Wedding Dress Recycle: Whole Lotta Ruffles

I recreated so many vintage wedding dresses to wear around my wedding and honeymoon and this one was one of my favorites!

Look at all these ruffles!!!

It feels oh, so, Marie Antoinette.

Kirsten Dunst as Marie Antoinette

Look at those sleeves!

And that lace collar?! 

I have a fairly certain idea what's going to happen to those sleeves.

But first, DYE!

The dress went into a bath of emerald dye and came out a lovely lightish aqua color. This dress was fully polyester and I didn't use a poly-friendly dye just to get a more subtle shade. 

I grabbed my seam ripper and got to town around those sleeves... The used to be attached...

I was OBSESSED with how the tiered ruffles turned out and just couldn't touch the skirt portion of the dress. I mean, hello new lewk!

I'm obsessed with the way fuschia/hot pink goes with this aqua color, so I took some remnant tulle (YES, THAT'S TULLE AROUND MY WAIST!) and got myself a gorg rose to pose in front of this super chic door.

Greens on yellows on pinks, oh my!

When in such serious ruffles like these, you must find a hammock and swing!

This is most definitely on my favorites list. I couldn't have been more excited with how this turned out!

Oscar DIY: I Tonya Copycat

Perhaps my favorite Oscar contender of this year was...

...and you know that the costume game in this film was 💯. #allthesequinsintheworld

I was obsessed with most of the wardrobe in this movie - hello 90s. That jacket on the left...

The outfit I chose to remake was neither of the above though. I went for a little more gold. I mean it is Oscar Sunday!

I started with a base of a long-sleeved bodysuit from Boohoo and a matching skater skirt from there too, together costing less than $20!

That mock turtleneck collar is SO perfect for this!

This is also so cute as is, if you add a fun long necklace to pair! However, we're going to make a few changes...

I hopped over to Joann, got my materials and ALL the sequined fabric I could, and then got to crafting!

First off, I trimmed and affixed some golden diamond-shaped sequined fabric pieces with E6000 fabric glue. 

Then it was time to cut the sleeves!! 

Can't have short sleeves without some fringe, amirite?

More sequins were added and then it was time to sew the fringe in place! 

We're getting SO close!!! I couldn't not add rhinestones either once I got started...

I'm ready for the Olympics, friends!

OK, maybe not THOSE Olympics...but the DIY Olympics, sign me up! 

What's an ice skating costume without some skates?? (PS, those skates look real, right? They're printed and backed with some cardboard! That's also why there are two right feet 😂

I'm really trying to encapsulate the brooding Margot Robbie asTonya Harding vibe here. 

That's a tough cookie right there!

OK, not totally...

Margot Robbie on the left, yours truly on the right. 

I'm ready to take the ice!

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Oscar DIY: Lady Bird Copycat

When I saw this I knew one of the MANY fab vintage-y looks would get a second life through my eyes!

Next up:

But let's be honest...this film really had me when Lady Bird and her mama hit up this spot. Come. On. 

I loved this lace look on Saoirse Ronan and knew this would be the piece to get some DIY lovin!

I had to start with the dress...

I think some vintage Jessica McClintock works for this, don't you?

I CANNOT WAIT TO WEAR THIS ALL THE TIME WHEN I'M DONE!. Ps, sorry for the caps. I just needed you to know how excited I am!

I snagged the rest of my supplies at Joann...

...and got to stitching. And unstitching! 

That's right. The collar said goodbye!

And so did the sleeves!

But my favorite part of this copycat look? DIY-ing a cast out of TAPE!

I'm totally feeling the Lady Bird vibe.

And, check out that cast you guys!!!

Not too bad with the help of some Duck brand duct tape and a sock!

Saoirse Ronan on the left, yours truly on the right. 

More looks to come!

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