Cents-Able Bride: Fabric Flower Extravaganza

Well folks, I found my dress last Friday! It was completely unexpected. After my Matron of Honor and I went to Vera's Bridals, I thought I found "what I was looking for," though it totally was NOT what I was looking for. But it looked good. :) So then we went to David's Bridals. The first dress I tried on was fun, flirty and amazing. I thought it was the one, but I decided to try a few more. After telling the sales associate what I liked and what I didn't, she asked if she could bring a dress for me to try on. She brought it out, I slipped it on, and voila. I felt magical. I still had to try the first and last dress on about 3 times each to make my final decision, but the facts are these:The last dress was literally the last dress of that style in the store

It was in my size
It was on super sale

I couldn't possibly leave without it. So now i

t's mine. It needs a couple of special DIY touches. I've been scouring etsy with a passion. Although I haven't found exactly what I'm looking for, I found some good stuff. Floreti seems to be the best fabric/ couture flower designer that I've come across so far, but there are a few other promising designers.