7/24/2012

Undressed in blue



Aside from the beaded inset around the yoke,
she's crafted entirely of dupioni silk ... head to toe, gusset to gusset.

Destined now to be ripped and shredded...

for she's headed to the dye pots.

A lucky thrift store find
and for a mere three dollars and fifty cents,
a most exquisite canvas for some plant magic, wouldn't you say?


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Beyond Layers is having an Instagram-ish week
and todays prompt is something blue...
Alas, there will be no Instagram in my future (no cell phone reception down my driveway)
so I'll be participating in the " -ish " category.
Kim Klassen thinks of everything  ;>]]
Used one effect from Pixlr-o-matic & added 3 layers of Scratchcam.



18 comments:

  1. deanna7treesJuly 24, 2012 at 1:14 PM

    thrift stores are the best. i know you will make some magic happen.

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    1. SweetpeaJuly 25, 2012 at 7:35 AM

      This one benefited the Humane Society....even better :>}}

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  2. ElsJuly 24, 2012 at 1:53 PM

    You were really lucky to find something like that (at that price!!!)
    LOVE the colour that came from the barberry bush (though I HATE it, and won't have it in my garden ... but I know some people ;-) .....)

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    1. SweetpeaJuly 25, 2012 at 7:37 AM

      Good to know people in the right places, eh?! Choose your friends by their plants, HA!
      Dress is not particularly attractive but the fabric was a steal.

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  3. ronnieJuly 24, 2012 at 3:04 PM

    o I wish I could find something like that in our thrift stores! too good!

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    1. SweetpeaJuly 25, 2012 at 7:39 AM

      Doesn't happen too often, ronnie...kinda makes my day when it does.

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  4. PennyJuly 25, 2012 at 5:17 AM

    Hmmm I think some 'thrifting' is in my near future!

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    1. SweetpeaJuly 25, 2012 at 7:41 AM

      Yes, a thoroughly delightful (and of'times rewarding) enterprise...like sleuthing for buried treasure.

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  5. india flintJuly 25, 2012 at 7:11 AM

    am off to one of my favourite today...down on Fillmore :)

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  6. kimBJuly 25, 2012 at 3:19 PM

    Very pretty -- looks like something from the 1940s :)

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    1. SweetpeaJuly 28, 2012 at 1:16 PM

      Might venture a guess more toward the '70's. It isn't a very flattering cut & the beadwork is on the tacky side, with an odd tie thingamagig at the waist in the back. But the color is pretty :>]]
      Thanks for stopping by, Kim.

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  7. stitchinglifeJuly 26, 2012 at 12:26 AM

    Good grief, that's one very lucky find.

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    1. SweetpeaJuly 28, 2012 at 1:18 PM

      'Bout time I got my own lucky strike with silk, huh K?
      Don't have to covet the likes of yours so much!

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  8. Long Ridge FarmJuly 26, 2012 at 7:52 AM

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  9. Long Ridge FarmJuly 26, 2012 at 7:53 AM

    that's a honey of a piece. shred away!

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  10. RobinAugust 2, 2012 at 3:48 PM

    Do you have any thoughts about the dye bath for this one? From your picture (and my monitor) it look like a lovely color... maybe just steam? xoR

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