Dress Transformation

From this 

To this

Ahh, I'm still not sure but I feel that it is a bit short. I found this dress while thrift shopping and thought I could sell it. Once I brought it home and decided to try it on, bam!! I liked it. 

Thrifty Thursday: August Part 2

So this week I did not get to do much thrift shopping but....On our way back home from our mini vacation at Wisconsin Dells we (the hubby and I) spotted an Antique Mall. I will post more pictures of the mall soon. For now these were some of the items I purchased on our visit there.

Odd vintage stamps $5, I know I'm weird. 

31 vintage colorful threads for only $15!!

Adorable vintage brooch $4.99, momma likes!

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Cute vintage postcard $2 

Well this week is flying by so fast. I have so many things I want to cram in, since I start school next week. I want to finish cleaning out my closet and maybe add some things to my online shop. My brother in law is in town visiting and we want to go swimming, downtown, and get some Giordano's pizza. I'm also planning on going to the Randolph Street Market this weekend. The list goes on! Lets see how much I get done. I hope you all ave a fabulous weekend! 

-Diana

Handmade 1960's Inspired Dress

Well Hello,

     Last week I got into a sewing mood and decided to take advantage of the fact that I'm not in school. Using New Look pattern 6125, I decided to make dress A on the pattern. This was my first time using a store bought pattern. I normally make my own when I sew. The pattern for this dress also included lining. I decided to skip it since I did not have the right fabric for lining and I figured it would be too hot for me to wear the dress in the summer.
     Skipping the lining alone change the whole direction of where I was going with the dress. If you look at dress A and the one I made they do not look alike at all! I still like how it turned out. I don't know much about sewing but this was great practice. I feel that my hemlines are getting better.
    I hope to continue practicing with patterns and encourage anyone to try it. A lot of these patterns are sewing beginner friendly so any one with little sewing skills can use. One good tip would be to practice on muslin first before actually transferring your patterns to your fabric. To some this might be gross but I buy bed sheets from the thrift to practice on before actually sewing with my fabric of choice.