Friday Remake

I LOVE flowy skirts and wear them all the time in the summer!  I have accumulated a slew of vintage ones over the years that are my favorite to wear in warm weather, especially with basic tanks!  When I saw this one I absolutely loved the elastic waist, but more importantly, I was obsessed with the pockets!

The only issue was the weird color.  It kind of felt greenish...

...and just wasn't a shade I'd be excited to wear.  It just felt blah!

Time to make this blah-no-more!

I dyed my top from yesterday with some Aubergine RIT Dye... (click here for a refresher)

...and thought the same shade would do wonders on this skirt, so I tossed it in the same dye bath!

Post-dye, I paired the skirt with a thrifted striped Forever 21 camisole and a vintage clutch...

...along with a pair of Max Studio wedges.

I love this shade and can't wait to incorporate it into my summer wardrobe!

It's such a fun shade to punch up a basic tank top or t-shirt and you'll most definitely see me in this again.  It's already getting warmer - it's going to be 85 degrees on Saturday - so it might even be sooner than later.

Happy Friday, friends!  Hope you all have a most lovely weekend!

Outfit Rewind

The rewind piece for today… Original post date: 9/11/12 (Click here for full project steps and original post!)

The Before Look:

The After Look:

I wore this back in September to celebrate my gal B's birthday!  It was a fun cover-up that I tossed on top of an American Apparel tank and some skinny jeans.  I'm really changing it up for this go!

In the interim of eight months, this lovely piece faded at the arms.  I know exactly when this happened as I left the top hanging on a directors chair in my living room right by my big front window for a bit.  (I've since moved the chair away from that window!)  I think it was a blessing in disguise because so many of you mentioned that I should have dyed it in the first place :)

I grabbed some old Aubergine powdered dye...

...loaded the washing machine...

...and had a brand, spanking new piece!

I paired this with one of my fave (and beyond comfy) cotton floral dresses that I scored at a swap party, a pair of Calvin Klein slingbacks from Marshalls, and a flea marketed pair of white aviators.

From jeans and a tank in look #1 to a dress and heels in look #2, that top has gotten some maje mileage after being salvaged from the shredded disaster in the before shot!

My final shot of the day was this...

Yep, I went and brushed my (puffy) shoulder off.

Wednesday Giveaway

Earth Month continues!! Today I'm giving away a little floral goodie pack that's one half crafty and one half glam!

Up for grabs is a pair of costume floral earrings with a pearl in the center (they even look a little like heads of lettuce!) and a mini DIY pressed flower kit!  How cute is this to make pressed florals for stationery or bookmarks?

To enter, leave a comment below with something fabulous you'd like to press (maybe it's a Black Eyed Susan or maybe it's a basil leaf) and a winner will randomly get chosen next week! (All the winners from the past two weeks will be revealed next week as well after a REALLY fun giveaway on Earth Day!)  I just might have to have the winner make me a bookmark to use while I'm re-reading The Great Gatsby before the movie comes out on 5/10!