Accordion Skirt

Happy Weekend everybody.

I find that because I sit on the computer all day at work its really hard to come home and do this blog, even if I have the pictures for a post, actually sitting down to write it takes an extra surge of effort that is usually spent snacking instead.

But here we are on the weekend with a fabulous outfit post (if I do say so myself). I was inspired by the pleated maxi skirts I keep seeing around to root through my mother's old dresses to find this gem! I adore it and am so happy shes going to let me alter it from a tank dress into a skirt.

Unfortunately because this is not yet a skirt, I wasn't able to tuck in the shirt and the belt kept sliding up, giving me an almost pregnant look which I'm not a fan of... Other than that it was really fun to have the long flowy fabric in the wind :)

Hope you had a great weekend!

~Be Inspired

Back bone slip

I am a big fan of this shirt:



I was alterted to it through http://www.outsapop.com/, which is a super great blog full of totally do-it-yourselfable finds like this one.



How easy would that be?!



I shall file it under "to dos". This is starting to become a very large file...

This shirt originally came from Pixie Market, even though I can't find it on the site anymore you should still go check out thier stuff, its all really funky and decently priced.

~Be Inspired~

Dress Refashion

Hi all,
There has been a bit of a  lag in posting mainly because school has gotten a little more demanding lately and I was away over the weekend.
I wanted to show you a refashion of a dress I have had for quite some time but never wore much because its a little too big for me and hangs down pretty low in the front.
I didn't plan on blogging this so the only pictures I have are from events that I wore it, I hope my friends are ok with their pictures being up here! (I did get them off facebook so its not like they are private anyways :P)

Here is the only one I have of before:

Thats me and by best friend from highschool Tzvia in Cuba. I wore the dress as a beach cover up because it was so over-sized.

You maybe be wondering why I bought it so big? I dont really know, it was on sale and I thought I could fix it at home but It never really got better.

UNTIL NOW! 

TADA! I added a pretty ruffle around the neck and wore a black slip (that appears to be fraying a lot)

I think It looks really nice, kinda reminds me of Julianne Moore on the InStlye cover

 I flatter myself ;)

Thats all folks!!

~Be Inspired~

ps. Isnt that the cutest picture of me and the boyfriend? We kinda match :D

Mirror Renew

I had this gold mirror that my dad gave me when I moved out of residence two years ago to brighten up the place. I was bored one day last year and thought I would try my hand at glittering... not a good idea, I ran out of green glitter so the cover wasn't consistent and my room was a mess
Unfortunately it turned out a little garish really and I grew to hate a mirror that I once didn't really think twice about.

I thought about taking a "before" picture after I had already begun taping it up. As you can see I left the gold around the edge when I glittered and will do the same with my next do over

You can see here a little better how uneven the glitter was...

So next plan!

drumrolllll

SPRAYPAINT!

I love spray paint, the whole idea of it - so fast to coat, quick drying, total symbol of being a rebel.
The only problem is I am a little trigger happy. I have yet to master the art of many thin coats.

There is the paint I used, got it at Walmart for pretty cheap. As you can see I got it on there pretty thick so it took a rather long time to dry.

If you didn't notice in the previous shot a bit of the paint got bellow the tape on the outside edge. This gave me the idea to do a little "distressing" on the gold part. I used my fingers to rub some of the black paint over the engraved outside and it turned out pretty cool! :)

So for some reason  I didn't take any pictures of it on the wall... But its next to some charcoal drawings of mine and looks pretty darn good!

Thats all for now, Happy Weekend!

~Be Inspired~ 

Clothing Renew

My first self made outfit post! Well maybe "self made" is a bit of a stretch... the title is more true to reality - I just altered an old dress to make it new again! Yay me!!

Original Dress:

I always thought it made me look a little juvenile

Maybe its not the dress that is juvenile.... :P

Full Length {Silly} Shot!!

"Enough with the before shots already! If it was so bad why do I need to see four pictures of it?!"

I just know this is what is going through your mind right now.

So I'll get moving right along then:

Step 1: use scissors to cut just above the elastic empire waist.

Step 2: you are now the proud owner of a black jersey skirt!

I actually first realised this is what I wanted to do with this old dress when Meagan from ...Love Meagan did the same with one of her dresses she wasnt quite happy with.

Obviously I am happy with my new skirt.

This is just an outfit I through together for the pictures but tonight I have a whole black and gold outfit planned for my house mate's birthday dinner!

~Be Creative!~