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Hello! I'm Suzannah, a serious DIYer and mom of two little ones. Follow along with my DIY fixer upper house renovations, sewing and crafty projects, real food recipes, and de-stressing goals.
I believe you can love your home just the way it is, AND have the power to design and make big changes to make it better.
I'm also the author of DIY Wardrobe Makeovers!

How to Wear DIY: Work dress-up


It's always a struggle this time of year, sewing and making clothes that are wearable for the cooler weather.  Cotton sundresses are the easiest for me to make, but they do not work in Oregon year-round.  So I was so excited to pull this work dress out of the closet just recently and add a few interesting pieces, to make it look new and different for this year!

I don't wear black much.  I really don't like it--it feels too severe for my pale skin and my age, I think.  I dunno.  But I do looooove grey.  This heather grey suiting, made up into a structured dress, is super cute to me, but really goes best with black (not as cute to me!).  But I made it work, I think, with this cool vintage gold/pearl/black necklace I have, and some fave "shooties" from JCPenney last winter.  And a cool gold cuff.  I guess if I make the black look less basic, less generic, and treat it like an accent color? then it works for me.

The whole look.  I also love that cardi, despite the fact that it's black--love the preppy contrast detail, and it's lovely merino from Banana Republic (fall 2010--I got it at Goodwill for $5).

Necklace: Vintage. Scarf: JCPenney, great deal. Sweater: Banana Republic via Goodwill.
Cuff: Forever 21: Watch: American Eagle. Belt: Charlotte Russe. Dress: DIY!


I love feeling pulled-together for work, in something that I made!

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