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    May Dress

    I’m almost there!! One more dress and I’ll be caught up with the rest of the Dress-up Project participants.

    This dress I wanted to be kind of sassy. Maybe prom dress like.
    First I adhered a scrap hand dyed fabric from my stash to the cereal box form.
    Next I got out a couple silk flower arrangements likely from the 80’s or early 90’s judging by the color. I pulled them apart and stapled the folded flowers in layers to form the skirt flounces.
    The pearl and lace ribbon was used to cover the staples. See you’d have never known my secret had I not spilled the beans!!

    My only issue with the dress is how to hang it in my yet to be finished wardrobe. I do have a small clothes pin that can work in a pinch. I was considering fish line…then it would be like those plastic strap things that sometimes come on woman’s clothing.
    Regardless of how I hang it…I love it.
    Sassy, flirty but in a youthful, more innocent way.

    Be sure to check out the other May Dresses over at the Alice and Camilla Blog.

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    April Dress

    Check out my latest dress for the Dress-up Project.

    I mostly used recycled materials for this one. The  “fabric” of the dress is the paper my boy and I made last summer. I cut out a front and back then sprayed them with the one bottle of Glimmer Mists I own. 🙂

    I stamped across the dress lightly with a script stamp and distress ink for extra interest. I “stuffed” the dress with some tissue to give it a bit of dimension before gluing it together.

    The fringe bottom was created by folding little pieces of cut tablcloth.

    The necklace was a pierced earring. All I had to do was take off the post and ta-da…necklace.

    Make sure and stop by the Alice and Camilla blog to check out all the other April dresses!

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    Garage Sale Treasures

    On a whim, I went in search of some garage sales with my neighbor.  Yeah, I know, what was I thinking. I just had a sale myself to get rid of stuff. We have more room now so I have to do my best to fill it back up.

    I did very well in just 2 hours. I got all you see here plus a nightstand for my son’s room for the small price of $22.40. 

    • New Stampin’ Up! Sunflower set
    • Stampin’ Up! set of distressing tools
    • square frame
    • sunflower floral spray
    • craft paints new or barely used
    • candle
    • vintage books
    • cigar box
    • terracotta saucers
    • stack of white cardstock
    • picnic basket
    • canvas boards

    Since garage sales and thrift stores are the only places I’m allowing myself to purchase supplies this year I think I really scored!