As you can see, it's a cute blue dress in its "Before" stage. It's awkwardly stained in the front part (mutant pit stain?). I bought it for $12 in November 2012. Despite the fact that the hemline was waaaayy above my natural waist (by about 3 inches!!), I was willing to overlook that because of the beautiful lace detailing on the skirt, as seen here:
I love the delicate scalloped lace, and that was why I bought the dress. Unfortunately, I didn't wear it too often because of the awkward waistline. So finally, I said enough is enough. I flipped the dress inside out to expose the elastic, and was lucky enough to discover that the dress was actually two separates sewn onto a shiny elastic.
Obviously, the inside part of the elastic is not shiny. So I grabbed a trusty pair of scissors and carefully removed the top part. Because I knew this would be a fairly simple if long job, I popped on Monster's University and watched that as I carefully snipped away at the seams. Yes, a seam ripper would have been preferable, but alas, I could not find one. One adorable movie later, here is the final product.
Sorry there's no shot of me wearing it. I haven't had the opportunity yet. I'll most likely wear it it with a black tank or a black sweater or cardigan.
Here's a zoom-in of the lace...
Isn't the lace beautiful?
The top part is in rather rough condition. I'm not sure if I'll keep it or not. There's the mysterious one-side stain, and the other side is ripped all along the seam. Not to mention it's quite short. If I can figure out how to get rid of the stain without damaging the fabric, I'll take in both sides to make it a little tighter and more form-fitting and keep it as a crop-top to go with my high-waisted pants. Maybe I'll throw on a blazer to make it a bit cheeky-professional if I wear it.
Currently reading: American Gods by Neil Gaiman. I'm such a fan of The Sandman series, that I simply had to read this. I'll write a review when I'm done.
Currently drinking: A glass of pink bubbly, actually. (In the spirit of my favourite effete vampire, Lord Akeldama, ~la, darlings, it's New Years. What else is there to drink?) But earlier in the day, Tazo's English Breakfast Tea, with a dash of honey.
Future Crafting Plans: (Because yes, that needed those capitals) Removing the mysterious stain from the above project and turning that into a cute crop top (maybe adding lace??). Turning a too-long pencil skirt into something a little more flattering (by hacking off a few inches and hemming). Adding lace detailing to a pair of jeans I, ahem, liberated from my brother because they're too small for him. I think I'll add lace on the sides and on the hemline to make them slightly longer. Can you tell I'm loving lace at the moment? Also planning on buying some leather or faux-leather to attach to a pair of thick-heeled boots as a repair job, because I somehow destroyed the heels. I love the boots, want to keep them, but am not sure that a cobbler could repair them. So I'll do it myself in true DIY fashion.
Bon soir, darlings. I'll post something in the next couple of days.
Also, I'd like to know who's reading this blog! Give me a shout in the comments and say hi! :)
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