149 Days to Go: $1 Remake

It's the lovely silver glitter dress making a second appearance!! New-Dress-a-Day-DIY-Vintage-Dress-Before-Shot-2-158-500x792

I crafted this lovely piece from the skirt of the dress on Day 158...

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...and now am working with the top piece today!!

I removed the shoulder pads first...

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They were a bit lumpy and just needed to come out!

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I'm using the back of the piece as the front for my soon-to-be-jacket, so I began to snip off the little button loops that lined the seam.

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After trimming the loops, the zipper came next.  There was about four inches of zipper leftover at the bottom of the piece, so I meticulously cut on both sides of the garment to get it off!

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Literally just a few snippy steps to finish my jacket!

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There was a leftover hook and eye on the piece so I tested it out...

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I'm feeling the open look!  I'm going to re-wear this jacket over the weekend - during the day - to get some better shots!  My wonky flash was going crazy tonight!