Christmas Dress Remake for $0.90!

Last year, my mom bought Chloe a beautiful Christmas dress. This year, it still could have fit, but what little girl wants to wear a Christmas dress 2 yrs in a row, and even if she did, Chloe is now 9 going on 16 and the dress is now, "sort of little kid-ish".   

(this is our dress makeover)

Last year's dress. Isn't the red material ever so work-able!

We decided to shoot for something close to this. (Target.com)

I cut strips that were 4 in wide. Two of the material layers were see-through, so I had to cut parts of the dress to back it also. I used the bottom of the dress, so that I could get out of heming it. Luckily, one of the layers was already ruffled. 

So I ruffled them (slightly) and sewed the netted layers over the slinky material. (so that we wouldn't have any see-through material). Then sewed one layer to another. 

Next I took the belt off the dress and used glass rocks, (we used them for a marble jar for rewards and punishments...good system) and made a marble/fabric necklace (there were no round marbles at our Dollar Store!). 

Here is a good close-up of the necklace. Tutorial here at Crafted Sparrow.

and here's the skirt! (I have to say it was a good makeover!)

The necklace and the skirt cost me $0.90 (for the big elastic waistband)...that was it! Shirt, leggings and shoes, she already had.

So there you have it. A Christmas dress re-make for $0.90!

and since we were playing around with cameras and photography, I have to throw this picture in too. 

--Katie

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