One Dress, Three Ways: Fake Vest Edition
I can’t believe the weekend is almost over! Ugh! I hope yours was as fun & relaxing as mine was! I spent most of today in this green frock:
The Good Life Dress
Hi everybody! I have fun fun FUN news for you all! I’ve been hinting about a project I’ve been working on that I think you’ll all really love. Well…It’s HERE! Here’s the dealio: One of our clients at my day job at Riggs Partners is Goodwill Industries of the Upstate/Midlands South Carolina. They’ve just rolled out something pretty special. 🙂 I hereby introduce you to the NEW Good Life Blog! We’re a community of bloggers that came together through a shared passion for DIY projects, Décor, Fashion, Sustainability, and (of course) Goodwill. This is a collaborative blog, a space for some of the most knowledgeable thrifting and DIY experts to…
One Dress, Three Ways III! Which is Your Fave?
Hello all. Whew! I have been one busy busy gal! Starting my new job and lots of other fun things have kept me in a most exciting flurry of activity! 🙂 Don’t worry! It’s all calming down enough for me to blog a bit more regularly…at least for now! 🙂 I feel like the last time we talked, I was near the end of a project. Hmmmmnnn…what could that have been? You can see the previous (no sew!) incarnations of this dress right here and here! I thought it was time to whip out my machine for the final chapter in this thrilling saga! Since I’ve already made…
Day 365: Kitschy Dress
Today’s piece is a fun & kitschy handmade house dress. 🙂 Okay…I’m not a fan of the brown & white print (too tablecloth-y!) and this is obviously too big for me. Let’s see what we can do about all that, shall we? First, I threw the dress into a dye bath with my good friend, Scarlet. 🙂 After about 40 minutes in the dye and a rinse & dry, my new dress was ready to be taken in! I decided some of that length had to go as well! Now my new dress is ready for a fun supper with friends! I have to admit, there is no way I…
Day 363: All the Angles Dress
When I found today’s dress at one of my fave $1 thrift stores, I was stoked! Check out the amazeballs print! 🙂 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! Then, I took in the whole thing about 2″ on each side. 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. After digging through my stash, I realized I was all out of elastic! Ugh! And I was soooo not in the…
Day 362: Mairi Shrug
Today’s piece comes from a land down under! And yes – You’d better run. You’d better take cover! 🙂 You haven’t even seen the best part yet! I pretty much died laughing when I opened Mairi’s package. She certainly gave me quite a challenge! 🙂 Alright…as I’m not into Victorian Cosplay, these unmentionables were going to require a complete overhaul! First, I reached into my dye stash and pulled out this: Into a nice, hot bath of dye the bloomers went! After a rinse & dry, I realized that dyeing this in the machine had a negative consequence. :/ Thee good news was, not all of the lace was damaged,…
