How to Recycle Your Daughter's First Comunion Dress

Little girls making their First Communion typically wear a beautiful white dress for the occasion. Similar to a miniature wedding dress, First Communion dresses are manufactured in very simple to extremely detailed styles with beading, lace and tiny white buttons. First Communion dresses also run a wide gamut in price. Parents of little girls making their First Communion can expect to pay anywhere from seventy five to several hundred dollars. In addition to the cost, your daughter's First Communion dress is a lovely symbol of the day and deserves to have more of a life and purpose than the one day. This article will offer several ways you can recycle your daughter's First Communion dress.

How to Recycle Your Daughter's First Communion Dress: Pass it along to a family member. If your daughter has a younger sister or cousin who will be making their First Communion within the next few years, have the dress professionally dry cleaned and then packed away to be reused. Not only does this save money for the next family First Communion, it is also a lovely and sentimental way to celebrate the unity of the family.

How to Recycle Your Daughter's First Communion Dress: Donate it to a Thrift Store or your Church. Families with little girls who are on a very tight budget will surely appreciate being able to get a beautiful First Communion dress for a fraction of the cost.

How to Recycle Your Daughter's First Communion Dress: Make a Handkerchief. Cut away a nice sized portion of your daughter's First Communion dress and sew a handkerchief or two. Imagine your daughter using a handkerchief on her wedding day that was hand sewn from her First Communion dress. Making several will ensure that she has one to pass on to her own daughter. This idea is especially useful if your daughter stains her First Communion dress beyond repair and only a portion of the dress is still in pristine condition.