Earlier in the week I asked, "Do you want to dress up??!"
"No."
"Oh, ok... I just thought it would be fun..."
Friday night, he says, "I think we should dress up."
"REALLY?? I was at the thrift store all day. I could've gotten something to work with..."
We came up with the idea that my husband could be a cowboy and I could be a Native American. Great for him because he could wear a plaid shirt, jeans, hat and bandana. Me? I needed to sew my outfit...
Good thing I didn't work Saturday.
And good thing I have a bunch of random fabric to work with.
I found a couple yards of a tan cotton fabric and draped it on my dress form. I had gone on pinterest to get some ideas. I'd need lots and lots of fringe. And then more fringe.
I cut a V-neck and short sleeves. I made fringe around the neckline out of the main dress fabric. After I had sown up the sides, I decided to cut a v-shaped hem line.
The sleeves turned into fringe. (I just cut the sleeves up.)
I fringed up the hem, too and added a brown trim.
The dress fit, but I wanted the waist cinched a little, so I made a belt out of a contrasting fabric and made button holes to lace it together.
I added the little brooch at the neck to dress it up.
I had brown boots with faux fur trim to wear and put braids in my hair.
Too bad I didn't have any feathers I can use to put at the ends of my braids.
"REALLY?? I was at the thrift store all day. I could've gotten something to work with..."
We came up with the idea that my husband could be a cowboy and I could be a Native American. Great for him because he could wear a plaid shirt, jeans, hat and bandana. Me? I needed to sew my outfit...
Good thing I didn't work Saturday.
And good thing I have a bunch of random fabric to work with.
I found a couple yards of a tan cotton fabric and draped it on my dress form. I had gone on pinterest to get some ideas. I'd need lots and lots of fringe. And then more fringe.
I cut a V-neck and short sleeves. I made fringe around the neckline out of the main dress fabric. After I had sown up the sides, I decided to cut a v-shaped hem line.
The sleeves turned into fringe. (I just cut the sleeves up.)
I fringed up the hem, too and added a brown trim.
The dress fit, but I wanted the waist cinched a little, so I made a belt out of a contrasting fabric and made button holes to lace it together.
I added the little brooch at the neck to dress it up.
I had brown boots with faux fur trim to wear and put braids in my hair.
Too bad I didn't have any feathers I can use to put at the ends of my braids.
Here is my cowboy and I.
Not many people dressed up for the party, but that was ok.
We dressed up. We're fun. <3
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