pom pom shorts

I finally went through the drawers and put away all of my kids' winter clothes yesterday. Ruby had a huge stack of jeans and there were a few pair that looked like they'd make cute cut-off shorts. At first I thought I'd just do it old-skool style and let them fray at the bottom. But of course my mind wandered and I thought it would be fun to add something to the bottom. Enter: pom-poms. I wasn't sure if I'd even like the finished product or if they'd look dorky on Ruby, but I could always cut them off if that happened.

But I think they look pretty darn cute on her. :)
What do you think? Cute or dorky? (obviously if you think dorky, you should keep that to yourself. haha)


Anyway ... here's how it went down.







It's a fun way to use those old pants that still fit, but aren't quite worth saving for a hand-me-down. It's an easy & quick project! If you give it a try, I'd love to see. :)

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Here's another pair I did this morning. I asked Ruby if she wanted ric rac or ribbon and she decided on the "wic wac." These will fray along the bottom, but I think it will be cute. Pretty self-explanatory ... just cut them off and sew the ric rac along the bottom!

I also sewed shut those pesky flaps on the back pockets. I did that to a pair of my pants once and it really makes a difference. Easy peasy.