last week i had the extreme pleasure of attending the "discarded to divine" fundraiser to support st. vincent de paul society...started in 2005 - where help desk director sally rosen looked at a pile of unusable donated clothing...and thought..."how can these be transformed to divine creations..."
upon arriving and checking in...each guest received their very own little "bidpal" - gotta love technology today...no? at any point...you can bid...see if you've been outbid...etc...etc...
the first part of the evening was the silent auction...so while sipping on some "divine" concoction...we perused about the san francisco design center galleria...fabulous appetizers throughout the event...so...nibbling & sipping away...we made our way through all the unbelievable creations...
of course...my heart stopped at this lovely green vest dress...was it the color? hmmm...
of all the silent auction numbers...this next one was definitely my favorite...the construction was amazing...a black bodysuit with a braided crinoline bubble skirt...
when you take a closer look...it is inter-looped by denim inseams from 60 pairs of jeans...and then loops from the jean waistbands were used to accent the bustier...
and of course i was hoping that my raffle tickets would make me the proud owner of this pair of his and her bicycles...a green one! unfortunately...my name was not called...
along with fabulous dresses, jackets and such...there were end tables & pillows made out of discarded items...which just goes to show...with a creative mind...pretty amazing what could transpire...
tomorrow...i will share the live auction portion of the evening...stay tuned...
