When I found today’s dress at one of my fave $1 thrift stores, I was stoked! Check out the amazeballs print! :)
The shoulder pads are slightly less than amazeballs,
You’re looking at a totally 80’s shoulderpadded number that desperately needs a facelift! Time for a Nip/Tuck!
First, I made a big chop!
Nip!
Then, I took in the whole thing about 2″ on each side.
Pin, then Sew! :)
After cutting off the excess material, I folded the top raw edge over twice and stitched it down, leaving about a 1″ gap. This is where I’m going to insert some elastic.
Tuck!
After digging through my stash, I realized I was all out of elastic! Ugh! And I was soooo not in the mood to make a last-minute craft store run! :/
Then I remembered this leftover scrap from Day 315!
You shall be sacrificed!
I cut off the elastic waistband…
Why didn’t I think of this before????
I threaded the elastic through the dress’ new casing…
Thread it!
Then, I stitched the two ends together, as well as the 1″ gap I left to insert the elastic through.
Closing up shop!
Now that dress is ready for a fun night of Karaoke with friends! :)
From Sad to Sassy! :)
My shoes are pretty sweet, too! ;)
The PBR tall boy in her hair really ties the whole look together! ;)
Hey, LA! :)
I would love to say that my dress was the most stylish thing I saw tonight, but this simply wouldn’t be true.
This hat beats a cute dress any day! :)
It really completes my ensemble! :)
Squids are so hot right now!
The right accessories make a difference, y’all! :)
Cheers!
Sometimes I draw a lot of inspiration blatantly steal ideas from other refashionistas out there. Today’s refash is inspired by Sally over at Charity Shop Chic. :)
Sally’s blog recently featured a Carrie Bradshaw Month, where she created clever knockoffs of stylish pieces worn by Sarah Jessica Parker on Sex and the City.
She was inspired by this top right here…
Tres Chic, no?
…so she created her own version (you can check out Sally’s tutorial here) out of a thrifted tee! :)
Sweet! :)
I decided I simply must have a go at making my own version! I managed to thrift a navy and white stripey tee for $1.
Not very exciting, eh?
Alright. I knew I wanted my tee to be fitted like SJP’s, and I knew I didn’t want to lose any of the bottom length (I like my tees a bit longer than normal). This meant I’d be deviating from Sally’s tutorial (where she got the fabric for the flower from the bottom) and winging it! :)
I took my tee in 3″ on each side.
Whirrrr!!!
Then, I cut off the excess material…
Choppage!
Okay…now here’s where I go out on my own. I pinned the doubled up serged seam from one of the chopped off sides into a pleated spiral. This will make my flower nice and full. Then, I put it under the needle!
Stitching it down!
I didn’t make my flower as big as SJP’s or Sally’s. If you want a larger flower, just stitch the two discarded sides together and make a bigger spiral.
I opted for a pretty shoulder flower instead. :)
Quite fetching, I think! :)
Next time I do this project, I’ll try not to chicken out and go full-flower! :D
This will do nicely til then! :)
Cheers!
Today’s dress was a freebie from a friend. :)
How very Carolina Cup. :/
I needed something comfy, light, and fun to wear for the Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC. With just a few modifications, this dress would work just fine! At first glance, you might not see anything wrong with this one…but let’s delve a bit deeper, shall we?
I don’t like it. It fits perfectly, but I don’t like the whole red & white color scheme (too stark!), the length is awful, and that little crinoline-y layer makes my legs itch. :/
Oh…and that stupid flower? Yeah…it’s coming undone. :/
Not feeling the flower power. :/
With the raveling fake flower ripped off, I put my dress into a nice little dye bath. :)
Today is brought to you by the color Purple (no…not that movie where some dude hits Oprah)! :)
The dye job helped…but I still needed to get rid of that crinloline-y thing! Away it went! :)
Buh-bye! You shan’t be missed! :)
So that itchy ruffle was out of the picture, but I still wasn’t feeling the whole tea length thing. I knew I’d be walking around all day in the hot sun, so I shortened my dress to accommodate my wandering!
Chop!
Pin!
Sew!
I pressed my new dress, tossed on a contrasting yellow floral belt, and was ready for a fun day in Charleston! :)
‘Ello!
How’s it going? :)
Here are a few of the sights I saw while meandering about:
This.
And This.
And This.
And then there’s This.
Before you even contemplate complimenting me on my photography skillz, please note that I didn’t take any of those lovely shots. Instead, I handed my camera to this guy:
Larry Blyth: Guest Photographer. :)
I had a complete and utter blast getting my culture on in this lovely city! :)
Cheers!
