35 in 31 Challenge: Day 1-3

Day 1: Project 1

The Floral Romper

I actually bought this as a really long matronly dress from Goodwill YEARS ago, because the fabric matched these shoes almost perfectly. At first I figured I'd make it into a different type of dress, but once I got started I knew it'd have to be a romper. I actually started this project about a year or two ago and had done a little bit of it here and there, but I knew it was time I finally finished it and let it become an important staple in my summer wardrobe.
See?? Practically identical...

 Day 2: Project 2

The Wonky-Sleeved Violet Blouse 

This is most likely the least interesting project on the list. I thought I finished this months ago but the sleeves were still all crazy weird and I had to do a little altering for them to fit right. I can't wait to wear this in the winter (the fabric is SO warm) with maybe a black high-waisted circle skirt and tights. Plus I love the color!

Day 3: Project 3

The Wonky Padding-Pink Lace Dress

Ok so this one isn't that exciting either. Haha. I got this from a cousin's yard sale for an 80's dance in high school. (I was full on Pat Benatar, and probably the only one who dressed up for that dumb dance haha) Anyway! After I washed it the light padding in the top got all crazy scrunched and basically it looked like I was smuggling hamsters in my dress. So I figured I'd finally take the top apart and sew the padding in correctly. (I would have just left it out altogether, I'm not a huge fan of padding in dress tops, but the dress wouldn't stay up otherwise haha)

Today is Day 4 so I am off to figure out which projects are next! Hope you're all having lovely weekends!
(Also, don't forget to go "like" Adventures of a Vintage Hippo on facebook to get all the behind the scenes info on the challenge!)

The Biggest Challenge of All

35 Projects in 31 Days.

That is the insane challenge I have inflicted upon myself.

(This is an old picture, some of these are already finished and some aren't in this photo)

If you read my last post you know that I've been feeling really inspired lately, but I really don't want to start on any brand new projects when I have so many already started and unfinished. So this is how I'm going to challenge myself to keep motivated. I've always felt that I work best under pressure, and knowing that I have followers to hold me accountable to this challenge, I feel I can actually get alot done.
I decided to count the 31 days backward from my last day of summer break (today is day 3), which is a great start seeing as how I already finished two of the projects in the past two days. Also! I created a facebook page for this blog, so if you're interested in following the challenge as it happens or wanna show some support for my insanity, just go give it a "like"! *EDIT* I'm officially www.facebook.com/adventuresofavintagehippo!

All of the lovely comments on my last post really mean alot and they keep me that much more motivated. Thank you to all of my old and new followers, you are amazingly supportive people who have made this blogging experience a fantastic one.