A Little Bit Conservatve, a Little Bit Rock N Roll

While at the Goodwill with my little peanut, we came across this very conservative, and VERY comfy $0.99 frock. The thicker knit, and the lavender color were calling to me to help this dress become Momma-wearable! I also saw a former art student that was proudly introducing a friend to the wonderful world of thrifting!

I promised a shout-out! What up? Katie H!

I hope you had a great thrifting adventure!

Pretty good right? Uh...no!

First things first. Out with the shoulder pads.

There they go!

Buh Bye!

Next, I wanted this dress to be weather versatile, so I decided to chop the sleeves.

Now, I can wear it with a sweater or without.

Sleeves go snip!

Hem those raw edges!

It was super boring as is.

So, a little dye was in order....

Just dipped the bottom to create an "ombre" effect.

Buuuuuuut.....It just looked like I got caught outside in the rain...bummer.

I had to improvise, or this $0.99 dress

was headed back to the thrift store.

I did the next best thing.

I bleached it!

This time, I dunked the top and bottom in bleach.

It turned out much nicer.

I left the mid-length bottom hem alone. I thought it worked.

I like how you can still see the color from the

original dye job too.

The bleach pulls it all together!

Good morning pumpkin!

It's still chilly in these parts, so I threw on a cardi, and scarf.

Ahh, much better!

See you next time!

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