Dresses

Hi Everyone!

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Here it is… the Erdem copycat in person!

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I finally had a minute to get a picture taken. The dress turned out great, but like I said, “Now I need a place to wear it!”

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Things are finally settling in to a new shade of normal around here. I just love my new digs!
Here are a few pictures to share:

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My right corner of creative heaven!

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My left corner of creative heaven

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The beautiful little Degrazia sewing girl who was given to me by my mother, who has her own little corner in heaven. Miss you Mom:)

As always, I would love to hear from you! I am hoping to be back on a regular posting schedule now:)

‘Til later

Love ya,

Mary

Hi Everyone!

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Finally, my room is set up to work and I have been able to finish the Erdem copycat I promised you. I will not have time to take pictures modeling it until the end of the week though. Even after three weeks I still continue to play catch-up! Moving is a terribly taxing process and I am so glad we are seeing the finish line.

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Just to refresh your memory, here is the Erdem original:

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Here is my version:

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How did I do it? I couldn’t believe my luck when I found this reptile print silk basic dress at Goodwill for $7.99. In addition, I have been holding onto this lace for years. To be honest over 20 years. It was the same lace that I used for my wedding dress! The only other thing I added was a metal zipper on the back! Here it is, step by step:

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1) Add 2 strips of lace in the center front matching on both sides. This was a lot harder than it looks. I had to do it 2 or 3 times before it lay down correctly. Even then, I was dismayed to see that the original dress was not cut symmetrically using the print. Even the neckline was slightly lower on one side. Nothing is more frustrating but I worked with it. Grrrr!

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2) I took a perfectly good hidden zipper and tore it out. The back had to be a metal zipper sewn on the top just like the original, otherwise the lace on the front does not make sense.

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3) I also took up the hem 1 inch and scaled the body down from a size 10 to a size 8.

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Did I hit it? I just need a place to wear it!!! Someone has to get married, baptized whatever! Remember I will wear it later this week.

‘Til Later.

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Love Ya!

Mary