Restyle: Necklace, always a bridesmaid, never a bride

So I have been in 60,000 weddings, give or take.  Sometimes, accessories are picked for me, sometimes I get free reign.  For my dear friend Shannon, I get to pick.  Our dresses are a very light silver, and she is obsessed with Jane Austen.  I am not.  Lace and all that stuff is pretty, I will never turn down a good lace (I use it frequently when making garters), but it's a little too romantic and that's just not me.  My original thought for jewelry was to make a necklace out of metal washers and ribbon.  Then I did a little reality check with myself and decided that this is Shannon's wedding, not Erin's (because honestly, that's not going to happen anytime soon), and I should go with her aesthetic.

So, I bought this pearl bobble necklace at World Market, then weaved some lace through it.  Tied a nice little bow, and look at that, Jane Austen is rolling over in her grave!

Just for funsies, here is my version of the closet from 27 dresses (this includes the dresses from last year and this year...I've managed to get rid of others).

Restyle! Silk Hearts Dress

Remember this dress?  What a disaster!

Not only did it have shoulder pads, the sleeves were some awful Designing Women inspired tents. Awful.  Since it is a beautiful sunshiney day in Seattle (we have approximately 5 a year), I set up shop on the deck.

With my Pandora blaring for the neighbors, I got to work.  First, I ditched the shoulder pads.  Then I cut the sleeves.  Have you ever sewn silk?  It's like cutting through butter.  So amazing.  I tried it on, and it was a little too long, so I hemmed it up, and waa laa! A beautiful dress.
I then threw it on, and took my new hot dress to the coffee shop so that I could pose for a picture against a fence, like every other trendy blogger.  This thing is really coming along.
Speaking of this blog, I am going to take a little bit of a more serious approach to it. Not necessarily in my tone, or content, but writing for it like it is my job.  I've got some great ideas about weekly features, and hopefully it will really come into it's own and keep me sane during the school year.
This is the first of the feature "Restyle: Change Your Wardrobe"
So, let me know what you think. Oh, and here is the aforementioned classic blog pose: