Wednesday Remake

Mar 27, 2013 | 41 Comments

As much as I loved the knit of this piece, I even questioned my one dollar purchase.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Goodwill - Crochet Dress

BEFORE

The amount of holes were astonishing!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Goodwill - Crochet Dress

Ooh, eee!!

The size of the holes were astonishing as well!

New Dress A Day - DIY - Goodwill - Crochet Dress

Ummmmmm…….

This was going to be a little game of “will this purchase really turn out a’ight?”  Who wants to play??

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Happy Tuesday!

Mar 26, 2013 | 2 Comments

I’m finally starting to feel better aside from some lingering throat issues, yay!  It was project catch up by day, and Passover celebration with some of my favorite people by night!  I ended up sticking to warm drinks (hot chocolate, check!), so no Manischewitz for me this year.

New Dress A Day - DIY - Passover

Seder Time!

But, my mind was totally blown which I saw this!!  How is this the first time I’m seeing chocolate covered matzo??

New Dress A Day - DIY - Passover

Yummy treat!!

I’m taking a bit of a chocolate hiatus until Easter, so I will be partaking in this amazingness over the weekend along with copious amounts of Cadbury eggs.  Oh, and my mind was blown when I saw this recipe on Buzzfeed for DIY Cadbury eggs.

New Dress A Day - DIY Cadbury Eggs - Easter Treats

I’m salivating as we speak.

This is definitely happening in my kitchen soon…just trying to figure out if I should wait until I deplete my actual Cadbury stash or just double fist it with chocolate eggs this weekend.  Mmmm, either way I can’t wait.

New remake coming up later today!

Monday Remake

Mar 25, 2013 | 19 Comments

This dress totally brought me back to the 90s.  A little bit Reality Bites.  A little bit Kelly Taylor.  A little bit not right to be worn in its current state in 2013.

New Dress A Day - DIY - upcycle - vintage dress - Reality Bites

BEFORE

I mean there was even a dangly pearl charm at the neck, attached to the lace!!

New Dress A Day - DIY - upcycle - vintage dress - Reality Bites

Look at that chokery neck!!!

I’m not going to let this dress stay in the box with all my Melrose Place VHS tapes.  It’s getting remade!!  (PS, that box o’tapes got donated a bit back but yes, they definitely existed.)

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Gigi’s NDAD Creation

Mar 24, 2013 | 14 Comments

Spring is in the air!  I know there’s still snow on the ground in many spots, but we’re getting closer!!  I loved this piece from Gigi just because it screams warm weather!

At a first glance, this dress is just awful, but hey, it was only a 6 bucks at my local thrift store.  I could not leave it behind after I realized that I have yet to dive into the current floral trend.

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Gigi – Before

Mainly because I don’t see it lasting very long, and I’m not into spending a substantial amount of money on something that I will only love for a season or two.  Call me crazy, but I kind of shop with forever in mind. But this print caught my eye and…

I feel you, girl!  Let’s see how this dress gets tweaked!

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Tracy’s NDAD Creation

Mar 23, 2013 | 19 Comments

I love my girl Tracy!  She upcycled an awesome dress for her DECA competitions that was featured back in September (click HERE for the refresher) and now there’s another piece she’s sharing with us.  It’s totally summer apropos and since spring is offish here, why not start channeling the heat, amiright?  Check out her handiwork…

It’s almost summer, and here in the Seattle area the days of rain are sometimes broken up by rare days of sunshine.  I’ve been looking for new clothes for those hot days and have been really on the prowl looking for one of those cute, button up, sleeveless blouses.  Alas, everything I like is out of my price range.  Recently I went to Value Village and the bright pink of this $4 top caught my eye.  It’s XL and shoulder-padded…

New Dress A Day - DIY - Goodwill - Upcycled Shirt

Tracy – Before

…and my mom gave me a look that said, “what on earth are you doing with that?” (She doubts my skills).

I have full faith in you, Tracy – work it girl!  Time to see if mom’s mind changed!

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