This months DIY/ upcycling challenge at Ethical Fashion Bloggers had the theme of lace. With no time to go charity shopping, I had to use something that I already had in my wardrobe. This lace top and floral dress were the the perfect candidates. I don’t really wear the lace top much as it is too see through to wear on its own and the dress being strapless had a number of issues for me including the potential for it to end up around my waist but I love the colourful floral print. I definitely feel much more elegant and safer when I wear a high neck.
So I decided to combine the dress and the top to make a high necked dress with the added bonus of a fantastic lace/ floral pattern clash slightly inspired by these dresses for AW12 at McQ Alexander McQueen.
All if did was try on the dress over the top (which I wore backwards to get the high neck) and pin it in place. The most difficult part was trying to take the dress over without injuring myself on the pins. Then I sewed along the along the existing stitching line with my sewing machine to attach the two together. I then trimmed off some of the excess material on the top underneath.
This project was super simple which is great as I very quickly lose interest if something takes too long. It was the perfect rainy Sunday afternoon project and still left me time to cook up some comfort food; a great big pot of vegetable soup of lunch in the week, rhubarb crumble for after dinner and scones for my girls who just dont seem to stop eating lately.
I am also entering this post in Ta-dah Tuesday at Faith Hope and Charity Shopping.
I hope you are having a lovely weekend despite the wet and cold weather.
With warmest wishes
Ceri x
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this has turned out wonderfully! xo
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What a fabulous upcycle, the vest and dress are just perfect together! x
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Oh wow this is beautiful! One of my favourite pieces I’ve seen you in – the combination of florals look so good together!
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this looks fantastic! I love those shoes also!
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Love how well the vest and dress go together! Great combination.
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