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"I know we don&amp;amp;#8217;t celebrate Reader Appreciation Day around here quite as often as The Girls In The Beauty Department do, but it doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t mean my readers are any less awesome. Case in point: loyal Little Miss Fortune reader KEA1, who doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t just sew her own buttons&amp;amp;#8212;she sews her own clothes!Look! I sewed myself a pretty bow! (Okay, this picture is sort of a stretch.) If you&amp;amp;#8217;re prone to fits of jealousy, you might want to click your way out of here right now. Because all of this cute handmade&amp;amp;#8212;hence, super-inexpensive&amp;amp;#8212;clothing might make you fly off the handle. Skirt and tank top: Both made from fabric she had leftover from other projects. LWD (little white dress) and scarf: There was enough fabric leftover from the dress for her to make a skirt. Messenger bag: I love this bag! She made three like this with fabric from Ikea. For around $10 each! Lace top: I think we have some cute neckline action going on here. Tweed pants: These could be straight off the rack at a fancy clothing store! Insane! (And she made a skirt from the leftover fabric.) Suit: Okay, seriously? She made a suit! And it&amp;amp;#8217;s as cute on the inside as it is on the outside. I love the collar! So Jackie O.! Tie: As modeled by her brother, the human tie rack. Velvet jacket: She made this while she was in college. I wish I did something as useful with my spare time in college. Wrap dress: This is my absolute fave. I&amp;amp;#8217;m happy she doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t have an Etsy shop, because I would so be buying this right now! The crazy thing is, KEA1 doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t even make clothes as a career&amp;amp;#8212;in real life, she&amp;amp;#8217;s a mad scientist! (Or a chemistry professor. But I feel like she should tell people she&amp;amp;#8217;s a mad scientist.) Is anyone here half as crafty? If not, are you insanely impressed? Anyone done any cool DIY projects lately? More DIY fun: DIY Denim 101: How To Make Your Own Destroyed Jeans DIY Recipe: Conditioner for Your Lashes Payless Lets You DIY Your Shoes&amp;amp;#8212;Check Out What Christian Siriano&amp;amp;#8217;s Look Like! An Almost-Too-Easy DIY Skin Treatment A DIY Valentine&amp;amp;#8217;s Day Handbag You&amp;amp;#8217;re Definitely Going To Want More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering for or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;amp;#8217;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow glamour_sexlove on Twitter. Photo: Jupiter Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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