What to Make Out of an Old Wedding Dress
Wedding dresses are a piece of a family’s history. Inheriting an old wedding dress or obtaining an old wedding dress does not mean you have to have it stored in a box or hung in a closet. There are hundreds of things you can do with an old wedding dress. Here is a list to start your creative ideas.
Use the material to creating a cover for your wedding photo album.
Create a dress for a bridesmaid, flower girl or usher.
Use the material to accessorize the flowers in your wedding.
Create a scrapbook with parts of the dress and pictures from your wedding.
Cut the dress and make a keepsake comforter or quilt.
Use portions of the dress to make sachets for your dresser drawers and closets.
Use the beautiful white lace and satin to decorate a baby bassinet.
Make doll or bear clothes out of the dress for memorable heirlooms to the family.
Use your old dress to make a christening or baptism outfit for your child, niece or nephew.
Make decorative pillows for your bed to commemorate your wedding day.
Create a handkerchief with the material for your son to tuck in his pocket on his wedding day.
Use the material to create a ring bearer’s pillow.
Make Victorian style ornaments to give as gifts during the holidays.
Use parts of the dress as accents in a wedding shadow box.
The material can be used to make a bed skirt or daybed cover.
Create padded satin hangers for your intimate apparel.
Make a tablecloth with the material. The tablecloth can be used at a wedding or during special occasions at your home.
Create a beautiful Christmas tree skirt with the material from the dress.
Have the material spun into yarn and use the yarn to make an afghan or sweater.
The material can be used as a background for picture frames. It can also be used to make a padded picture frame.