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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
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 Posted - Nov 17 2011 : 10:57:17 AM
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well gal friends, I having been fusing plastic bags....making shopping bags, waste baskets. I am now making mittens out of sweaters to give to the homeless.
MY QUESTION TO YOU ALL....WHAT TO DO WITH LONG EVENING GOWNS???Didn't mean to yell. I have some gowns that I was going to try and do a fashion show with......no they can't be sized down fo me to fit into....one is a beautiful creme colored wedding dress. Any ideas.......or brides to be welcome.....I am open to ideas.
The wedding dress is all pleated----would make some beautifully elegantly simple evenig bags....if I just had the know how.
Beverly Gill
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Peg Graham
True Blue Farmgirl
281 Posts
Peg
Chesapeake
Virginia
USA
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Posted - Jan 02 2013 : 06:32:00 AM
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I made several cupcake pedestals for my oldest daughter's beach wedding 2 years ago. I still use these for gatherings, parties, or when I want to display something.
From my local Thrift Store: I bought glass plates and glass candle holders on the cheap (under .75 cents each) and used E6000 to glue together and viola! A Cupcake Pedestal!
Sorry, not a great photo of the repurposed items, but Hey, I also made the cupcakes.
~miles of smiles~
Peg Graham
http://unforgettable-peggraham.blogspot.com/
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Edited by - Peg Graham on Jan 02 2013 06:33:40 AM |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13772 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
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sandylee
True Blue Farmgirl
127 Posts
sandy
sunset
south carolina
USA
127 Posts |
Posted - Jan 04 2013 : 5:44:38 PM
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I love reading all of your ideas on repurposing! I have never tried felting, but I will be looking for those wool sweaters! I think it is so exciting to find something that someone is tired of and make it into something new , and best of all not have to pay alot for it. 
Right now I am on the lookout for a lampshade that I am going to wrap with strips of fabric knotted together, I saw a picture of one and I think it will be great for a punched tin lamp that I bought at the local flea market that had no shade.
"You don't need alot of money to lead a rich life. Good friends and a loving family are worth their weight in gold." |
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neeter302
True Blue Farmgirl
257 Posts
Anita
Hanover
Indiana
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2013 : 07:12:26 AM
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Wow Peg very cute idea and who doesn't like cupcakes!
Farmgirl #522
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MtnGrlByTheBay
True Blue Farmgirl
171 Posts
Erin
Lexington Park
MD
USA
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Posted - Jan 22 2013 : 07:41:37 AM
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Gowns: I don't know if this will help, but when I got married, I wanted to somehow use my mother's wedding dress. No way would I fit into it, and even if I could, it was nearly 50 years old, and not in the best shape. However, she was happy to hear I wanted to use it, and allowed me to cut it up. From the satin underneath, I made our ring pillow, and cut and hemmed strips of it to wrap all our bouquets of flowers with. From the crinolin, I made the little rice (well it wasn't rice, but little sugar hearts) bags and tied them with ribbon. I think I even made my garter from parts of the dress. I wore her veil's headpiece as a sort of tiara since I didn't have a veil myself. So, my mother's dress was a big part of my wedding in many small ways. My sisters were bridesmaids, so the ribbon on thier boquets was from Mom's dress too, and made for a doubly special keep sake.
^^^I'm a RidgeRunner, and will always feel best when surrounded by the PA mountains.^^^
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