August 9, 2015

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Remake: Ivory Romper

August 9, 2015

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You. Guys. I was working in Orange County last month with I Love to Create and Joann's getting my tie dye on with shoppers, and I stopped at a sample sale on the way home.

First thing's first. I LOVE myself a sample sale. It's the one place where you can get your hands on more expensive branded gear for wayyyyyyy less than retail. This sale was at the Dainty Hooligan warehouse in Anaheim and I took advantage of the $1 bin that housed a ton of "damaged" items! I'm going to show you all the pieces I scored for a buck this week that I transformed into new, non-"damaged" items that look like they came right off the rack!

First piece I scored, this fab romper:

Romper - Dainty Hooligan - New Dress A Day

I couldn't find the exact one on the site, however I found something similar for $42.50.

So, I'd say I got a steal! But, the downside was that there were spots EVERYWHERE!

There's a spot...

...and there's a spot...

...and there's another few spots!!

So, what do you do when you're stuck with a slew of spots on an ivory romper???

You know what to do. When in doubt, DYE IT OUT!

Keep reading to find out what color I went with...

Into a bath of glorious dye this romper went! After a quick roll in the dryer, my romper was a gorg shade of cornflower blue!!

What I should have planned for was a bit of shrinkage even drying my new piece on low. So, note to self...air dry when there are no tags on a romper from a sample sale.

I LOVED the color!

Look how fab the crochet trim turned out too!

My shoes were a steal of a score at Goodwill in Austin. Brand new Juicy Couture for $6.99. Holler!

The before and after action below:

Because it was a little too short to wear out, I shot these lovely pics at home without worrying about flashing people in public. However, tomorrow...see how I made it public facing!

Check out the easiest little fix for when you end up shrinking your garments in 24 hours.

July 20, 2015

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Remake: White Vintage Jumpsuit

July 20, 2015

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Hi friends! The reveal has finally arrived. This lovely white jumpsuit has gotten a bit of a makeover :)

It started off a bit too tight (merm, not comfortable in certain areas fo sho!!) and it just wasn't something that I was going to want to wear in the current state.

I pumped myself up, did some kicks...

(I always think of Molly Shannon and her SNL, Sally O'Malley sketch)

...and got this jumpsuit ready to be DIY'd.

After taking in color thoughts from you guys, I created a dye bath for a handful of cotton/polyester pieces with a mix of RIT Peacock Blue and Emerald. My piece isn't shown below in the dryer, but it's amazing to see how the different pieces took to the color.

I began the deconstruction next and started off by cutting off the legs of the jumpsuit!

This didn't last in shorts mode very long.

I opened up the crotch area and removed all the seams keeping the legs together.

With the entire bottom of the piece open, it was time to create my skirt!

I took the left and right side of the piece and created a center seam down the front and back, bringing all the fabric together to create a flat front and back.

I stitched my new seams and created a brand new hem along the bottom of the piece.

We started off looking much different than this, didn't we?

The color was more of a turquoise shade which I loved. It's super summery and really a fab contrast with the black trim.

Love the crossed back!

Any of the slight discolorations from earlier are now gone and hidden by this gorg new shade.

I took my outfit to wine country with me because making multiple stops at vineyards calls for a comfort. When you've got pockets, you've got comfort...if you ask me!

I got every last sip of that tasting. (This vineyard, Jada, had the loveliest wine/cheese pairing as well. I could live on cheese. Le sigh.)

Oh and this shot assisted in the little hole below my arm in the above shot. I put my arm up and, tearrrrrrrrrrrr. Luckily I always try to carry a little emergency kit with me so safety pins saved the day!

There were tons of flags at each vineyard to celebrate the 4th, so I went to town with all of them. Every. Single. One.

This piece still makes me shake my head because I didn't think it would turn out as bold as it did!

Thanks to everyone who offered thoughts on what color to dye this here and on Instagram! More dyeing to come this week. Stay tuned!

December 31, 2014

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New Year's Eve Party Purse

December 31, 2014

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Happy almost 2015, friends!! This is one of my favorite times of the year. Not only is it my mom's birthday (Happy Birthday Mom!!) but it's the start of new things to come. There's some fun stuff ahead in the pipelines and I can't wait to fill you all in! But, let's talk about the important stuff - what are you wearing tonight?? This is such an easy project to make and one that's perfect to complete when you're dyeing other pieces. I found this vintage beaded purse at Goodwill that had lots of darkish spots on the pink satin as well as a handle that was dark, dirty, and just not something that you'd want to hold onto.

I thought a little dye dip would do the trick, so I added this purse into the dye bath I created for this lovely dress (click here for the full post)...