How to Make Crafts Using Old Wedding Dresses

Old wedding dresses do not have to be thrown away or even donated to a thrift store. Use the wedding dress to make crafts and you will always have a part of the dress around. This will allow you to keep the memory but not the bulky thing that can take up a lot of room.

• Create a quilt with pieces of the wedding dress. Other pieces can be used that compliment the dress material. Label the quilt with name of the bride and groom and the date of the wedding. This can be used as a blanket or hung as a piece of art.


• Cut pieces of the dress and use them to make pillows. The lace and beads on the dress will give the pillow more dimensions. The pillows can be labeled and given as gifts as a remembrance of a grandparent or other loved one that has passed away.


• Make an art display with pieces of the wedding dress. Add strips of lace and beads. Frame your creation and hang it where you can always remember the lovely day the dress was worn.


• Handkerchiefs can be made from the wedding dress. The handkerchiefs can be handed down and used during another wedding for “something old.”


• Cover a photo album with the wedding dress material. If the dress is your own, you can add photos of your wedding into the album or give the album to your daughter to use for her wedding photos.


• Place pieces of the wedding dress fabric in a shadowbox. Add other items from the wedding such as flowers or the invitation to create a memento that will last years to come.


• Take advantage of the pretty lace and white to create Christmas decorations or a tree skirt. Patterns can be found to create beautiful vintage looking ornaments to hang on your Christmas tree or give as gifts.