Remake: Mauve Polyester Dress

You saw the teaser of this piece yesterday...

...and gave me plenty of ideas of what you thought I might turn it into!

There's absolutely no way of flashing anyone wearing this!!

The key factor to this dress was the layered top!

I had an idea of what I wanted to create...

...but loved hearing what you had to say!  From cap sleeves and dye to strapless and shortened, you had some fabulous ideas. Want to see what it looks like now??

I started by removing the shirt portion of the dress. It was a whole other layer on top of the dress that I cut off!

That shirt portion will be used again very soon, but today I was focusing on the bottom layer. I played around with the top of the new dress a bit and created a triangular shape with it, pinning under the raw edging.

I stitched this shape in place...

...and then moved on to adding some trim to the edge. I used this gorg May Arts velvet ribbon as my trim and pinned it on top of the new seam that I just created at the top of the dress.

I stitched my trim in place...

...and then moved onto the straps! Using a long piece of elastic, I folded it in half and pinned this portion to the point created at the top of the dress.

Next, I pinned each individual piece of elastic to the back of the dress after measuring the exact amount to fit me.

After measuring, I hand stitched all the elastic in place to secure.

From vintage "mother of the groom" dress that Lauren called out yesterday in the comments, to a new and summery look incorporating more colors into the mix!

It really is so comfortable for being 100% polyester!

I just love the top of the dress now - this new shape gives it a whole new look!

To tie in more of the green color, I belted another piece of the ribbon at my waist.

I sunscreened up and had my dress to kick off the week!

I loved hearing all the comments of what you think would work best!! I'll have to keep that up and check in with you guys before I post.

So fun to hear your creative ideas!

Remake: Mauve Polyester Dress

This mauve wonder got a face lift over the weekend!

Remake coming later today, but any thoughts on what it looks like now?? Fill me in!!

Michelle's NDAD Creation

I'm in a sparkly accessory mode at the moment. I just used Prada's rhinestone clutch as inspiration in making my own bedazzled pouch and today's piece from Michelle is on that same glitz train! The amazing part about her project is how she tackles an issue she deals with (and one that a lot of us deal with too!), allergies, and makes something that didn't work, work like a very sparkly charm! See what she did...

I had purchased a few sparkly necklaces online, but it turns out I have a pretty nasty nickel allergy.

I kept the necklaces hoping I would find something to use them for. I finally came up with an idea using leftover black fabric, crazy glue, and ribbon.

I sketched a rough guideline on the fabric so I'd know where to lay the necklace [the ends were quite loose], applied the glue to the back of the necklace, and placed it along the lines.

I had to touch up a few areas where the glue didn't quite take. I followed this up by trimming around the edges.

Next I removed the chain, leaving one loop on each end for the 1/8 inch black ribbon.

I cut each ribbon to about 24 inches long and doubled them up so the necklace can be any length from a tighter choker to a longer pendant style. Then tied a knot close to the loop and at the tying end.

Some of the metal still comes in contact, but this should severely cut down on the reaction. And it's sparkly!

What an amazing job you did! This is such a great way to turn jewelry that doesn't work into new staple pieces! That necklace is so fab and I love the how it matches the chevron print, with the pointy edges! See what else Michelle has created HERE!