Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Gearing up for spring, fantastic finds of the day

Today is a perfectly stormy spring day.  I decided to go to the local charity shop and see what they had to offer.  This particular place is one of my favorites in the area, a place I have found many treasures and today was no exception.  The best thing about Community Thrift is that they donate to many different charities, when you donate your goods you can choose from a list of hundreds of great causes.   Being that it's raining today made for a great thrifting experience.  There were not many people out and the selection was spectacular.   

 My search for the perfect cream crochet dress is finally over.  I have been looking for months, all over the place, from online to vintage stores.  The ones I have found were always too long and too expensive.  This one is short, fits perfectly and has gold threads mixed in. The best thing is, besides needing a few simple repairs, it's in great condition. The thrifting gods were most definitely aligned today, just another reason to believe that the world is on my side.  Have I mentioned I am reading "Pronoia the Antidote for Paranoia"  By Rob Brezsny, a great positive book, I highly recommend it. 

I've also been on the hunt for some more summer dresses as the one I have been wearing constantly,  needs some company.  Today, I also found this long vintage dress from the 60's, it has a great fit in the waist and the colors and print are very pretty.  I also really adore the little pocket details and the exposed zipper down the front, metal of corse (a sign of the age of the garment).  The problem was the length and the sleeves.  As soon as I got home I grabbed the scissors and got to work.  I took a seam ripper to the sleeves,  cut a about a foot off the length and took in the sides in at my bust. The finished project is perfect,  I can't wait until this weather clears up to wear it.  It might just be my Easter dress, weather permitting!


Finally a crochet dress!

Before the alterations
























Walllah......perfect!

3 comments:

Panty Buns said...

Ooh, I love that crochet dress! there are so may ways to wear one of those depending on one's mood, the occasion and temperature. I can imagine it with a puff sleeve blouse, or being a little risque and letting some fancy lingerie show through - so many possibilities. I like the tie waist too.

Missa said...

The crochet dress is adorable, congrats on finally finding one, I love it when the thrift stars align like that! I also LOVE the way you altered the other dress, so cute!

Missa said...

Oh yeah, and thankyou for sharing the pics of your boyfriend's family's dress. It's incredibly stunning, what a treasure!