Coming Up Roses

Well actually, everything (on the larger scale) is pretty darn terrible out there. More reason than ever to take time to stop and appreciate something as fragile and beautiful as a summer rose. Oh USA, when will you finally get it together?

Lets talk about pink again instead. As I was dying my hair over the faded auburn sort of shade I had going on, I knew it wasn't going to turn out bright pink but it is still a bit darker than I would have liked as it almost just looks plain burgundy now! Oh well, perhaps after I wash it a few times it will fade into something a bit more raspberry and if not I'll just dye over it again something more flattering to my coloring...like dark purple ;)

If you remember from my post covering my planned summer sewing projects you will recall that I was originally planning on giving this dress a sarong style skirt. In the end I just couldn't figure out how to do it with there being two layers! The skirt had to be lined, the rose print fabric is quite sheer, but I couldn't engineer a way to do the lining that I liked. So instead this dress got a regular old A-line shaped skirt! It was quicker that way at least, and I do like a fast project. The fabric was a great bargain find, but the sheer cotton was a bit fragile to work with. Now that it is all together I am still really happy with how it came out <3

I have another floral project on my sewing table for this upcoming weekend. I'll keep up the florals for now until fall arrives, then it's back to my beloved plaids and lovely wool tweeds :)

Dress: Made by me
Shoes: Royal Vintage Shoes
Handbag, Gloves, & Jewelry: Vintage
Belt: Banana Republic