7/24/2012

Undressed in blue

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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    1. 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. Good grief, that's one very lucky find.

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

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  10. 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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