo things that won't last

I buy quite a lot of clothes on ebay... but mainly things I've tried on in the shop so I know what size I need. For example, I saw a gorgeous cardigan in Republic but it was £25 - I looked on ebay for a few weeks and ended up getting the exact same cardigan fo £4.40 delivered! It was brand new with tags as well, hehe.

Lula-Hula

Hello my fabby friends,

Happy new stuff to Fairynuff & Dizzydebs :j

quite agree with everyone about getting one or two more expensive items that you're going to love love love & get loads of use out of.

My jacket has turned out brilliantly - the green is perfect in that it's not too bright so looks quite used & worn in & the buttons I bought go perfectly too. I'm so pleased as the jacket was about £45 when I bought it & although a casual denim style it's fully lined & kind of brushed cotton so very warm & fits perfectly. My mate popped round when I was sewing the buttons on & couldnt believe I'd dyed it but did remember it & that I never wore it also said that I was going to look like a leprechaun :rotfl: but I dont care

Just need to lose that stone now so gonna run over to the first page to update the totals ....

lula
xx

gratefulforhelp_2

Thanks for talking me down. Lula-Hula, bodentastic fever has passed, but just bought some new underwear, HA HA doesn't count, does it?????

Your jacket sounds lovely, hope you used lots of salt to fix the dye. xxx

Lula-Hula

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

Thanks for talking me down. Lula-Hula, bodentastic fever has passed, but just bought some new underwear, HA HA doesn't count, does it?????

Your jacket sounds lovely, hope you used lots of salt to fix the dye. xxx

Well done for getting through your Boden Moment unscathed :A
Happy New Undies then it's amazing how excited a new pair of socks can get me these days :rolleyes:

Oh yes plenty of salt thank you & lovely man in hardware shop asked me if I had some too. That's what I like about independent retailers, they take the time to interact with their customers - we had an indepth conversation about skewers while I was in there too

(Land_of)_Maz

morning fellow clothes junkies!

I have confessions to make...

£10 black v neck sweater
£10 black pencil skirt
2x Tshirts £6
total £26

New balance £40...... eeeek! looking scarily like i am going to have to rein this in sometime soon!

I did also buy another skirt for £5 but it is too big, so it's going back...

I also got a nice Tshirt from my sister for free... so my wardrobe has had a real injection lately!

Lula-Hula

Hi Maz - easy up there girl

Will update you later, have to tend the poorly one who's filling my bed with toast crumbs

shelovestobuystuff

gratefulforhelp wrote: »

great idea, I dyed my wedding dress purple with two packets of purple and one of black dye and a shedload of salt. Works as a balldress now. Yay!

Can I borrow it in November please?
Kidding;) but I have been searching for a purple wedding dress for ages for my November wedding.Did it dye okay?the stitching too?what fabric is it?
If I could get a wedding dress I love and dye it purple I would be very happy.