Upcycle denim skirt to festive (blossom) skirt

Happy holidays everyone!

Today is the 2nd Christmas Day where I live,  but I know the day after Christmas isn't celebrated everywhere. So whether you're celebrating Santo Stefano, 2nd Christmas day, Boxing day or having a nice 'normal' day, I wish you happy holidays and here's some extra festive inspiration: I upcycled this plain denim skirt with denim and (silver) sewn branches. In my head I saw branches with blossom but it seems I skipped the flowers and it's just branches and small leafs. But I think you grasp the concept:). 

Official design:)

The plan was to cut the main branch out of denim fabric, so I went to the thrift store and found the perfect jeans for only €4. I wanted to embroider or sew the smaller branches with silver thread, that would make them look more delicate...

...and, hopefully, more festive! A good thing I'd drawn the design of the smaller branches beforehand, since it was a real challenge to sew the smalle and round shapes of the leaves.
 

The small branches were sewn with silver thread

Fraying the branch made all the difference!

To bring the branch more to life I frayed it with the seam ripper, which was actually a fun thing to do, destroying something and at the same time creating a beautiful effect!

Find out about a small surprise I left on the back peace (or if you're interested in more details) on vermaakster.blogspot.com!