May 11, 2012

I Made a Maxi Dress!

May 11, 2012/ Alesha Sinks

For those of you who have managed to find me on Instagram or Twitter, you may remember this picture of my fabric purchase last week!

Well, I used this SUPER SOFT knit to make a maxi dress!I spent some time pinning different maxi dresses I liked. Then I picked my favorite to copy cat...that was the hard part. But I ended up sticking with my the dress that had inspired me to make my own in the first place. This dress from LaPosh Style costs $45.

I couldn't justify spending that much.

So I made my own...for about $16!

The color is slightly lighter =(

But it is still beautiful!

It is not as gathered in the waist as the example photo. Oops!

It was definitely a challenge to create a dress without a pattern. I started off intending to make a tutorial...and then I made to many mistakes....

Maybe I'll come up with a short one...

Or maybe I'll make another one...

Or maybe one of you will buy the fabric and have me make one for you?

LOL! We'll see if I can figure out a tutorial soon.

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And then I had some fun with PicMonkey... Seriously...airbrushing and adding lip color is

SO MUCH FUN sometimes. =P

I hope you like my dress...I love it! And I love the fact that it covers my bandaged up ankle.

I developed shin splints. =(

Have you bought or made a maxi dress this year? I LOVE them! Post a link to a picture of you in a maxi dress if you want. I'd love to see it!

Be blessed!

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My breath caught as we stepped out onto this sandy little beach on the inter coastal today. I could have just stood there, taking in the beauty, for hours.
It was perfect: soft sand, brilliant blues, trees for shade, boats puttering by, and a gentle breeze. I'm reminded again how grateful I am to live where I do. I love my South Florida home.
And with Easter approaching God is challenging me to dig back in to loving the people, finding myself broken over those in this place who don't know hope and life in Jesus. The more of home the place becomes, the more I tend to loose that heart of brokenness over the broken people in this paradise. Praying that He continues to awake my soul to it again....to be honest, praying that a bit hesitantly and fearfully. Because brokenness is hard and I don't know where it will lead. But I do know it will lead me closer to God's heart and that I do desire.
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Somewhere in here there is a lesson about taking care of my own neat, especially after the super rough morning me and the little one had today.
Somewhere in here there is a reminder about finding time to reset when days are rough, and not being frustrated when it doesn't totally work.
I don't have the words tonight to tease it all out. But I know that despite our crazy rough day, I keep wanting to go snatch my little man out of his bed and cuddle him as he sleeps. Motherhood is a gift.
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There is a lot to do, like so much, but I'm leaning into that peaceful place. I'm thanking God for His goodness, and attempting to take each task, whether cleaning the cabinets, baking two pie crusts, making breakfast for my family, or reading books to my little boy, slowly and joyfully. {Breakfast is overnight oats with frozen mixed berries and coarse chopped walnuts with a green, tropical smoothie}
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I already can't wait to meet our sweet baby and hopefully by the end of this week we will know the babies gender and start picking a name.
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