take your time

       Saw this shit in Goodwill, thought it was baller, bought it.  The story is not that interesting, but then again, neither am I (just kidding mom, I know I am, don't worry).

Suburban teen angst....nothing better.

       For the very first time in my life, I took the time to think about what I really wanted out of this dress.  Normally I get an idea, whip out the scissors, go all B. Spears circa 2007, get frustrated, inevitably fail, and then let the sad heap of fabric rot in my 'shit bin' located in the back corner of my closet indefinitely.  Well NOT this time! The other day I spent like 6 minutes reflecting, 23 minutes researching, and 5-7 minutes deciding and only THEN busted out the tools. Turns out that this process actually works!....details below.

       1. I reflected: I figured I wanted something that I could wear to work (read: T's and A away) but also something a leeeeetle interesting.
       2. I researched: I pulled out my fancy internet machine and went ham on ASOS, Urban Outfitters, and Anthropologie with my desires in mind.
       3. I decided: I picked out my top three that I thought would work easily with the fabric, then used a complicated algorithm ("eenie-meenie-miney-mo" as it is referred to by commonfolk/serfs) to reach a conclusion. Here was my choice:

Ta-da! Find it here!!

       I figured this wouldn't be too hard to make, so I went at it!  The dress was obviously way too long so i took off about 4 inches, and used the extra fabric to make the straps.  I found that it was easiest to sew the fabric together on the down side, flip it inside out (or right side in I guess...), then use a hair straightener to flatten the tubes. After cutting a deep scoop in the back and attaching the straps in a woven pattern I was ready to go!

ming.