23 Days Til I Do!

It's Day 23 and I'm working with this lovely dress again!

NDAD - Day 23 - Wedding Shoes DIY

We used that side portion...

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...to craft a purse on Day 25.

NDAD - Day 24 - Before/After

And today we're using all of the gorg lace appliques that I removed from the skirt portion!

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Wanting to do something a little different, I pulled a pair of wedges from my collection that I had every intention of upcycling about 2 years ago but just never did 🙄. It lived in a box of these assorted "to do" projects and now they're finally getting some screen time!

NDAD - Day 23 - Shoe DIY

They're neutral and totally cute, however I want to make them cuter! 

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I mean that cork wedge is just asking for something crafty to get done to it!

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First I removed the floral appliques on the top of the heels. They just weren't doing anything for me and I wanted to keep them a little simpler when I begin to add lace.

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And here comes the lace! I loved the ivory color against the neutral corking - my original thought was to cover the entire wedge and perhaps dye them a different color, but I became super obsessed with how they were turning out.

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With a little help from some tacky glue, I matched the lace design on each shoe and covered the back portion of the wedges. Then I let them sit and dry overnight before putting them on!

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Hello new shoes!! 

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These feel perfect as wedding shoes for a cool, outdoor vineyard or beach wedding! 

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How pretty did they turn out? I am so in love with these shoes - they work for wedding themed events or with your normal skirt and tee pairing!

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23 days til I do!

24 Days Til I Do!

Happy Day 24!!!! 😃

So I LOVED the shape of today's dress! 

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Also loved the tag on the sleeve too! 😂 Forgot to snip that off, pre-photo!

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It was simple and tasteful, for sure...

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...however it still was a little much for my tastes.

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Not quite certain about this section, but we'll take some time to think through the scissor action!

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I ended up adding this to the same dye bath as Day 27 and the dress came out this lovely mint-y color!

I started by removing some of the extra lace trim and embellishments. I removed the satin portion at the bottom of the dress along with the trim in-between that turned out a darker green color. (You can see that in the top left photo!) Then I took off the lace flowers at the neck. When I looked at the dress, I really just wanted simplicity.

NDAD - Day 24 - Dyed Vintage Upcycled Wedding Dress DIY

With the skirt totally removed, I trimmed the sleeved in half as well. I wanted to remove all of the darker green lace trim and this just made the sleeves simple. They still had lace but it's wasn't an overload. I created a new seam at both sleeves and my new, cleaned-up dress, was ready to go!

NDAD - Day 24 - Dyed Vintage Upcycled Wedding Dress

I have no words with how pleased I am how this turned out. It's just so stunning.

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And, how much does the bottom of this dress pop now?! You can really see the high/low structure of it. 

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Plus you get a little bit of leg action going on too! I paired the look with gold heels (I found these Charles David heels on RueLaLa!) and a mesh purse to give it a more dancy vibe. You know what I'm talking about!

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I think this dress is going to get a whole lot of wear time!

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Anyone have a fun party I can go to before the wedding?? 

NDAD - Day 24 - Before/After

24 days til I do!

25 Days Til I Do!

It's Day 25!!! Today's project turned out a little differently than the rest so far which you'll soon see! 

NDAD - Day 25 - Vintage Wedding Dress

The dress was gorgeous...

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...but I couldn't quite figure out the added fabric on the right side of the dress...

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It just felt so out of place and overly pouffy.

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While I have plans for the rest of the dress, I'm going to tackle this extra bit of fabric today. I removed it from the dress and knew that I could make something fab!!

I added it to a dye bath and did some serious hand stitching.

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Any thoughts where this is going???????

HELLO new accessory ⬇️⬇️⬇️

NDAD - Day 25 - Vintage Wedding Dress turned into a bag

I folded the fabric in half and stitched the sides of it to make a cute satchel! 

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And PS, check out that LACE!!!!!! How incredible is that shade??

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You might see me at Trader Joe's toting this to bring home my coffee, Babybels, and chocolate covered almonds !!

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For some excess fabric, I am totally digging the outcome of this one!

NDAD - Day 25 - Before/After

25 Days Til I Do!