Not the army anymore – a DIY maxiskirt tutorial

As a young German dude mein Mann had to do a compulsory year in the army. He kept EVERYTHING! Seriously, in our basement we have  boxes full of stuff like this:

Yay! Army rations from nearly 20 years ago! Edible? no Useful? no …but we can’t chuck ’em out because they’re a “part of his history”…erm…historical hermetically sealed food…an heirloom our daughter will treasure for sure!

Whilst wading through yet another box of priceless army memories I stumbled across some rather interesting items…3 of which I transformed into this:

Can ya guess what this awesome skirt once was?

Not the army anymore – a DIY maxiskirt tutorial:

Not the army anymore – a DIY maxiskirt tutorial, along with over 50 fabulously clever refashion tutorials, is now available worldwide in my fancy schmancy Confessions of a Refashionista: Life on the Zig Zag e-book:

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A closet de-clutter + a few snips & stitches = a whole new wardrobe!

Contains over 50 projects with easy to follow tutorials & full colour step by step photos for everyone from first-time upcyclers to experienced Refashionistas!

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