DIY Maternity Dress Alterartion

During an earlier visit to Goodwill, I thrifted a Motherhood dress, psyched to find proper maternity wear- the fit was ok except that the neckline was really wide and bugged me, requiring additional undergarments which still didn't work well:/

Sorry for the lack of a full length photo- couldn't manage it on my own:/

And then I came across an old black tank top with lace trim that I wore occasionally in college...a very long time ago.

Just imagine the neckline without the lace:/

I simply cut around the neckline of the tank, pinned to the dress and sewed on with my handy dandy stretch needle along the existing hem- I didn't know if this would work, hence the lack of pictures:/

The lace looks like it's always been part of the dress and now makes the neckline modest without needing additional garments...just a chunky necklace!

Cost:

Thrifted Maternity dress: $5.99

Lace Tank top: free

TOTAL: <$6

Thanks for stopping by,

Tiffany

DIY Maternity Dress Dye

I'm on a bit of a roll sharing my maternity dress makeovers with just 6 weeks left until "D Day"- better late than never, right?!

So I picked up a sun dress of sorts (non maternity) at Goodwill that was "chewing gum white" and looked prime for some RIT dye:)  I took my thrifted garment & plunged it into the sink with some "pearl gray" dye- don't forget to add the salt to your dye bath & follow ALL instructions!

Here it is wet after washing.

  And since I started with "white" the transformation took less than 10 minutes:)

Once dry, it lightened to "pearl gray" and since the polka dots were screen printed vs woven, they stayed white:)

The top of the dress included some shirring and a drawstring closure- I always wear a cropped cardi with it due to the spaghetti straps.

More shirring at the waist and then a full skirt, allowing lots of room for Baby M to grow...

...a perfect design, despite not being maternity wear:)

I've worn this a lot, had no trouble with fading & get continual compliments- so glad I took the trouble to "re-do" it:)

Cost:

Thrifted Dress: $5.99

RIT dye: $1.76

TOTAL: $7.75

Thanks for stopping by,

Tiffany

DIY Vintage Maternity Dress

When "Ricky" & I discovered that we were expecting Baby M, I opted to try thrifting some pieces to save as much money as possible...

...one of the pieces I found was a lilac chiffon dress, circa 1980:)  In fact, I'm pretty sure Gramma had a dress in this same style about the time I entered the world!

The voluminous style was perfect for Baby M....

...but was missing a button so I changed all 4 from the original...

...to something with more vintage charm aka bling:)

The satin trim on the bodice was the one element that really bugged me...

...so I added some black lace (the most expensive one!) to break up the "Easter egg" appearance- I had to be mindful of not transforming this dress into a lingerie type piece so the right lace was important...ironically costing more than the actual dress!

*I chose black lace since I would be pairing a black tunic camisole & leggings with this sheer dress...be sure to consider other necessary garments when designing:)

And finally (after sitting on my sewing pile for way too long) I debuted this piece at church and received a, "Wow, don't you look stunning, Mama!" from a fellow Mom:)

So glad I took a chance on this piece, transforming it into something unique & special:)

Cost:

Dress- $5.99 (Goodwill)

Lace- $6 (40% off from JoAnn)

Buttons- $3 (50% off from Hobby Lobby)

TOTAL- $14.99

Few things excite me more than a pudding basin filled with sponge trifle right now...but completing this dress came pretty close:)

Thanks for stopping by,

Tiffany