reused and redone

It is that time of year again around my town.  Nope, I am not talking about football season again.  It's time for all those consignment sales!  YAY!!!  I am a girl who LOVES a good bargain.  My husband has jokingly told me we could go broke over my bargains.  One thing I have learned at these children's consignment sales is to have an open mind and think outside of the box.  And that is exactly what I did.  I first spotted this little dress during the "sneak peak" sale (That means the first day the sale is only open to people who have consigned their own clothes)  It had a big brown monogram on it that was NOT my daughters... nor was it one of my 4 (soon to be 5!!) niece's initials.  So I put it back, disappointed that I couldn't put it to use, after all, it was the perfect fall dress.  Fast forward to two days later.  I found myself back at the sale (hey, it was half off day!).  That dress was still there and YAHOO!  it was half off.  My wheels quickly started turning.  I knew I could either remove the old monogram (yuck, too time consuming) or I could just cover it up with an applique.  And that is what I did!  Now Miss E has herself a halloween dress... for a whopping $5!

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