First off, today is my birthday! :) I’m one year closer to 30. :( I still get mistaken for a junior high school student. :0
Anyway, I finally finished my new dress. It was one of those sometime pieces. “Sometime I’d like to make a white dress.” I finally did it.
I used some white fabric I got at Goodwill for $1 and three different kinds of lace. The skirt is tiered, something I have never done and may not try again for a while. The straps are shirred to make them cute and user-friendly, at least that was the intention. The elastic helps make them adjustable without being obvious, but I think I made the elastic too loose. The dress keeps slowly sliding downward when I wear it, I just have to adjust it every 20-30 minutes, could be worse.
You might be wondering why there are a pair of wings in the picture. That’s the best part. When paired with the wings, this dress makes a perfect angel costume. Now I have an adorable costume as well as a pretty dress I can wear the rest of the year.
Next up, a simple gift. I already mentioned it was my birthday today. And I may have mentioned a few times before that I have a twin sister. And it never fails, every year when our birthday comes around I can not seem to figure out what to give her.
This year is a repeater. I recall giving her a stretchy headband I made a two years ago (see Done Already?), she obviously loved it since she wears it almost on a daily basis. So why not make her another one to give her more options?
For this head band I made a braid with wide ribbon that was long enough to cover the head band. I glued it on and then glued a single strip of ribbon to the underside. To finish, I wrapped the tips with more ribbon to hide the raw edges and make them look pretty. Now I have a classic and pretty head band to give.
Here’s the updated list:
Anyway, I finally finished my new dress. It was one of those sometime pieces. “Sometime I’d like to make a white dress.” I finally did it.
I used some white fabric I got at Goodwill for $1 and three different kinds of lace. The skirt is tiered, something I have never done and may not try again for a while. The straps are shirred to make them cute and user-friendly, at least that was the intention. The elastic helps make them adjustable without being obvious, but I think I made the elastic too loose. The dress keeps slowly sliding downward when I wear it, I just have to adjust it every 20-30 minutes, could be worse.
You might be wondering why there are a pair of wings in the picture. That’s the best part. When paired with the wings, this dress makes a perfect angel costume. Now I have an adorable costume as well as a pretty dress I can wear the rest of the year.
Next up, a simple gift. I already mentioned it was my birthday today. And I may have mentioned a few times before that I have a twin sister. And it never fails, every year when our birthday comes around I can not seem to figure out what to give her.
This year is a repeater. I recall giving her a stretchy headband I made a two years ago (see Done Already?), she obviously loved it since she wears it almost on a daily basis. So why not make her another one to give her more options?
For this head band I made a braid with wide ribbon that was long enough to cover the head band. I glued it on and then glued a single strip of ribbon to the underside. To finish, I wrapped the tips with more ribbon to hide the raw edges and make them look pretty. Now I have a classic and pretty head band to give.
Here’s the updated list:
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Happy birthday! You've made a beautiful, tiered dress and for a bargain price, too. It's great that you can wear it as a costume, but also as a dress, so it will be worn more often.
ReplyDeleteThanks, I just wish the photo was better. It's breath-taking in person.
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