i got a lil bee in my bonnet today after looking at thrifty/crafty/sewing blogs and took a trip to the woodbury goodwill. that goodwill seems to be made for me. every trip i've taken there, just about every dress i've liked has been in my size or a size i can deal with! that's just crazy talk! i ended up getting 3 dresses, a shirt & 2 books for $20!!
the below dress is originally from old navy and was way too wide for me but i loved the design. and for me to love a piece of gray clothing is kinda absurd :) so it was a must have. plus it was a blue tag day and this was a blug tag item so i got it for $1.49!
i decided to attempt my very first alteration/taking in. a bit scary but this was/is such a simple silhouette/design that i thought it would be a perfect guinea pig for me.
here is the before picture.
and it was a success!! at least so far; we'll see if it holds up in an actual wear. :)
here is the after (with a belt) picture. so much better!!
i ended up taking about 2 inches off each side in the bottom part of the dress and a 1/2 inch at the top. i also had to shorten the straps a bit too. 
this is the shirt i got. it's crocheted!! which is awesome because i was just admiring elsie's crocheted top on her blog today! i would usually put a black shirt underneath but when i was trying this on i had the blue tank underneath and kinda love the 2 colors together. me wearing colors other then black? so absurd :)
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