My sewing machine and I have been going crazy on a stockpile of vintage dresses that have been hanging in the closet for months. I love the print on this one in particular, but the shape and fit of this dress was enough to make you cry in a corner for days.
I daydreamed of resizing the dress, fixing the collar, making a waist and shortening the whole thing...but then I go real and just hacked off the bottom portion. With a minuscule amount of the actual dress I made myself a cute little knee-length number.
Have you all noticed that I'm a bit Barbara Streisand in my outfit photos? I have a really silly voice in my head telling me that the hair on the unphotographed side is really wonky. Maybe I'll get over it when my hair grows out, maybe I won't. I'm still trying to get over how strange it feels to photograph myself.
It was the perfect day to put on a skirt and get outdoors. Georgia is loving her new found outdoor freedom. Although she's be upright for a while she was never one for walking on snow.
I'm off for a play date with my lovely friend Crystal of Crafty Ave and later in the evening I'll be having a bloggy/boozey date with Des of So Fawned. It's going to be a good day! In the meantime...
I daydreamed of resizing the dress, fixing the collar, making a waist and shortening the whole thing...but then I go real and just hacked off the bottom portion. With a minuscule amount of the actual dress I made myself a cute little knee-length number.
Have you all noticed that I'm a bit Barbara Streisand in my outfit photos? I have a really silly voice in my head telling me that the hair on the unphotographed side is really wonky. Maybe I'll get over it when my hair grows out, maybe I won't. I'm still trying to get over how strange it feels to photograph myself.
It was the perfect day to put on a skirt and get outdoors. Georgia is loving her new found outdoor freedom. Although she's be upright for a while she was never one for walking on snow.
I'm off for a play date with my lovely friend Crystal of Crafty Ave and later in the evening I'll be having a bloggy/boozey date with Des of So Fawned. It's going to be a good day! In the meantime...
27 comments:
ohhh nice job! i have some thrifted items screaming at me to alter them...i'm so lazy sometimes!
haha, i am the same with only having shots from one side. my left side is my "good" side the way i normally wear my hair.
nice job there!! I sympathize with your feeling awkward during outfit post shoots. I feel the same way, and don't know how to remedy it. However, I feel like mine comes from the fact that I was a photo major so I'm just not used to being on the other side of the camera. You look great though!!
i love it as a skirt!
i'm in love with that dress! great job.
i want that skirt! you are amazing!!!
Such a fab idea! I am totally doing this...I just saw a dress at the thrift store yesterday that was a lovely print, yet the cut was horrible.
I love that skirt!! You are so crafty girl!!
Oh mah gosh, that skirt turned out SO well. (And might I add, your breasts are wonderful.)
Looking forward to our date tonight!!
Your skirt looks great, very cute!
Just came over from Sandy a la Mode. LOVE this refashion, and I'm now following you!
Your skirt came out great! Georgia is adorable! Kaylee was visibly annoyed when I made her walk in the snow. Maybe next year she will want to play in it...
Such an adorable skirt!!
Oh & I just wanted to say every single time I wear one of your bags out (I won your giveaway a while back) I get sooo many compliments!
Just wanted to let you know, & thanks again!
:)
I love what you did with this dress! - It looks stunning :)
I envy people with such a creative eye, I would have never been able to spot the hidden potential!
xoxo
Jenna
That skirt is lovely!
I know what you mean about the hair thing - if I turn my head one way my forehead is GINORMOUS; the other way and I look like a cloud of red frizz! How do those fashion bloggers do it?!
Hey there! I am from the Sandyalamode giveaway, but I am also a follower of yours (have been).
I love how creative and spontaneous you are-- gives me a real "jolt" sometimes. Thank you ;)
I'm a newish follower, which is weird because pretty much everyone I follow follows you! Haha. But I just wanted to say you have the loveliest hair. <3
o hi, talented lady! i wish i had a small morsel of your sewing skills. thrifting would be much more fun if i did. georgia has cute shoes. and as i type, you are out with desiree fawn and i am JEALOUS! xo hope you had a good time!
You did such a good job on this! I love that print!
Your initial description made me laugh out loud so hard! We've all seen those dresses in the thrift store. So happy to see you were able to transform it into something very chic!
simply lovely! sometimes the best way to go is the full-hack to skirt. (; you are gorgeous! xoxo!
I just love the print of this skirt! :)
So glad you didn't cry in the corner, you look fabulous and I love the shoes how darling!
I'm in love with your hair also and the color!
Just found your blog so I am your newest follower!
Megan
http://1funkywoman.blogspot.com
I just bought a vintage sewing machine on craigslist and I've been dying to do something like this. Unfortunately, I have no idea how to sew and there's something wrong with the bobbin tension on my new machine! :( I'll figure it out eventually but seeing your beautiful skirt is making me even more impatient with not knowing what's wrong. It looks pretty just sitting there, being teal and silver and made from steel or cast iron or whatever weights 70lbs but looking pretty doesn't cut it when I know I could be doing things like this! You look lovely in it too! I can't wait to wear something like that when I finally get to take my daughter outside without freezing to death. Buffalo, NY has forgotten it's supposed to be spring now.
I *love* your skirt!! The pattern on it is just gorgeous, too! Awesome restyle!
Hey lady! Saw your skirt on Elsie's blog and it is looking so cute. What a great way to save a cute pattern.
this looks great. you did a great job. i love it.
love how the skirt turned out but i think how you put it all together makes it even cuter!!!
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