Hello, hello! I know I've been missing for a few days, but in those days I took off, I helped move my man cake into his new apartment (yay!) and visited my momma, sister, and lil' brother. Fun times were had all around, and I enjoyed taking a little break from everything.
But...I am happy to be back to work, and am so excited about today's refashion. I can't wait for you to see it!
Today, I started with a piece of inspiration that I found from Anthropologie.
Isn't it gorgeous? I love the colorful pattern that turns into a matching solid. When I first saw it, I knew I had to have it, but once I looked at the price tag, I knew I'd rather make it. How much does this cost, you ask? Well, only $128.00. Let that sink in.
I don't think, at any point in my life, I have ever bought something that cost that much. I don't think I could justify spending that much money on a dress. EVER.
I'd rather make something that I know I will absolutely love, and that wouldn't cost nearly that much.
I started out with a cute patterned tank top and a big black shirt.
I love the summery feel of the patterned tank. So cute.
So, I started off with a big ole' chop.
And then another big chop.
I paired the top of the tank top with the bottom of the black shirt and got to pinning.
Look at the hot pinning action. When I was pinning the fabric, I left the sides untouched, meaning I only sewed the front and back. I did this because the black shirt was far bigger than the tank top, and I knew if I tried to sew it like normal, I would end up with a jumbled mess.
So I got to sewing the front and back.
Look at me go. But I didn't forget the sides. I sewed one of the sides closed, with a ruffle type of effect.
See the ruffles? Cute, huh?
I pinned the other side closed with my favorite brooch, and slipped on the new dress.
Tada! I am so in love with this dress. The tank top's fabric hugs up top, while the black t shirt fabric is light and flowy on bottom. I love the accent the brooch gives.
Don't worry about the extra fabric I have lying around: I've got an awesome idea for those, but it will be a later refashion.
This is probably my favorite refashion to far. I just love it. And it's a huge plus that I saved myself over 100 dollars. Leave me a comment and tell me what you think!
Hello, hello!
As I'm sure it's easy to tell, I am slightly obsessed with Pinterest. Everything you could ever think of doing is on one easy site. I love it. LOVE IT.
So while I was stalking Pinterest, I came across these adorable DIY earrings.
Those are bobby pins. I just love them so much. It's such a cute, boho type of style, but sadly, I don't have my ears pierced.
That didn't stop me.
First, I gathered my supplies.
Two things of paint (black and white), three plastic bowls (one for water, two for the paint), a paint brush, a chain necklace, a package of bobby pins, and a cup of coffee (The coffee is optional... for some people).
I laid down some paper, poured the paint into separate bowls, and laid out the bobby pins.
And I promptly got to painting. I started with the black paint first, and painted from the tips (or opening) of the bobby pin to about half way up, leaving the top untouched.
Hardcore painting action going on here.
Then I laid the bobby pins out on the paper to dry.
I'd like to take this opportunity to say that watching paint dry is probably the most boring thing I have done in a while.
When the pins had finally dried, I took a q tip, and rubbed off the extra paint from the inside.
Rub a dub. Then I painted the top half of the bobby pins in white. Once I finished, I laid them down to dry.
Once they dried, I did a second coat, and let them dry once again (Watching this paint dry was just as boring as the first coat). Once all that was said and done, I took the bobby pins, and snapped them onto the chain necklace.
I snapped all 14 bobby pins onto the chain, tossed it around my neck, and that was that!
I absolutely LOVE this necklace. And I have a strange obsession with the black and white color combo. Black and white, paired together, is just so timeless and classic. Plus, it matches everything.
So what do you think? The whole process (including the paint drying) took about 25 minutes. That's not counting my multiple coffee breaks. What color combos would you try?
