Freshening the Late Winter Wardrobe with Collars

The end of a season is a dangerous time to go shopping for clothes - it's like grocery shopping while hungry.  I am so sick of my winter clothes, but I try to ignore it.  Soon I will open my boxes and dig into my storage closet to get my warm weather clothes,  and it will be as good as shopping because I forget my off-season clothes.

Nice pose on top of the sandbox, eh?

But here is a little fix, a little happy for your clothes: a detachable collar.  I saw the idea first on Amy's blog, which linked to a helpful tutorial on Casey's blog.

Think of these collars as necklaces and don't worry if they don't look like a whole blouse. I've seen them worn over tee shirts!

The one I'm wearing here is actually reversible to the navy gingham. The gingham ties are too fat, but I wore the collar anyway because I was so thirsting for a little twist in my wardrobe.  I want to use some of my pretty orphan buttons to fasten these too.

Then I couldn't help myself and I made an unabashedly spring collar. 

Most of the time, all I need is a little sewing therapy.