Merry and Bright on Easter

I hope everyone had a lovely Easter! I spent mine with family and a dear new friend, and had a wonderful day. There was a great Sunday service, lots of yummy food, some music, and a walk to the local graveyard. (Yes, we are a weird family. We bond over visiting my deceased grandfather's stone, and usually take a few pictures. Now you know our deep, dark secrets.)

 One of my favorite things about the holiday (after the obvious: Christ is risen! Whahoo!) is how it makes me feel that spring is truly on its way at last.

My beloved spoke, and said to me, 

"Rise up, my love, my fair one, and come away. 

For lo, the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. 

The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, 

And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land."

- Song of Solomon 2:10-12 

Picking out something for Easter is always exhilarating. (One of the things that makes me feel like the seasons are finally changing is spring-y clothes.)  I gave up wearing pastels a few years ago (they just don't suit me), but I still like to wear something cheerful and colorful. With nude platform heels alá Kate Middleton, of course.

What I'm Wearing:

• Cardigan by MERONA - thrifted
• Tank by VINCE - thrifted
• Skirt - was a dress, refashioned by yours truly
• Shoes by GUESS - from Marshalls
• Belt, Bracelet - hand-me-downs
• Necklace - thrifted
• Earrings - made by me

This is the most painful pair of shoes I own. I usually pride myself on feeling comfortable in high heels, but I've met my match in these ones. It's not the height that makes them hurt, but the lack of support. Fortunately, they cost me less than a dollar after I'd used my gift card. (And here's a secret... they were the last ones on the shelf and are actually two different sizes! 9.5 on the left and 10 on the right.)

I have no idea where the belt or the bracelet came from (we get so many random bags of clothes from people, which I love) but they've become my favorites.

(And that's a lyric from a Rebecca St. James song that I wrote on my arm with a sharpie.)

So, the skirt was originally a dress, and I didn't like the style. But I loved the color. So I decided to cut the top off, fold the waistband down, take in the sides, and make it a skirt. And I love how it came out. 

(Hopefully from the pictures shown above you can get a vague idea of how I did it. I've actually used this "dress to skirt" technique on a couple of other pieces recently... I'll get a tutorial up sometime!) 

 How was your Easter Sunday spent? And what did you wear? (If you posted photos on your blog, please share the link!)

It's fun to be back at this again.

-Amanda

Photos by Lydia Flynn