girls' tulle skirt and modestifying a short dress

i have two happy news.  i was featured in a great craft blog called u-create and i made it to the top 10 knock-off contest.  to be honest when i looked at the other top 9, my exact thoughts were, "oh crap! the other ones are so good and mine sucks!" i felt a little embarrassed i'm not gonna lie! haha, don't worry i'm not sad by any means, i was just in awe at how amazing the other 9 were and how much time they'd spent on their projects while mine took like an hr.  i kept thinking what other project i could've submitted instead but what's done is done and i'm honored to be in the top 10.  and the winner gets chosen by votes but i'm not asking you to vote for me, i know i won't make it, i just want you to check out the other 9, you will be blown away! i think my favorites are the wedding dress and the BCBG dress.

for this week's DIY, i made two things.
 i made a tulle ruffle skirt for my girl and modestified a short dress.

she's been wearing these necklaces everyday.

i wish i could say the same about the skirt but she doesn't like it actually

because she says, "it doesn't spin around like a princess."  :(

on to my 2nd project

before the dress was modestified and before the mirror was cleaned. ;)

 bought fabric from joann's
(i didn't have the dress with me (which i don't recommend) so i just bought it hoping it was the same color and i was lucky enough to have it be the same exact fabric and color!)

1. unpick the seams on the bottom of the skirt.  

2. lay the fabric on top of the dress so the ends meet.  

the right side of the dress and the right side of the fabric are together.

3. sew the ends together all the way around the bottom of the skirt. 

4. pull the sewed fabric down and hem the bottom of the newly-length dress.

after:

i recommend ironing it too which i didn't do(i hate ironing!).
it would flatten the hem and make it less noticeable i think.

and i paired it with red lips, leopard heels and a bracelet and
wore this to a valentine's dance this past saturday.

happy valentine's day everyone!

♥♥♥

project budget: very low priced

estimated time: 15 mins.

level: beginner