You saw this dress last week...

...when I reached out your way to help me pick out what color to dye the top of it!

Those appliqué/pockets were the best!!

And by best, I mean had to go!! The votes were tallied and the winning color was coral!!

See how the whole piece looks now!

After coordinating votes from the comment section here, on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and individual emails, the color choice that won was coral! To get the right shade, I took four dyes (Tangerine, Sunshine Orange, Golden Yellow, and Scarlet) and mixed them together. I started with 1/4 cup-ish of Tangerine and then 1/8 cup-ish of Scarlet, and then fine tuned the shade with drips of the other two shades.

I made my dye bath and then added in the top portion of the dress!

Post dye, I ran water through the piece until the color ran clear and then tossed it into the dryer!

I hit those patchy pockets next - I took a seam ripper and started to remove stitches.

The pockets came out...

...and the pins went in to prep for restitching.

I stitched the pockets...

...and then began work on the skirt portion! I took the dress a bit shorter...

...pinned the raw edges down...

...and then stitched a brand new hem!

Check out the new dress!!

Those pesky pockets are gone!!

That bluish shade of the top of the dress was gone!!

What a fun summery color this turned out!!

I continued with the 70s vibe by adding my vintage Candies and my dad's bamboo belt that he actually wore back then. I totally need a picture of him wearing this!

Colorful and comfortable!

Total score!

Today's Oscar finale is American Hustle-inspired!! I found a fabulous 70s dress covered in gems and thought I'd DIY some accessories to accompany. Disco balls on my ears and 'round my neck? Check!!

Check out how to get this fun necklace using these supplies...

For these disco-themed accessories, I used:

1. Assorted Swarovski crystals (different shades of blacks, greys, silvers, and opals)

2. Jump rings (I used three!)

3. Hat eye pins (I used three!)

4. A pair of jewelry wire side cutters

5. Fimo modeling clay

Once I had my supplies laid out, I started with some of the Fimo clay and began to mold it into a sphere.

I rolled it between my palms...

...until I had a lovely round ball of clay!

Next, I took the assorted Swarovski crystals and turned them face down onto a plate. Let the flat backs face up for the easiest gem to clay application...

...and roll the clay on top of the stones. Using a little bit of pressure, the stones will stick onto the clay. I used this method until most of the stones covered the clay and then put crystals on individually to cover the holes.

With the assorted gems on the ball of clay, I inserted a trimmed hat eye pin into the center of the ball.

Since I had enough crystals, I made matching disco ball earrings with two smaller balls of clay. I repeated the above steps...

...laid all three pieces on top of a wax paper/foil combo...

...and baked them in the oven per the instructions on the packets of Fimo. (275F for at least 15 minutes - test pieces to see that they're cooked through. The earrings were in for 30 mins and the necklace one hour because of its thickness. I tested every 15 minutes to check)