Week 6: SXSW
Hello Austin! I think I’m developing a maj crush on you. Big. Huge. I prepped my TX ensembles before heading this way and started off with this for my first day in town…
SXSW: Day 1 - Before
The process shots and more afters will be coming later, but here’s just a taste of the finished piece…
Collar ruffles!
You’ll see the changes better in shots to come, but no more clown sleeves and way more ruffles at the neckline! Sorry for the sporadic computer time!!
Week 6: Viva Texas
Hello, hello!! I’ve finally made it to Texas (currently in Dallas) and am cruising on over to Austin first thing in the morning! My SXSW outfits are packed and I’m ready to go!!
Yeehaw!
Before tomorrow’s outfit post, today I’m giving away a copy of the fun new book, Mend It Better by Kristin Roach! I was asked to contribute a while back and crafted a lovely piece that started off looking like this…
Marisa - Before
…and ended up looking like this!
Marisa - After (but not on me!!)
Totally not used to seeing someone else wearing the piece I made!!
This is just getting me even more super excited about mine coming out this fall!! (More details on that very, very soon!!)
One randomly picked reader (on 3/20) is going to receive their own copy of MIB. To win, leave a comment below with one of your favorite concert experiences! I’ve got music on the mind right now, getting festival ready, so share with me a memorable music moment of yours 
Here’s mine…it’s a total doozy. It’s 1988. I’m wearing very, VERY heavy earrings with beads, dangling charms, and other assorted random wire shapes hanging from them and I’m with my parents, my little 8-year old friends, and the parents of my little 8-year old friends. We’re all going to see Tiffany – remember, it’s 1988 – at Jones Beach on Long Island and are running a bit late (story of my life). We’re hustling through the parking lot, pulling the arms of our adult chaperones to make it into the amphitheater in time, and we begin to hear high pitched singing. Obviously we start freaking out that Tiffany is on stage and we’re missing her. We get inside and don’t see Tiffany on stage but instead a fivesome of boys with girlish sounding voices. It was New Kids On The Block, the opening act. It was right before they blew up into crazy-teen-stardom-frenzy so we didn’t really know who they were at the time. About six months later, Joey, Jordan, Jonathan, Danny, and Donnie would be plastered all over pillows, T-shirts, and sleeping bags at slumber parties across America.
I’ll be posting Facebook and Twitter photo updates while I’m out and about roaming the Austin streets! (PS, thank you to all who sent over favorite Austin spots/eats to scope out!)
Week 6: Brittney
This dress was sent to me by Brittney, who was the lovely reader who crafted that knit rose for me that I wore a few weeks back… (Refresher HERE)
Brittney's knit rose!
This brown dress was in the package she forwarded and this is what she had to say:
“A friend was going to take a bunch of clothes to Goodwill, and she let me look through them first. I didn’t find anything that I wanted to alter, but I knew I wanted to send to you. When I pull out my mom’s sewing machine, it’s usually to work on a quilt, make curtains, or mend a small hole in a seam. But I’m on the lookout for something I can recreate, and when I find it, I’ll definitely send in pictures.”
Week 6: Brittany - Before
It’s a super thin material with a ruffled edge neckline.
Ruffles have ridges!
The dress is a bit frumpy on me, so I have a few tricks to work out to make it out-of-my-house ready!
Week 6: GK’s NDAD Creation
Today’s piece comes my way from GK and is modeled by her granddaughter who is absolutely adorable!! Her letter put a grin on my face (:)-GRIN) and I can’t wait to share. Here goes…
“After I showed my granddaughter your web site, she said forlornly, “I wish you would buy me ugly clothes and make them pretty…” I was ready for her the next time she came over with the dress shown below…
The Before...
…given to me by a friend who’d never worn it.
Let’s see where this piece goes!
Week 7: Remake Trio
I’ve been a bit nutty preparing for a trip to Austin, TX next week getting all my ducks in a row, and outfits sewn in advance! I’m headed down for SXSW and I’m super thrilled because it’s my first time to the city o’Longhorns! (Those of you locals, UT alums, or fans of the city, please let me know some of your favorite spots to hit up!)
I’m a bit behind, getting lots of ensembles prepped for the trip like this one…
You're coming with me!!
and this one…
...and you're coming with me!!
…oh, and can’t forget about this one…
You're coming with me too!!
New remake comes tomorrow, but these are just a teaser for next week!! Austin is currently #1 on my “US city must list” and I can’t wait to take it all in. Yippee for the Salt LIck (I said I MUST do this) and South Congress!! Feel free to share your faves below!
