project: spring hipster dress

First blog of the new year! It only took two months (though I guarantee you that I have been working on enough projects that could fill an entire months worth of blog posts). I wasn't keeping a list of all my projects these past two months, and missed out on taking some pictures, so we're going to start with the most recent one.


I visited my BFF in LA last month, and we went to the International House of Silk and Woolens for a quick look around. The weather was so perfect, I had spring on my mind. I purchased two different printed cottons for myself, and one for Tammie (future post to come).

When I saw this first print, I knew exactly what I wanted to pair it with to make a Wicker Park spring dress. Remember those Grounded Earth tote bags from back in December? Yeah, that leftover fabric!


I finally had a free moment a few weeks ago to whip up the top pattern (armhole princess lines were used) and the skirt was gathered (but included pockets!). Since the denim top has some stretch in it, there was a little challenge in getting the bust curve seams to lay flat. But it fits! Looks super cute! And I just ordered a pair of black Toms - sounds like the perfect Urban Outfitters ad!


playlist: spring hipster dress

1. "can't stay awake" - cloud nothings
2. "only one" - smith westerns
3. "die" - iron and wine
4. "dusted" - no age
5. "adventures in solitude" - the new pornographers
6. "jumping fences" - the olivia tremor control
7. "loro" - pinback
8. "south carolina" - tennis
9. "green eyes" - wavves