Ok ok ok ok ok ok so you were all waiting on the edge of your seats for this post right? I’ve received a surprising number of messages from you all desperate to know what I did… well here it is!
But as I awoke I came up with a brilliant idea!
So I put on my favorite outfit and headed off to the shops with James to use my $10 voucher on what I needed….
I went everywhere looking for what I wanted. I visited Kmart and Target but there was nothing in my price range *_* I consoled myself with yummy pancakes filled with caramel… 
But alas I couldn’t find it… so after a long day shopping we went home for a nap. I was very disheartened but James convinced me to try again and visit Coles later that night… also we didn’t have any food in the house and needed to find something for dinner but that’s beside the point!
Lo and behold I got exactly what I needed! 
I bet you’re all about to burst from holding your breath about what I bought… TAADAAA!!
2 pink flannelet pillow cases and 1 cream scarf. Wait not what you expected? Well keep reading!
And it even came to $9.98 so I have 2 more cents to spend at Coles XD
Now let’s get to work… I took everything up to my sewing room and unpicked all of the seams in the pillow cases. Now I have 2 large pieces of pink fabric and 1 cream scarf.
I made up a pattern and cut up the pieces. I made sure to keep all of the scraps in case I need them later. 
I gathered and sewed the skirt piece onto the cream belt and pink bodice, I overlocked each seam to make it cleaner and more hard wearing.
Then I found a piece of lace and finished the bottom seams. I gathered the top of the bodice to make a sweetheart neckline. 
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I have been in love with all of the 50′s inspired boat neck dresses Jesus Diamante have been coming out with lately so I made my own interpretation with the remaining pieces of the scarf…
I used the fringe ends of the scarf and a scrap of pillow case to make a little pin as an accessory… And TAADAA! I turned $9.98 worth of pillow cases and scarf into a dress!
I bet you all want to see what it looks like on right? It sure isn’t “One Size Fits All” anymore!
Add some beautiful accessories and you’ve got a pretty Hime style summer dress!
I wore it to James’ family lunch yesterday and it was a big hit! I got many compliments even before they all knew what it was made from ^_^
We took all the chairs and tables outside in their garden to have a delicious feast! Very French and perfect for summer. 
The garden was the perfect backdrop for some photos, everything was so green!
James keeps his classic 1963 Valiant Regal car at his parent’s house because there is no room for it in our place! I’ll post some proper photos of it another day because it’s really pretty, but the star of today’s post is my dress!
Before lunch was ready James and I played around in the garden and took some photos, there were lots of gross bugs everywhere! You can’t really tell in this photo but I’m standing on a stump which is very unstable! Don’t get the dress dirty it’s so expensive I might not be about to afford to replace it!!! ;)
I decided that this was the perfect garden party dress! I have to say I’m very happy with how it turned out :D
Say hello to everyone guys! 
This was desert and boy was it yummy!
And so that is the story of how I turned $10 at Coles into some pillow cases and a scarf and then into a cute dress ^_^
What do you think? Pretty close but with my own spin? For the record I know that brand replica’s are illegal and morally wrong, this is merely my own spin on the fashions that inspire me!
Jesus Diamante (Probably around$700) and me ($9.98)
Nuffnang! Please give me the $100 voucher and fill up the rest of my wardrobe!
Creative right? :P
So what do you guys think?
P.s. Anyone who wants to nominate me for the Nuffnang blogger awards is full of win and awesome and I’ll love you forever!
Hope you enjoyed the mini Hime Gyaru tutorial ;)
One night I was busy dreaming about how much I love clothes that make me feel like a princess. I love Hime Gyaru fashion and most of all I love Jesus Diamante clothing… but it’s notoriously expensive ;_; Dresses can cost as much as $1000 which a poor little graphic designer like me just can’t afford…
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OMG!! that is amazing!! who knew you could turn 2 pillow cases and a scarf into such a lovely dress!! you go girl!!
ヴァイオレットひめ！！
WOOOOW!!! You are a genius princess!! The dress is super super cute（≧∀≦） Well Done!!
I love all of your photos especially the one at the poolside(^-^) You are such a beautiful model!!
Big Kisses to my talented Princess sister(^3^)/☆
SERIOUSLY Major effort! Well done! We knew it would be good… but WOW. Well done Violet – stay tuned for the results.
:) the Nuffnang Team
totally awesome!!
now i wonder how I'm going to spend my $10!! eeep!
omigod! You can sew so goood!
I envy you!
I can't sew at all!
It's not fair :< I cannot have gothic lolita clothes
;((((
That is absolutely amazing. So creative! I would've never thought of something like that. I tried to nominate you, but I am from the US… I'm don't think I can. :-(
Julee- XD Thanks so much for nominating me btw! Heehee I had fun making this dress! More competitions!
みにいひめ！ Aw I love all of the beautiful comments you leave for me <3 The photo at the pool is my favorite too! James took lots there so I have almost an album full heehee ^_^ Wish me luck in the competition. Kisses and hugs princess sister!
Candice- :D :D :D I'm so glad you like it! Ah you guys are awesome, I can't wait to see everyone else's entries!
Iron Chef Shellie- Aww thanks fellow Nuffnanger! I'm looking forward to seeing everyone else' entries!
Aralka- ^_^ I'm glad you like it! Aww you should learn to sew, it's not really that hard! I used to suck and I even failed my sewing classes at school but I just practiced and now it's second nature!
Stargirl- Aww thanks so much for trying to nominate me even if it didn't work! I really appreciate it and you are full of win and awesome anyway! <3
Hey! Such a Creative post!
Good luck ;)
Best $10 spend!
You should win the nuffnang comp. :)
OMG you are so talented Violet!! That looks amazing – reallly it does. I would be surprised if you didn't win this.
I am going to see if I can click on the link and vote for you now :)
Wow you are so talented and creative! I love your new dress, would never know it was 9.98 lol. I hope you win the $100 gift card!
That lunch outside looked really great as well, so pretty outside. ^^
Mizzsharon- Thanks very much!
SK- Aww thanks :)
Brooke- :D you are such a sweetie Brooke! Thank you so much for trying to nominate me!
Kae- Heehee thanks! I was slightly worried that it would be obviously a pillow case etc but I think I chose decent enough fabric to make it an ok quality dress! Omg the outside lunch was deeeelicious! They have a massive back yard so it's perfect for that sort of thing!
Wow, you should win after that one! The dress is stunning ;)
OMG!!!! u r so amazing
i seriously adore your skills
u r so creative and sooo smart
wow, and your dress, is prettier than the other girls dress
your so pretty :D
AHY- Here's hoping hahaha ^_^ Thanks for stopping by!
Emily- Aww you are much too kind! I'm really glad you like the dress ^_^ All this flattery is going to give me a big head XD
Gorgeous project. That is excellently creative idea for a dress! Princess Keiko better watch out before you steal all of her fans.
That is absolutely, over-the-top amazing work! I know I, for one, could never pull anything like that off, because I so lack the creativity to see one thing and figure out how to make it completely different!
Best of luck to you :)
Aw, very cute! I was going to make a rubbish bag dress but I've already done that haha!
I ended up making headbands and necklaces.
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Lady Kristen- Heehee I don't think I'm much of a threat to Princess Keiko! In fact I think maybe only 4 people including you and me who read this blog know who she is! XD
Nivipa- Aww thanks! I bet you could totally make one, it's super easy! And you are too creative, look at your blog I love all your nail posts! Thanks so much for your good wishes <3
Angela- XD I bet a rubbish bag dress would have been cute! I'm going to go take a look at your necklaces now!
That dress is beautiful! I too adore the boatnecks that are common to vintage dresses. And I absolutely love cream and pink together,it goes wonderfully with your hair and complexion!
Thank you for the lovely post, you never fail to make me smile :D
Princess Miya- I just love that style of boat neck dresses too. Your lovely comment has made my day! <3
ah that is AWESOME!
Fashion Court- Aww thanks! And thanks for stopping by :D
Holy bovine! I will never look at pillowcases the same again! You have some serious skills!
Awesome!
Great blog! Can't wait to read more!
Gnomeangel- Thanks for stopping by! I'm sure pillow case makers everywhere will be busting down my door soon for sponsorships XD Btw good luck with your Nuffnang hiring campaign if you get in you'll have to get me a job there too!
Wow, you were able to create all of that for under $10! That is amazing…great writing as well.
AdamHCD- Aww thanks :) I can't wait to work with you guys!
Well done! I'm really, really impressed. I saw your post well before I started on mine, and it sure set the bar quite high!
Enoch Lau- Thanks, haha there was a lot of hot competition! I didn't actually think I had a chance ^_^
You are a nuffnang aren't you
Hey! I want to tell you that you're really really creative!!! I can't imagine anyone who could've beaten your creativity haha! keep up the good work!
-pauline.
Pauline- Aww thanks very much for your comment! Hahaha I'll try to keep it up XD Thanks for stopping by!
Cute dress! Also, it’s not illegal to make a replica of a dress if it’s just for yourself. If you are selling replica’s, then it’s illegal. So you didn’t do anything wrong.
Thank you ^_^ While I agree it may not be illegal to make a replica just for yourself there are still great debates over whether it’s morally wrong to steal someone else’s design. That’s definitely a debate for someone else though, I’m just happy to enjoy my dress heehee ^_^
OMG! Violet that is just…de-lovely!!! I’m deffo gonna have a go.
I think your creation is actually 10 x more fabulous than that Jesus Diamante dress. Honest!
Aww thank you so much Kat! I can’t wait to see how yours turns out!
Violet, um…could you do a tutorial on how to make this dress please! If it’s not too much trouble.
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Hahaha I’ll add it to my list of posts to do, thought something this complicated might be a bit hard as the pattern would be different for everyone. I’ll definitely give it a go thought ^_^
Eeep, It’s gorgeous…
You Inspire me~♥
Aww I’m so happy to inspire you! I hope you make something lovely, do show me if you do!
This is a really good idea!
Gosh! you’re creative and the dress screams SWEET!! =)
You make it look SO easy!!
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Aww thanks so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed the post!
Wow… just wow.
I hope you read this comment… you are a genius!
I came here searching for a pompom hairtie tutorial, then got captured by your amazing creativity… started reading *all* of your blog posts and came across this *.* it super-inspirational!
This is a slap in the face for all those times I feel like crafting but I find excuses like “aaah I’d like to make -insertrandomcraft- but I don’t have the materials I need!”, so I end with making nothing at all.
Violet, thank you so much for sharing your creativeness, thank you for inspiring me… Thank you so much, you just opened my mind!
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Aww! Thank you Maya, that’s so nice of you to say!! I hope it inspires you to make something :D
Wonderful job on the task!!! So did you win? You should have…you did a fantastic job, everything looks great!
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I did win actually :) Thank you very much!
Seriously you really done a great job… I wonder if you won or not?
Great story
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I did win :)
This is so beautiful, I can’t believe it’s made from pillowcases and a scarf! You’re so talented! ^__^
Haha it was a really fun project, thank you!