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SPRING!!!!!!!!

Muumuu to Fitted Dress Refashion
What to do with an Old Graduation Gown: Upcycle it into a Dress!

Huzzah!  It’s SPRING!  Now ends the winter of my discontent!  This winter ended on a lousy note, so I’m happy to say goodbye to the blah, and hello to lots of good & positive things that have come into the works since then.  🙂

Let’s start with a new refashion for the new season, shall we?  I started with this $1 bit of thrift store fashion:

 

So sea foamy!
So sea foamy!

 

It also had a lining!

 

Bam!
Bam!

 

I like sea foam green.  I also really liked that nice waist detail and wanted to bring it out a bit.

But first, I needed to get rid of those sleeves for a nice, super-warm day!

 

Pick…pick…pick...
Pick…pick…pick…

 

Then, I carefully snipped the rest of the sleeves from the neck part of the dress…

 

Snnnnip!
Snnnnip!

 

Now…remember how I said I liked the waist of this dress?  I took a gamble and decided to dye the whole thing, in hopes that the thread at the waist was cotton.  Here’s why:  Cotton takes to dye really really well, and polyester doesn’t take to dye much at all.  I was hoping for a nice contrast between the two.

 

In the Navy...
In the Navy…

 

I wasn’t disappointed!

 

Awesome! :)
Awesome! 🙂

 

I didn’t feel like messing with the lining of this frock, so I snipped it out.  Normally, when taking in the dress, I’d also take in the lining, but I was running late to meet up with friends.  And this is why I have a nude slip to wear under such things.  🙂

 

Byeee!
Byeee!

 

I closed up those raw arm holes…

 

Whirrrrr!
Whirrrrr!

 

…and then totally forgot to snap any pics of the taking-in of this dress.  Forgive me.  I was in a hurry!

Hurried or no, I think the result is pretty swell!

 

Yay!
Yay!

 

My brunch companions liked it too!

 

Yes. My sunglasses make me look like a fly.
Yes. My sunglasses make me look like a fly.

 

We had a really lovely day.

 

Saturday wine tasting crew!
Saturday wine tasting crew!

 

We even picked up a few other folks in our travels around downtown!

 

Our numbers are growing.
Our numbers are growing.

 

Sorry for the lack of pics on this one!  I promise to do better next time!

Cheers!

 

ba32115

 

Muumuu to Fitted Dress Refashion
What to do with an Old Graduation Gown: Upcycle it into a Dress!