Yesterday was my birthday and I spent the better part of the day getting ready for dinner out with my husband. Kind of silly since he sees me day in and day out for the last 10 years (almost 8 of those being married to me). But I decided on my birthday I wanted to feel pretty.
The day started off with me working on my dress, followed by a manicure with my husband and breakfast out, then we came back home so I could finish my outfit and get ready. Truth is I had a surprise for him on my birthday. I found the closest Carrabba’s to our house, one of our favorite restaurants that we found while on vacation a few years ago. It’s about an hour away in Boardman, Oh. He never even suspected! 🙂
I thought I’d share my work from yesterday even though I didn’t take pictures of the process due to having a deadline.
First the manicure. My husband picked the color but I like it. Maybe a bit darker than what I would have picked.
Next the dress, it doesn’t fit my model very well because her chest and hips are practically non-existent.
Next the toes. I have a thing for shiny (if you couldn’t tell)!
And a little jewelry to glam it up even more….
I decided I should probably have a purse of some sort to finish off the look with that dress, so I made one from a placemat, with just a snap, thread, and a sew on “gem” to cover the snap.
Last but certainly not least, the SHOES. 🙂
$10 steal from Famous Footwear! I wanted something to wear with them and am so happy I came up with something. Such a good birthday present! New outfit and I got to finally wear my new shoes.
This was one of my presents from my husband, probably by far my favorite in awhile.
I always wanted a bamboo wind-chime just because they are the only ones I like the sound of. The rest just seem to clink and tinkle, not a noise I like to hear, sounds like something breaking.
I hope you have a great day! Keep crafting!
The Stitchstress 