Butt Ugly To Fru Fru Vest

 

A Test to My Creative Abilities Finished!

 

A friend of mine that does the vintage market circuit
is setting up her booth at Rennigers this weekend for the
Rennigers Extravaganza.

 

At the one last month, she ask me to take this
construction vest or whatever you call it
and fru fru it up for her. She wanted
ruffles on the bottom and fabric ties for the side,
and then what ever else I could come up with to make it,
"fru fru?"
 

I said sure! That was until I got it home and tried to

think of what I could do to it to make it pretty.
It was then I realized
 

"THIS THING WAS BUTT UGLY....
AND I DON'T HAVE A PRAYER!!"

 

WHAT WAS I THINKING!!!

 

 

SEE WHAT I MEAN!!!!

 

It's Florescent!!!

 

I don't understand why she just doesn't go with a

pretty vintage apron or something prettier than this

gosh awful thing!  Oh well I said I would do it!

 

Three weeks have passed and I look at it and keep trying

to think what in the world can I do to this to make it pretty!

 

I hit the fabric stores trying to find anything that I could use

for the ruffles and that was a Pure BUST!

Nothing would go with this not even any prints...

Everything just clashed with it!

 

The ladies at JoAnns Fabric's asked if I needed help....

once I told them what I was trying to do and find,

they all looked at me with blank looks on their faces

looked at the vest and said, "Good Luck with THAT!"

And then they laughed....well so did I!

 

My last resort was using black fabric, but then all I could

see in my mind was a pumpkin lol!

I didn't want her to look like a Halloween character,

so my mind just keeps running a mile a minute.

 

I was ready to throw in the towel.....one of my friends

said, "Tell her your dog ate it lol!" I was tempted I'll tell ya!

 

Well I finally had a vision so I set out to do it!

Then along the way I changed it because I couldn't

stand that florescent orange staring at me.

 

So.....I got my paints out and painted it white on the

front and back. You can still see a bit of the orange

but not much, that was good!

 

I cut off the Velcro straps, then cut the front of the vest off

at the bottom so it was even with the back. Then I got this

brainstorm of covering it with some vintage lace that I cut

from an old vintage tablecloth. I got out my Modge Podge

and adhered the lace to the vest. So far not to bad!

 

She wanted raw edges on everything so I ripped

black strips of fabric for ties on the side. I found some

pre-ruffled chiffon strips at the fabric store and

thought hey!!!.....

that saves me from making ruffles!

I also found some black lace with some bling...

PERFECT!

 

I made a rolled rose flower and stuck some bling on that,

then added some lace strips and a round of lace behind the

rose and tacked it on.....

AND.....WALA!!!  DONE!

 

AND....It doesn't look like a pumpkin! HA!!

 

 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 



 

 

 

 

 

It looks Parisian!

Totally different look from what I first envisioned!

 

My hubby was shocked when he saw the finished product....

so was I hehe!

 

He loved it and was just amazed......

I did to and so was I!

 

Well I think it looks so much better....

and it does have a fru fru look!

 

This was actually more fun than I thought it was going to be lol!

 

So now I'm on my way to help her set up her booth and

deliver her vest. Hope she likes it!

Butt Ugly isn't Ugly anymore!

 

See ya all later! Wish me Luck that she will like it! :)

And oh my gosh it is stinkin raining out....

this is so not going to be fun setting upthat booth!

We are going to get soaked and it's chilly to boot! YUK!!

Why do I always get myself into these things!

 

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Love, Hugs, and Blessings to You!

Debi