DIY Legwarmers and Boot Socks!

Last week I worked on making these awesome legwarmers. I would have had this post up then, but I was having a wee bit of technical difficulty with my camera (I admit now, it was totally user error). So at last, here they are!

This is a super easy craft and it took me about 15 minutes to complete it. Plus, you get two different looks out on one craft project! Sweet!

DIY Legwarmers

Supplies:
1 old sweater
2 1-2 inch ribbon, about 3 feet long
scissors

Directions:
Cut off sleeves of old sweater at the arm pit, depending on how long your legs are.

Next, turn both arms inside out and fold the cut end down about an inch. Then thread your ribbon through every several inches. You can use anything for your ribbon. I bought an old lady scarf from Goodwill for 50 cents and cut it up to the appropriate dimensions. The ribbon acts as a 'stitch' (for those of us less fortunate enough to not have a sewing machine) to keep the cut edges from fraying.

Once you have threaded all the way around the leg warmer, bring the two ends together in a cute little bow. Cut off excess remains, keeping just enough that you can turn them upside and tie them around your calves for the next project:

DIY Boot Socks

Boot socks are the biggest thing right now. I went hunting for a pair a couple weeks ago and was shocked that they cost anywhere from twelve to twenty five bucks. I couldn't bring myself to pay that price, so decided to turn my leg warmers into boot socks!

Really, you can just throw boots on over your legwarmers, but I like to flip them around so the cute little bow will peek out the top of your boots!

And there you have it! Two cute projects in one with a grand total of: 3.00!!!!!

Happy Tuesday! Hope everyone is having a great week! Big things are in store for splitthelark this week so stay tuned!