A Different Kind of Easter
Happy Belated Easter everyone….I’m only posting these 2 1/2 weeks late, but better late than never!
It’s been a very strange year so far, I’m sure we can all agree, but the hardest part for me so far was Easter Sunday. We woke up bright and early… and then weren’t able to leave the house to go to church. To be honest, I debated whether to dress up in my traditional Easter dress and bonnet or not. I’m so glad that I decided to after all: even if only my family (and now you) saw me dressed up, it really did make the day more special.
It’s been a busy April. I ended up having to move-again- right before Easter weekend, so even though I wanted something fresh and new to wear, I wasn’t sure whether I was going to have the time to make something. In the end, I was able to grab a bit time to refashion an old dress into a new wrap skirt just in time for Easter!
I made the dress about… 7 years ago? You can see it here. It was Butterick 4790 and it was never a very good dress, since it’s not a very good pattern. It’s made to wrap from back to front, but the overskirt of the dress is heavy compared to the underskirt, so it had an awful tendency to pull from the shoulders and for the fabric to catch on the underskirt making it crawl up. I did love the look of the dress and the fabric it was made of but, even though I did wear it quite a lot, it really wasn’t the most fun while wearing.
While looking through my closet a few weeks ago, I saw the dress and started thinking about how I could reinvent it. After a few hours of unpicking, cutting and reassembling- I had a new circle skirt! Paired with a cream lace blouse, navy peep toes, my new botanical necklace by Pressed Wishes and a vintage straw boater, it was the perfect festive Spring outfit.
I’ve already worn this skirt several times since then, that I am thinking about adding another in this style to my wardrobe- the only difficulty is that the fabric stores are closed. Maybe I can find something in my stash that would work….? I’ve got so many plans for sewing projects, now that I’ve got some more free time, but we’ll see how many of those plans end up coming to fruition. I don’t always have the best track record- remember the “made one” of my #makenine challenge? And in case you’re wondering, I haven’t sewed any more of the things on that list…. đ
I’ve been wanting to take some pictures with our chickens (my mom’s chickens, rather) for quite a while, but the weather has only just started warming up in the past couple of weeks. You can tell that the chickens really don’t care about me: while we were taking these pictures, they kept wandering away since I had no treats for them. At least we got a few photos with them in the frame! And what better friends to include in an Easter post than your flock of chickens with their pretty speckled eggs?
How was your Easter this year? And how have you been doing these past couple of months? Have you been dressing up for special occasions or everyday events even though things are all topsy-turvy right now? And have you been finding any time for extra sewing/crafting/other assorted hobbies?
April 29, 2020 @ 12:05 pm
These photos are so incredibly calming for some reason. I hope that taking them was just as dreamy as they look!!
xoxo
-Janey
May 7, 2020 @ 10:11 pm
Thank-you so much! Alas not as dreamy as it looks, since the ground was still quite soggy from the melting snow and I managed to step right into an icy puddle!
May 4, 2020 @ 1:17 pm
I really like how you turned an old dress into a new and more wearable garment, that is absolutely the ‘make do and mend’ spirit that I’m pleased to see so many people embrace at the moment. Did your church do a virtual Easter service instead? That’s what a lot of places here have been doing. I loving the chicken photos! Stay safe and sane x
May 7, 2020 @ 10:15 pm
Thank-you so much!
It’s so wonderful to see how people have been returning to frugality and making do and mending during these tough times, isn’t it?
We have been doing online services since the quarantines started, but it really doesn’t take the place of fellowshipping together in person. I never before realized how much we take for granted every day- human touch, chatting amiably with strangers while out shopping or walking down the street, going out freely without feeling guilty, wandering the aisles aimlessly at the grocery store…it’s definitely been a difficult past few months.
I hope you are keeping well too! â¤ď¸