Today's piece is one that I've used already!! Back on July 12, 2012, I made this sheer-ish crepe dress...

...into this lovely skirt! (For a full post refresher, click HERE!)

I was left with this top portion...

...that I finally got around to working on today! I love playing around with the leftovers and this piece is finally seeing its sequel today, a full year and a half later! I mean, totally typical for sequels. The Hunger Games and I were on a similar release track :)

I'm actually keeping it as a crop top. I know, I know (SHOCKER), who knew I'd be into crop tops again post-1995?? Not a big fan of midriff showing, but I had plans. I pulled a few options out of my ribbon stash in colors that matched the flowers on the piece...

...and decided that I would line the edge of the top with one of them. Not only will the ribbon hide the frayed edging, it'll bring out more of the color. I went with the satin mustard shade...

...and pinned the trim around the bottom of the shirt.

I stitched it in place...

...and had a chic new top to wear!!

I paired it with a red camisole underneath to A, make me less self-conscious about the cropped nature and B, to help with the sheerness.

A pair of dark Forever 21 skinnies, my Target leopard flats (PS - they're on sale here for $12 now!! I think I might grab a backup pair to wear when these are totally worn out) and a vintage Harve Bernard mustard cape (best purchase ever) rounded out the ensemble.

I love how light and floaty the top is - it's really such a cute piece to toss on top of anything. Hey gym tank...guess what's going on top of you to hide those not so cute spots??

I finally just saw The Incredibles (I mean, how did I miss it for 10 years??) and have only been pretending to be a super hero for the past few days.