Showing posts with label i think I may be obsessed with bird print. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 20 March 2012

Hand made painted dress

Okay, fellow bloggers and dear readers, I need your help. I made this navy peter-pan collar dress from this awesome vintage pattern I picked up while thrifting the other day (which only cost me 20c may I add!), and used $2 vintage fabric from the same store, and then hand painted it with little white birds. It turned out a little something like this:





(The pattern I made it from, so 70s, oh yeah! I chopped the sleeves part out though.)

SO that's all very well and good, but here's the problem I'm having, dear readers. It feels unfinished. And I can't figure out what to do with it so I feel like it's "finished". I would love your feedback on this - do you think it needs more birds on the front bodice? Do you think I should paint birds on the back bodice, or leave it as it is? What about a white trim around the peter pan collar? Or should I add pockets? Or buttons?

What I'd also like to know is how you would style this dress!
I really value your opinions and would love to know what you guys think!

Super thanks!

Love, Annika xxx