80's Polka Dots to Vintage Goodness

I splurged a bit getting this $6.50 find at the thrift store. But I just could turn down the polka dots and the cut. I knew exactly what I was going to do with the dress!

Little tricky taking those before pics since the majority of buttons had already fallen off, and the rest were just hanging on by a thread.

First thing first was swap out the buttons. I found these red pretties from a vintage button shop.

Next I chopped off some length. Sorry no picture! And then I added piping everywhere. 

And I had a wonderful photographer and lots of fun taking the after pics. 

And there you have it. Thrifted dress $6.50, piping $3 and buttons $8. The shoes were a thrifted $6 and the hat was thrifted for $2.50. Whole look: $26.

Thanks for looking! Happy refashioning. 

Marisa

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Just Add Polka Dots!

So I got this green dress. And nothing was wrong with it. But it was just meh.

So I decided to jazz it up a bit. Snagged some black piping and a bit of polka dotted fabric to make a sash. I make long sashes, my waist measurement tripled.

This polka dot fabric was rayon. For a belt that holds it's shape better use a stiffer cotton.

Pretty simple fixer upper and a much cuter dress. Got a boring dress? Try doing this!

Piping $4
Dress $3
Polka dot fabric $2
New cute dress = $9


Thanks for looking & happy refashioning!
Marisa