Upcycling Dresses

What to do with those old dresses that no longer fit, or are out of style?

Refashion

Transform to other clothing items

One of the simplest things to do with a dress is cutting to create different items, like a skirt or a top....

Bags

Kids dresses are great to upcycle into bags as you can keep the basic shape and just enclose the bottom of the dress.

I did that with a couple of my girls sundresses that they grew out of:

Use the fabric for something completely different

You could just use the fabric - as I did on this money box that I made from one of my girl's old Hello Kitty Dresses:

I used other sundresses my girls had grown out of to make this cute fabric origami bag.

I also made a pencil and notebook folder from a pretty kids dress, using the left over parts in the gift wrapping!

I liked that I could use the buttoned up front part for an extra feature and pocket on the folder.

Have you ever upcycled or refashioned a dress?

For even more ideas you can take a look at my 

Dress Upcycling Pinterest Board