Remodeled Dress

 It all started with a cute little sheath dress with straps and

 oodles of these black roses with olive ribbon leaves.  As you see, I've removed, with great difficulty, all the roses (each pock mark was a rose) and I underpinned these three to show how it might have looked.  Unfortunately each rose was attached with a brad or two so I wound up with a mess.

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 Here's the finished product.  I've removed one strap, closed the back pleat opening, added tulle to the remaining strap, ruched tulle to the bodice and tulle tufts to the bottom of the dress. 

I added a removeable feather and rhinestone/pearl brooch that can also be worn in the hair or on a purse.  I like it and if I were much younger, would wear it in a minute.  I love black anyway.  My dresses have been selling at S'more Couture so I keep making them.  I love remodeling a vintage dress and making it for today.  This one was a late 70's-early 80's Tina Hagen, who was actively making dresses until about 1985 until she went into home decorating.  I like the finished product but sometimes the work is difficult.  Seeing ones like this make it worth it, though.

New Diagonal Skirt

 I cut a vintage table cloth on the diagonal,

hemmed the raw top edge, pleated the side and added a ruffle.

 I added twill ties and a snap in the side opening and made a flower of the same color fabric with scraps of the mesh used at the bottom and sewed the flower over the snap closure.

I have to add a couple more snaps to secure the side opening for security when sitting.  It turned out ok and I hope Amy likes it.  She had the table cloth and idea and I executed her idea.  Again--something new from old.

New Remade Outfit

 From this vintage 20's style grey-green silk dress with the inside falling apart, I came up with these looks.

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 I removed the ruffled skirt, shortening it about 7 rows down from the waist and removed the ruffles from each sleeve.  Made a flower from a row of ruffle adding pearls to the center and made a silk tie for the waist (a remnant purchased a couple of years ago.)

 The flower is glued to a clip/pin back so it can be versatile--worn either way shown or in the hair.

 Here the tie is tied in the front.

I also made a sequin stretch belt giving this a more fancy, dancy look.  Hoping it's purchased for Homecoming this year.  I'd love to have the money since it took about 8 hours for me to wrestle this.  My problem was a stretch waist and a cranky sewing machine.  I'm happy with the results so I guess it's worth it ... if it sells