jeans: bootcut to skinny

It was a long day the other day watching the little kiddo that I nanny for. The boys all went on the boat and I opted to stay home and just RELAX and maybe even take a late evening nap. But as soon as I laid down I realized that I wasn't actually going to fall asleep and I was in the mood to do something crafty again, so I decided to try out some more sewing! I had these old pair of jeans that I found when I was at home a couple weeks ago. I haven't worn them in who knows how long and I just did not like the fit of the leg (a little wider than a boot cut?). So I decided to try and make them into skinny jeans. I found this simple tutorial on this cute girl's blog and I gave it a go! Please do not judge my awful pictures. It was dark, I used a tripod, its a bad angle, I am in the basement with awful lighting and for some reason my hair looks different in every picture...  awkward.

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Well it definitely was an adventure trying this out. It took me several attempts on that first leg,  with a lot of seam ripping and re-trying on. BUT I like the jeans a lot more now than I did before. A new pair of jeans that cost me $0. Now I can't complain too much about that now can I. I hope the next pair that I try out turn out even better! It was a useful project that satisfied my crafting urge.