22 Days Til I Do!

I just LOVE today's dress!

All the detail...

...and those SLEEVES!!!!

I wasn't sure what I wanted to do with them but I knew that I was obsessed with them a whole lot. 

The more I thought about the dress, the more I knew that there was a lot to be done with it and it couldn't all happen at once!!

For this go, I dyed the dress yellow because I just knew that the lace details would just make this piece so much brighter and bolder!!

Once it was dyed, I cut it a bit below the waist!! Those sleeves weren't going anywhere 😀

I pinned the "new" bottom and stitched a hem and the shirt was ready to wear.

Hello Sunshine! ☀️💛☀️

The top has a 60s vibe, so to modernize it a little more I paired it with some ripped jeans, mules, and my favorite (and brightest) souvenir (that purse!!!) from Bangkok. 

The flowy sleeves still have a theatrical feel, but it's not as over the top as the whole dress was. I mean those sleeves needed to be sleeved!!!!

Another dress that has been given a second life. Wanna see what I did with the rest of it? Day 21 is almost here!

22 days til I do!

23 Days Til I Do!

It's Day 23 and I'm working with this lovely dress again!

We used that side portion...

...to craft a purse on Day 25.

And today we're using all of the gorg lace appliques that I removed from the skirt portion!

Wanting to do something a little different, I pulled a pair of wedges from my collection that I had every intention of upcycling about 2 years ago but just never did 🙄. It lived in a box of these assorted "to do" projects and now they're finally getting some screen time!

They're neutral and totally cute, however I want to make them cuter! 

I mean that cork wedge is just asking for something crafty to get done to it!

First I removed the floral appliques on the top of the heels. They just weren't doing anything for me and I wanted to keep them a little simpler when I begin to add lace.

And here comes the lace! I loved the ivory color against the neutral corking - my original thought was to cover the entire wedge and perhaps dye them a different color, but I became super obsessed with how they were turning out.

With a little help from some tacky glue, I matched the lace design on each shoe and covered the back portion of the wedges. Then I let them sit and dry overnight before putting them on!

Hello new shoes!! 

These feel perfect as wedding shoes for a cool, outdoor vineyard or beach wedding! 

How pretty did they turn out? I am so in love with these shoes - they work for wedding themed events or with your normal skirt and tee pairing!

23 days til I do!

24 Days Til I Do!

Happy Day 24!!!! 😃

So I LOVED the shape of today's dress! 

Also loved the tag on the sleeve too! 😂 Forgot to snip that off, pre-photo!

It was simple and tasteful, for sure...

...however it still was a little much for my tastes.

Not quite certain about this section, but we'll take some time to think through the scissor action!

I ended up adding this to the same dye bath as Day 27 and the dress came out this lovely mint-y color!

I started by removing some of the extra lace trim and embellishments. I removed the satin portion at the bottom of the dress along with the trim in-between that turned out a darker green color. (You can see that in the top left photo!) Then I took off the lace flowers at the neck. When I looked at the dress, I really just wanted simplicity.

With the skirt totally removed, I trimmed the sleeved in half as well. I wanted to remove all of the darker green lace trim and this just made the sleeves simple. They still had lace but it's wasn't an overload. I created a new seam at both sleeves and my new, cleaned-up dress, was ready to go!

I have no words with how pleased I am how this turned out. It's just so stunning.

And, how much does the bottom of this dress pop now?! You can really see the high/low structure of it. 

Plus you get a little bit of leg action going on too! I paired the look with gold heels (I found these Charles David heels on RueLaLa!) and a mesh purse to give it a more dancy vibe. You know what I'm talking about!

I think this dress is going to get a whole lot of wear time!

Anyone have a fun party I can go to before the wedding?? 

24 days til I do!