Wedding Dress Upcycle

Wedding Dress Upcycle

Aug 10, 2023 | Upcycle

Each wedding dress is a unique challenge to create what my clients envision. They consist of different materials and types of laces. To create the ringbearer pillow above, we started with a video meeting. My client was inspired by an image of a pillow I had made. This...
Keepsakes from Wedding Dresses

Keepsakes from Wedding Dresses

May 3, 2022 | Totes, Upcycle

My cousin’s daughter is getting married in June. She had tried on her mother’s dress several times, but like most brides-to-be, her mom’s dress wasn’t what she wanted. (As my cousin said, we got married in the 80’s – the time of big...
Wedding Dress keepsakes

Wedding Dress keepsakes

Mar 31, 2022 | Upcycle

I have recently cut into wedding dresses to create keepsakes. The pillow with the lovely buttons down the back was made from a cutting of the dress that was likely removed to shorten the dress. There was enough to make an 18″ pillow! The lace angel was made from...
Memory Angel Ornaments made from Wedding dress

Memory Angel Ornaments made from Wedding dress

Nov 9, 2021 | Memory Story, Upcycle

I did it. I cut into my first wedding dress. Well, that’s not true. I cut my wedding dress apart three years ago. It sat, “preserved” for 30 years under my bed. My daughter tried it on and it was awful. The beads turned black and the shoulder pads were oh so 80s…I did...