RUFFLES & PEARLS

SUNDAY, MAY 27, 2012

Ok here is the extremely late post on this tank blouse.

As in almost 2 months late,
something I was suppose to donate
to last weekend's boutique....
You get the picture.

AFTER

   

                                                     

before

TANK BLOUSE: Thrifted $1.98

I bought this along with a bunch of other items for the boutique.

I tried to keep it close to $1 for each item.

Less is more, sometimes.

There was nothing "wrong" with it, I just didn't like how it looked.

It was a long tank with ruffles at the bottom and a busy collar.

I removed the 2nd and 3rd row of ruffles

I then added some lace I got from my mom a while back.

I overlapped the lace a bit as I pinned, then sewed.

I then removed the bottom ruffles, 2 layers total.

I sewed the raw edges of the wider pieces, folded in the corners and sewed together.

(lazy way, correct way would have been to cut at an angle and sew)

 Then I pinned the correct sides to the arm area, inside out side facing up.

I was making some sleeves.

I then sewed the raw hem at the bottom.

BEFORE/AFTER

HOW I WORE IT

I wore with orange tank, black belt-created a waist,

 dark jeans, black pumps, orange ring, pink & orange bangles.

Everything previously thrifted.

Side/Back

Since I'm not keeping this, I didn't take it in.


This is my OFFICIAL 1st item for the summer sale.


Now time to get dressed.........

Going to go see

for the 1st time, with M and her family!
It's a girls night!