Until the day comes when you can wear a wedding dress, here are less-than-27 practical and logical, wacky and crafty ways to recycle bridesmaid dresses and get something out of the alternately beautiful and horrible experience. (Why only 20? It's the space considerations, honey.)
- Wear as Evening Dress
Of course, you might want to shorten the hems, rip out the satin roses, add a short jacket and deepen the cleavage while you're at it.
- Wear Everywhere
If you can't wear them anywhere, then wear them everywhere! So goes Rebecca Whitlinger's mantra. At least, get mileage out of the things!
- Wear As Halloween Costume
At least, you can just wear it in all its horrendous glory! You save money, too, not to mention maybe win the best costume award.
- Transform into Scarecrows/Witches
For those Halloween decorations in the yard and in the house, just stuff away!
- Give for Dress Up Games
Little girls will appreciate the donation to their dress-up wardrobe. Great thing - the frillier the bridesmaid dresses, the better for pretend games of princess!
- Give to Needy Future Bridesmaids
You never know who until you advertise.
- Auction Off
Maybe there is a boom in similarly-themed weddings in the community, with bridesmaids frantic for a bargain.
- Hold a Garage Sale
Somebody somewhere ought to have some use for bridesmaid dresses! Throw in some of your old stuff for added income.
- Sell Online
Just mention the size, any alterations done, and the brand, model number and color and you are set!
- Hold a Bridesmaid Dresses Party
Play football, sing karaoke, and get rip-roaring drunk, whatever your fellow bridesmaid want to destroy the offending items.
- Donate to Charity
There are teenagers out there who are too down in the money dumps to afford prom dresses. Your bridesmaid dresses might just make the occasion memorable!
- Sew Crazy Patchwork Quilts
If you can't be comfortable in it, why not be warm on it, right?
- Make Into Bags/Purses/Clutches
Like T-shirt bags only with more glamour and panache. It takes sewing skills but at least, you get mileage out of the cloth.
- Make into Curtains
For the private bathroom, the attic, the basement, wherever you need a splash of color without offending the design sensibilities of guests.
- Make Into Pillow Cases
Those silk and satin dresses make for perfect pillowcases for the living room and bed room.
- Make into Bed Hangings
Yes, those yards of tulle and chiffon can take a second life as gauzy bed hangings. Ah, the good life!
- Make Into Tablecloths/Table Runners
Why waste money on good cloth when you have many on your closet albeit sewn in horrible creations?
- Make into Kitchen Aprons
And be transformed into a kitchen goddess in a glamorous apron!
- Make Into Handkerchiefs
And torture the bride and your fellow bridesmaids with the colors. Kidding, of course. There are many types of laces to spice them up, just use your imagination.
- Shred Into Confetti
For the really hopeless bridesmaid dresses, you can always shred them into confetti. You'll be saving a few trees, too!
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