I Dream of Green

I found some fabulous fabric on sale at Joann's for $3.50 a yard.  It was bright green and reminded me of grass on a sunny spring day.  So what better project to use it in than for a new spring dress!  The best part was I used one of my favorite old shirts as a pattern/outline to make it.   See my old shirt is a bit worn with holes and I can't really wear it anymore but it has the best shape and cut on me so I used it, in a way, to  bring it back to life!  Pairing the dress with my red bow belt from Torrid and shoes to match, I felt the accessories should be simple so I added some nice gold chains.  Once the outfit was complete I really got a retro vibe from it all so I ratted my hair up like a teenage jezebel.

OOTD Details-

Dress- DIY (fabric from Joanns)

Belt- Torrid

Shoes- Payless

Necklace- DIY

Bracelet- DIY

Gold Spike Ring- Chubby Cartwheels

This is a picture of how I started my project.  I folded the fabric in half lengthwise so the salvages were touching.  I also folded my shirt in half length wise and placed it's fold along the fabric's.   Cutting 1/2 outside of the shirts boarder and extending it down 14 inches for the skirt portion.  I did this twice, once for the front and once for the back.  In total it took about 4 1/2 to 5 yards of fabric. 

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