Upcycled J.Crew Dress with French Lace

Hello, fellow refashioners! This is my first post as a co-op member: a simple refashion that puts a romantic twist on an otherwise casual salmon J.Crew dress. One of my favorite color combinations is navy and salmon, so when I found a remnant of gorgeous navy French lace at Britex Fabrics, I knew just where to put it. 

Before

The process itself was pretty simple: I just used a pair of embroidery scissors to cut the floral shapes out of the lace, then hand-sewed them on to the dress using navy thread. This took about three hours total, and I used a dress form while sewing to ensure that I was honoring my --ahem-- curves in the process.

In progress: French lace is pinned on to dress using  a dress form 

And the final product...

For more details and a tutorial on creating the earrings, check out my original post here.