The bold retro fruity print really struck me, but as a size 18months dress, it was never going to fit my 4 year old! Nevertheless, I handed over my £2 and brought it home.
Quick-unpick at the ready, I took the dress apart, whizzed up a simple channel at the waist, popped some elastic in and hey-presto Ruby has a new twirly whirly skirt.
She also commandeered the vintage green shades I'd bought for myself for a quid. What do you reckon, does she look cool or what? She certainly thinks so - little poser!
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Love it!! X
ReplyDeleteHaha thanks! x
DeleteAww that's really cute! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks lovely.
DeleteExcellent - she looks great! xx
ReplyDeleteLOL she thinks she's the bees knees!
DeleteLove it, she looks gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteMaria x
Thanks Maria x
DeleteOhhh it is gorgeous! She looks beautiful! Well done for some excellent spotting and stitching!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lu x
DeleteThis is gorgeous, she certainly looks the part too - she'll be rocking full vintage garb before you know it!
ReplyDeleteJem xXx
I'm training her up early! x
DeleteShe looks totally awsome! Love what you did with the dress. Clever! X
ReplyDeleteThank you Alex x
DeleteLoving the cool shades and skirt combo! x
ReplyDeleteWish I could get the shades back off her! x
DeleteWhat a great idea to alter it to fit your daughter! And that's why knowing how to sew is awesome :)
ReplyDeleteWell i'm o expert, but it was easy! x
DeleteShe looks adorable! I love the skirt. What a great makeover of the dress!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jo x
DeleteOhhhh I wish I found things like that in our charity shops - it's all last years Primark round here! Beautiful dress, what a great idea - I really need to do a dressmaking course rather than keep bodging things together. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteWhat do you mean? Bodging is all I do, works alright for me! x
DeleteShe is simply adorable! Love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kim x
ReplyDeleteAw what a gorgeous dress-really love what you did with it. So pretty :)
ReplyDeletewhip up a skirt, wish I had your skills! xx
ReplyDeleteSuch a beautiful dress, and you are SO CLEVER! Sorry I've been absent from Magpie Monday of late, will get back to it soon, don't worry - I've cleared out so much of late it's about time I started stocking up on tat again :)
ReplyDeleteLove the skirt! :)
ReplyDeletelovely dress - it looks fantastic on the cute little girl
ReplyDeleteThat was genius of you. Such a gorgeous dress. I kind of hope that, one day, I'll have a little girl to dress up in cute finds such as this! xx
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