Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Terri Neggers

Today,  I'm wearing a unique piece of handmade necklace with my dress. (I'm also wearing my trusty Anthropologie tunic over the dress.) The necklace was made by Terry Neggers whose art you can buy here, and whose blog you can visit here.

Here's a closer look ... a piece made with unexpected vintage parts ... all rusty and full of ingrigue.

Many thanks to Terri for stretching outside of her mixed media comfort zone to make this fabulous piece of artwear to support water.org.

Help me bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Cori Dantini Skirt

You. Me. Us. $1550 raised (so far) to bring clean water to the world through water.org.

Today, I'm wearing my dress as a little jacket. What's beneath the dress jacket? Oh ... it looks like an awesome skirt. Let's take a look.

It's a skirt that my seamstress made for me, using the Girls in Bloom fabric panel by amazing artist, Cori Dantini. (I heart Cori.) You can find the panel here. One panel is what my seamstress used to make this skirt. BTW, I asked her to make me a plain pencil skirt with a zipper in the back ... and she took my measurements and then whipped it out like in a day. I call her magician.

I had a hard time shooting the back side, which is also quite amazing. (PS: I shoot these shots while looking at a mirror so the text in the fabric is reversed.) I've paired the skirt with a thick belt and a black cami and linen wrap and some pointy toe pumps.

Help me bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Belinda Fireman Pin

So far, you and I have together raised $1500 for water.org. That means clean, safe water for 60 people. But come on now ... surely we can raise more, right? :)

Today, I layered my dress with one of my favorite cream-and-black camisoles and tied a belt around the waist.

And the accessory I am wearing is a handmade pin by artist and friend, Belinda Fireman. I am a huge fan of Belinda's colorful, audacious artowrk and am thrilled to have her work featured in the upcoming book about visual journaling: Journal It!, which will be released this November. Shop for her work here.

Help bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Chanel Skin Art

Check out my new tattoo.

It's actually a temporary skin art by Chanel that artist Michelle Ward sent me, in support of my fundraiser for Water.org.

They go on like other temporary tattoos ... but this collection by Chanel ... nothing Cracker Jack about them. They're totally hot.

So far, we have together raised $1500 for water.org. That means clean and safe water for 200 people for life.

Help bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Hand-Me-Down Vintage

So far, you and I have together raised $1475 for water.org.
That means clean, safe water for 59 people. Yipee!

This is the outfit that I wore last night to my good friend Kim Caldwell's event ... my attempt to add some va-va-voom to the uniform. :)

I started with a colorful velvet dress that I wore underneath the uniform. It's actually a hand-me-down vintage dress from my friend Tracy Schultz's ultra chic daughter, Erin.

I wore the uniform as an overdress of sorts with a belt. (And boots.) At a certain point in the evening, the belt and uniform did come off ... as the room got hot with all the fun and festivities.

Help bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

 

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Upcycled Soul

Due to your generosity, we have now raised enough money to secure clean and safe water for 58 people through water.org.

And today, I have the pleasure of wearing a custom leather and bling cuff bracelet by the talented Sherri Boyce of Upcycled Soul.

It's a cuff that goes with practically anything, including my uniform.

Help bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Embroidered Doily by Colette Copeland

We are now at $950. That means we have secured clean water for 38 people for life.

And today, I am wearing this beautifully embroidered doily by the lovely Colette Copeland.

Into the top button hole it goes to become a little flower.

That goes so well with the white cotton dress I have underneath.

Let us be grateful for the clean water that is available to us every single day. 

Help bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Cuff by Roben-Marie Smith

This beautiful felted and embellished cuff was made by the talented Roben-Marie Smith.

And here it is with the dress and a little wraparound tank top that I have underneath the dress.

Many thanks to Roben-Marie for supporting Water.org and for sharing her beautiful art with us.

Help bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Brown Dress + Flower Belt

Another movement.
We are at $900. Wowie Zowie.
Through Water.org, we have secured clean water for 36 people for life.

For this outfit, I put on a brown dress from my closet and then wore my black dress with the buttons in the front, and put a white flower belt at the waist. Oh yeah, and my trusty flower shoes that I've had forever.

Help bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.

Project Home Ec Fundraiser for Water.org :: Turtleneck+Jeans+Boots

We are almost at our 20% mark, with the latest movement bringing us to $800 that we have raised.
Through Water.org, we have secured clean water for 32 people.

For this outfit, I'm wearing my dress as a jacket over three classic timeless pieces: the turtleneck, jeans, and boots.

Help bring clean water to the world and help me dress up my dress with your handmade accessory by sponsoring me here.