28 Days Til I Do!

We've got another winner here!!

Look at that collar o'lace!

It's kinda cowboy which I dig mixed with some SERIOUS cuff action!

PS the price tag is still on the dress!! This puppy was a whopping $10. 

I'm not going to wear this dress as is, but there is some serious potential.

I had to start with that trusty bottle of dye! I decided to go with Violet just because I knew the lace would really pop once color was added. I removed the bottom panel of the dress, created a new hem, and went ham on the sleeves and chopped them off!

The bow was sweet, but ultimately I took it off. (We'll see where we can use this again!) I had other belting thoughts in mind to make this dress a bit more modern!

It's new dress time!

I ended up pairing the dress with a vintage gold belt that gave the dress a bit more of a modern/fun vibe. The dress feels super feminine and the addition of the hammered metal belt gives a little more edge!

But how pretty does that lace look!

I LOVE the bold violet color  that really makes the top portion stand out. 

I'm loving this side by side because the new dress looks night and day different than where it started. I hope whoever got married in this dress is happy with the new results! 

28 days til I do!

29 Days Til I Do!

The countdown continues!! 29 more days until I really say I Do! 👰

Today's dress was a fun one!  

Totally feeling like Madonna in the 80s. 

There was a LOT of lace going on!

But I think we can create something super fun with all of it!

Time to take on that lace!

I started off by trimming the sheer lace portions from the sweetheart neck and got rid of those sleeves! Next I detached the top portion of the dress from the bottom using a seam ripper. 

Now it was time for some dye!!!

Hello Petal Pink!

I'm geeking out at how amazing this color turned out!

A little trip to the sewing machine came next to create new seams followed by an elastic trim attaching party to create new straps!

It was all about that lace, bout that lace (🎧😂) when I finished!

I paired my new pink top with a vintage floral skirt! I usually go with a more neutral top (greys, beige) when I wear this skirt, but now I'm a convert - pink it's always going to be!

The elastic straps are an awesome addition - not only do they help keep the top up, but they're super comfy.

From lace dress to a summery pink top...I think this was a floral success!

29 days til I do!

30 Days Til I Do!

I must say how giddy I've been getting playing around with all these wedding dresses!! With 30 days until my wedding, I can't even tell you how excited I am!

PS, I'm totally channeling Steve Carell from The 40 Year Old Virgin one-sheet in my pose above...

Back to the dress...there was a lot of pouffy fabric that made a lovely little train...

...but trying to figure out the best way to work with this dress, I had a feeling I was going to remove it.

If only it was appropriate to wear trains on the regular, because I'm totally digging this look!  

There's lots to play with and I can't wait to get started!

First off, we're gonna hit the bottle. Hit the bottle of dye, that is!

SO...dress is dyed!! And the train has been removed!! (The train used to be attached to the seam on the left side - right where there's a slight discoloration between the different fabrics. This is always so fascinating though the way different dyes take to fabric!) 

Moving along...now that the dress is dyed it's time to trim and re-hem. I love the idea of wearing this more as a tunic styled piece over jeans, so the length is saying sayonara!

(PS, this is the length (pun intended!!) I go to really test out how long a piece should be 🙄 Thanks to the fiancé for the "from where I stand" shot to help gauge!!)

I took my scissors and trimmed away!

Once the length was secured, it was time to stitch it all in place.

And after all those adjustments, the wedding dress was ready to be worn again!

Yup, it's TOTALLY cool to do a double take. I think I did a 40 take!

It makes me SO happy to find life in these pieces that have been donated and given away. Someone chose these dresses to wear on their special day and now I get to have my own special day in them too! They just won't totally look the same.

I had dinner in it.

I went to the movies in it. (And when you get to the theater REALLY early, you also jump down right in front of the screen because there's nobody else there!)

I matched a tie to it in Zara.

The 2.0 version of this dress was having a GRAND day, let me tell you. 

The countdown continues tomorrow!! For extra sneak peeks of dresses and outtakes hop over to Instagram!

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