Day 217: Earning my Stripes Dress
This housedress was so comfy I could almost give up my sense of dignity and style, and just wear it as-is. 🙂 Fortunately, I snapped back to my senses when I realized I probably couldn’t get away with wearing this thing to work! Time to take this dress from Housefrau Bleak to Office Chic! 🙂 First, I ripped off those pockets with my seam ripper! Don’t get me wrong, I love a good pocket, but since I was going to…
Day 119: Apple Jack Dress
So…here’s something unattractive! As I have no intention of auditioning for a remake of Mama’s Family, this piece is going to need a bit of work before it’ll be wearable. I started off by removing that hokey lace from the collar, sleeves, and pockets. Then, I lopped off some of that length. I turned that bottom scrap into a sash to cinch the waist of my new dress. I wore my new dress to work on my Halloween costume. I…
Day 83: Orange you Glad it’s Fall? Dress
We’re going to start today with a little mood music, okay? I want you to play this song in the background as you read this (It’ll be your anthem for tomorrow). 🙂 I was pleasantly surprised by a text from Fella telling me that Nathan Angelo added a last minute Columbia show to his Follow Your Heart tour. 🙂 Of course I didn’t have anything to wear except this vintage housedress. The print is beautiful & exotic, and I love…
Teal We Meet Again
Today’s dress didn’t have much to love about it, other than the color. I’m a sucker for teal, so I snagged it right away! I didn’t know what to make of it. It just sort of hung there in a non-fun shapeless manner. Time to get to work! I didn’t like the sleeves being all long and in the way, so I made them 3/4 sleeves instead. The biggest problem with this dress was how utterly shapeless and blah it…
A Happy Thanksgiving Kaftan Refashion
Welcome to a magical holiday edition of ReFashionista which will fill you with wonder and a special warm, fuzzy joy!
An Easy No-Sew Oversized Dress to Strapless Dress
Today’s piece requires NO SEWING WHATSOEVER! I figured it was about time I did another no-sew entry for you sewaphobes out there. Armed only with my creativity, I had the task of transforming this huuuuuge housedress into something fun for Mr. B’s Goodtime Karaoke Explosion. I wasn’t going to be needing any sleeves on this lovely 70-something degree evening, so I decided to go the strapless route while I still can! I looooove letting my shoulders roam free! To make this happen, I unbuttoned…
