From Thrift to Treasure!

I found this old prom dress at a local thrift shop for $1.

While most people see a dress I see satin and chantilly lace!

Calvin was kind enough to model the dress for effect:).

Another thrift shop find was this straw hat for $2.50.

It may look like a straw hat to most but I see something more!

Calvin helped once again by modeling the hat:).

So what do you do with an old prom dress and a straw hat?

Make a bonnet, of course!

After cutting up the dress and straw hat I covered the new bonnet base with the lace and satin.

Then I added feathers, silk ribbon, flowers made from dress scraps, and a black sheer bow on the back.

And voila!

A new bonnet for less than $10!

Hats Off!

This is a basic straw hat from a thrift shop that cost $2.50.

This is the hat after.

I cut the brim down as well as the crown.

 After I cut the hat up I added trim to the brim, antique feathers, vintage velvet band,

 and silk and velvet hand rouched flowers.

Silly me forgot to take a before picture of this straw hat but realized it was in the background of the other hat picture:).

It was also found at a local thrift shop for about $2.

I decided to make it into a bonnet.

I added silk ribbon, lace, antique feathers,

and flowers.

Two of the flowers came from a craft store and the sequin one is from the 20's.

Each hat took about two hours to create with a total cost of about $10 each:).