Cissy's Picnic Outfit

I found this outfit a long time back in a thrift store.

It is handmade 1950s vintage, a yellow blouse and print skirt.

Here is Cissy wearing this ensemble not long after I found her.

It's a little blah, so I wondered what I could do to freshen it up?

First thing I did was make some new shoes.

The heels are made from regular corks I got at the craft store.

I sanded them to the correct shape.

I cut out some cardboard soles and some ribbon about 1.25".

Then I cut out some felt the same size as the soles.

First I hot-glued the soles to the heels.

I forgot the photo, but next I glued the 

ribbon to the top of the cardboard sole.

Next I glued the felt so the ribbon is between the sole and the felt.

I added some ribbon roses to finish.

After the shoes were done, I sewed new buttons 

on the blouse and made a matching belt.

Notice how the buttons are sewn in a flower bud pattern.

I was going to make a hat for this outfit, 

then I remembered how ladies wore a scarf

for casual occasions.

Here is the whole outfit,

I made Cissy a fuller crinoline for her skirt.

 

The scarf is very sweet.

It's hard to get a good shot that shows her new shoes!

 Cissy is all ready for a picnic!