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Day 45: From ’80s Dress to Sleeveless Minidress

Day 46: An Unmentionable Refashion
Day 44: How to Borrow Your Friends' Clothes When They Don't Fit You

Hooray for old lady dresses! πŸ™‚

'80s Dress to Sleeveless Minidress Before
Nice shoulder pads!

I just love an old lady dress refashion, don’t you?  πŸ™‚

I loved the print and the pockets, but this dress needed lots of help!  First off, I removed those shoulder pads (yay! More toys for shelter kitties!) and that weirdo fake shirt panel.

removed shoulder pads
Yo fake shirt…you’re not fooling anybody!

Then, I chopped off the sleeves and some of the length.

removed sleeves and cut hem
Choppy Choppy!

I actually ended up completely removing the sleeves….so just imagine they aren’t there at all.  πŸ™‚

Next, I hemmed the skirt.

pinning hem for new dress
Pin, then hem!

I took the upper part of the shoulders of the dress, and folded them under.  Then, I sewed them down.

sewing shoulders of dress
Narrowing those shoulders!

I pressed everything, and was done!  Now that old lady dress is ready for a fun Saturday!  πŸ™‚

'80s Dress to Sleeveless Minidress After
A fun play dress!
'80s Dress to Sleeveless Minidress After
Whatever shall I do today?

After making my sweet frock, I got to work on bottling a batch of Ginger Beer!

Bottles of Ginger Beer
Ginger Beer!

I got the recipe here.  I can’t wait to see how my Ginger Beer turns out!  Hopefully they won’t end up exploding all over my kitchen.  πŸ™‚

That night, I met up with friends at The Nickelodeon, where we watched the incredibly funny Brit flick, The Trip.

Day 45: From '80s Dress to Sleeveless Minidress 3
Funny Fellas!

After watching this film, I’m yearning to go on a foodie road trip of my own.  I think I’ll have to make that happen soon!   Hopefully my finances can handle the dances.  πŸ™‚

Jillian and Heather at the movie theater
Happy Moviegoers!

Cheers!

'80s Dress to Sleeveless Minidress
Day 46: An Unmentionable Refashion
Day 44: How to Borrow Your Friends' Clothes When They Don't Fit You

21 thoughts on “Day 45: From ’80s Dress to Sleeveless Minidress”

    • Thank you! I plan on doing a tutorial on how to make the mice really soon. πŸ™‚ I’m trying to time it with a weekend where I’m free to visit the shelter cats. πŸ™‚ Feel free to share it all you like. They’re really easy to make. πŸ™‚

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  1. You mentioned shoulder pads and shelter kittens. Do you donate your shoulder pads to shelters? That’s a fabulous idea and I wanted to know so I can do the same. I have bags of shoulder pads removed from refashioned garments!

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    • Thanks! One of the reasons I got into refashioning was that I’d see dresses in expensive boutiques and think about how I could make something similar out of something from the thrift store. πŸ™‚

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  2. Love the dress, but am currently now more excited to know how your ginger beer works out….the hard bit is waiting for a while πŸ™ HavenΒ΄t seen this movie, love the actors so am going to have to look out for it. Good luck with the ginger beer!

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