Reduce! Reuse! Recycle! That Bridesmaid Dress in Harrisburg, PA!

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Can I get an amen from all the ladies who have bridesmaid dresses they just don't know how to use again? Chances are you're not going to wear them. So don't let them gather dust in your closet ... DO something with them!

Why? Why? Why?

  • In Early Roman times the similarly dressed bridesmaids accompanied the bride to her groom’s village in order to thwart the attempts of thugs trying to steal her dowry. (“You steal my bride’s pig I will CUT you!”)
  • Roman law also required ten similarly dressed witnesses to outsmart evil spirits believed to attend the ceremony.  (I hope said evil spirits RSVP’d?)

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Recycle It:

Into This ...a Painted Maxi Skirt (THANK YOU MARTHA STEWART!)

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What You Will Need:
Slightly stuffy sleeveless top and full-length skirt minus the top.
Fabric paint (Jacquard textile color).
Assorted sponge paintbrushes (sold at craft stores).

Skirt How-To
1. Put the skirt on a clothes hanger (clipping a length of kraft paper between its layers) and hang it from a door.

2. Using a yardstick, lightly pencil a straight line down the center front of the skirt to serve as a guide.

3. Now prepare the paint, adding enough water to the pigment to achieve the consistency of milk, and then use the sponge brushes — one for each color — to make vertical stripes. Start with the center band and work out from there, revisiting the yardstick if necessary. (It’s okay if the edges bleed into each other a little.) If you have a dark skirt, try fabric spray paint in silver or white with stencils or, better yet, Katie says, “just graffiti it.”

Because I won’t even pretend I wrote and/or came up with that on my own you should click here to read the full story not to mention see other ideas.

Other Ideas that appear (on the www) to be popular ...

  • Lamp shade cover
  • table runner
  • decorative throw pillows

Of course, if you’re as picky as I am about your signature color it’s likely that your old dress won’t match into your decor.  One could only hope that if you EVER get motivated to transform your dress into crafty items that your old brides should be prepared for the gifts they may or may not receive.

(Hello to my old brides out there.  I know you’re reading this.  And maybe smiling?  Am I right?  Am I?)

Michael's Arts & Crafts

3415 Simpson Ferry Rd, Camp Hill, PA 17011

I <3 aimlessly looking at all the crafty things I could buy or do or create.

I <3 aimlessly looking at all the crafty things I could buy or do or create.

Theme Party It:

Host a party for your fellow bridesmaid friends.  Have an Oscar (or some other award, red carpet-esque show) party.  Have a adult style prom. 

Guidespot: I Still Dress Up

Pet Wedding Dress

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If you dress your dog (why? why? why?) than be sure to get her a doggy sized formal gown!

Get it HERE!

Party City Inc

5125 Jonestown Rd Ste 385, Harrisburg, PA 17112

FY Halloween costume accessory needs!

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Read About It:

101 Uses For A Bridesmaid Dress

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Always A Bridesmaid: 89 Ways to Recycle That Bridesmaid Dress

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Get it HERE!

Multi - Media It ...

27 Dresses

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Don’t feel like doing anything? Invite your favorite gal pals over to WATCH a movie ABOUT bridesmaid dresses.

Alter It:

Lara Brothers Custom Tailor

3424 1/2 Walnut St, Harrisburg, PA 17109

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I got a dress altered here. He was nice enough but if you’re expecting floofy girly service go elsewhere. I would liken it to going to a barber shop for a hair cut. No muss, no fuss.

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I got a dress altered here. He was nice enough but if you’re expecting floofy girly service go elsewhere. I would liken it to going to a barber shop for a hair cut. No muss, no fuss.

Leaf of Eve

149 N Enola Dr, Enola, PA 17025

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THIS place is good for girly. Get your dress altered AND so some shopping.

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THIS place is good for girly. Get your dress altered AND so some shopping.

Consign It:

Wears Like New Consignment Clothier

1200 Market St Unit 14, Lemoyne, PA 17043

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Wears Like New has a blurb on their website about not accepting “bridesmaid” dresses but they WILL accept prom dresses. That’s apples and apples to me so I say it’s worth a shot!

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Wears Like New has a blurb on their website about not accepting “bridesmaid” dresses but they WILL accept prom dresses. That’s apples and apples to me so I say it’s worth a shot!

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Trash It:

Grab your camera.  Find a location.  What screams “art” more than a pretty girl (that’s YOU!) in a formal dress in a creek?

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Discussions

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by xianchen  03/26/2012  Reply

http://www.adidasnegozio.net

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by chelsea  09/11/2009  Reply

Ohhhh this makes me want to be marrrriiiiiieeeeeeeeeed

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by susie  09/10/2009  Show 2 Replies

This guide is perfect!!! Such awesome advice :) I was just in my sister’s wedding on Sunday and I LOVED the dress. It was long and black and I can easily hem it to make it a bit less fancy for a cocktail dress. Whoo hoo to pretty bridesmaid dresses!!!

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