Retro Remake

One fine day my mom was getting ready for our garage sale.  This sale happens once every 2 to 3 years. We go through all of our stuff and get rid of treasures that no longer posses a luster to our eyes.  Mom invites our friends and family to drop of their unwanted treasures and then she invites our other neighbors to jump on board and make it a sale day for the neighborhood.  Well, on this fine day, mom was looking through her closet throwing out this and that.  Then suddenly, she asked me to try on her old 1990's dress.  I did and I thought that it was not my style, it was out dated and awkward looking.  Yet I saw potential.

Mom didn't want me to redo this dress because she wanted to get $3 dollars out of it at the garage sale.  But my dad said he wanted to see what I would do with it so mom and I made a deal, I get to redo the dress, if she gets to receive her 3 dollars.  So I began on creating this Retro Remake.

I went into my room and began designing.  Ideas came into my head and I drew them down then it was time.  I was to create a master piece!  With my scissors in hand and my tape measure around my neck I cut, measured, then sewed, cut, measured, and sewed some more, until finally my work was complete.  Mom and dad were amazed and I was proud of myself, because this in fact was the second remake project I had done.  I had sewn a lot of patterns and some of my own designed bags and stuff.  But sewing free hand was an awesome challenge and a lot of fun.

Here is what I did.  Reshape the neck line, shorten the dress, take the lining and dress that I had cut off, gathered them into ruffles and sewed them on.  Then I surged everything for a finished look.  To top it all off I took the weird necklace thing that was connected to the dress and made those into earrings.  Pared it with a black belt I had, and some adorable black heels from a thrift store.  Well, I hope you enjoyed reading this Retro Remake.  See ya later! 

                                                 Sorry if the pictures are a little blurry.