Happy St. Patty's! How about a festive dress?

Happy St. Patty's! How about a festive dress?

• 3.15.2011

This week on Adventures with Sweetie Pie Bakery, Jessi shares her festive St. Patrick's Day date night dress--for all of us out there who don't want to be pinched this Thursday! ;)

Maybe you haven't heard, but we take St. Patty's Day very seriously here in Chicago. So serious that we like to dye our rivers green!

So it should come as no surprise that my husband and I make it a special date night.

There's this fabulous local Irish restaurant with the best Irish soda bread, and I can't wait to get my hands on some Thursday.

Of course, I had to have a new dress to wear and love any excuse to make a fun party dress! I fell in love with the City Lights dress at ModCloth a couple of months ago, but $312? No, thank you. It's sold out though, so many people were fine with that price...

Using inspiration from the skirt and bodice, I created this dress, with no pattern. It's not perfect, but it's my first dress sans pattern-and I'm proud! It fits and is pretty much wearable-so yay! success.





I used satin so the draping is different from the inspiration dress. I figured it was a special occasion dress so why not be soft and shiny. The bodice is gathered at the shoulders and chest. The skirt is a simple a-line, and I just bustled up the bottom.


The dress is super fun to wear. It's short and flirty and fun for a night out with my husband and no kids.

Thanks, Jessi!  What a fun way to celebrate the holiday.  Readers, see more from Jessi at our Adventures with Sweetie Pie Bakery feature or on her blog Sweetie Pie Bakery.

What are you doing for St. Patrick's Day?