Article: Dyeing the dress or altering its length and style can make it far more versatile and useful. Your white gown can become a black dress or a matching skirt and top. Natural fibers, such as satin, silk and organza, can be professionally dyed. However, synthetic materials like polyester, acrylic, and acetate cannot be dyed. Check the fabric of your wedding gown before attempting to dye the material. There are dozens of fun projects you can do to turn your wedding dress into something more special when you have finished using it. The many layers and diverse materials of wedding gowns makes them a unique and invaluable resource for making keepsakes. You could make:  Wedding photo album covers. Take some lace or satin from your dress and overlay the cover of your wedding photo album with it. Trinkets like a pendant necklace. Save a small piece of your dress and keep it in a pendant or locket. A christening gown for future children. Many traditions use a small white gown which you can create from excess dress materials. One last photo shoot! Take adventurous photos without fear of wrecking your dress. If sentimental keepsakes are not for you, you could always make something more useful instead. The high, durable quality of wedding gown material makes it ideal for creating various items around your home. You could make:  A tablecloth. Salvage the skirt from your dress and sew the top together to make a flowing tablecloth. Pillows or a quilt. Use different materials from your dress to make a patchwork quilt or cut two large squares for a pillow and sew that instead. Decorations like ornaments, banners, or a tree skirt. The lace and satin from your dress can be trimmed and attached to ornaments or strung together to make a long banner. Tree skirts can be made like table cloths, just leaving an opening to slide it around the base of the tree. Clothing accessories like scarves, headbands, and handkerchiefs. Fashionable scarves can be made from longer portions of your dress while smaller pieces could be attached to hair bands or left as handkerchiefs. Stuffed animals or a bassinet for future children. The skirt of your dress can be trimmed and hung around a crib or you can trace out a stuffed animal pattern and cut that out instead.

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Restyle the dress. Make sentimental items. Make practical items.