Here are a few pictures of one dress we made over ...
Sometimes we do not like the color of the dresses, so we dye them. This is a picture of the old fabric (the belt we do not use), and the new - we used 'Royal Blue'.
Don't throw away the belts ... the little ones enjoy playing with them!! Here's Wyatt wearing Brianna's old belt over his head and Corban's boots. His brother Lincoln is in the background - Brianna is helping him with a belt :)
Here's Brianna wearing the dress - notice the extra fabric [bed sheet] at the bottom; it matches close enough. Lincoln wanted to be in the picture too.
Another good clothing find at the thrift store: scrubs (the things nurses wear). We buy the pants for $.50 at a thrift store in the next town North (Mt. Vernon). Some of the colors were wild, so I dyed them black/grey. The scrubs are nice because your skirt/underskirt will not cling to your pants. As an extra bonus, they are very comfortable. No need to buy fabric and make your own bloomers :)
OK, that's all for now!
Oh I never thought about using clothing from a thrift store for fabric! I have found several skirts/dresses that have slits in them...and buy fabric to cover the slits.
ReplyDeleteI have used old sheets for aprons and headcoverings though! Lots of material!!
Blessings, Kelly
Beautiful dress :)
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