Be Transformed with this cost-saving idea!

My friend came across this amazing website called New Dress A Day. Basically it chronicles a young woman (she is 31) who spends $1 a day on a dress (either bought at a thrift store or garage sale, etc) and then using just her scissors and sewing machine, makes it into a totally new and very hip outfit. She started November or 2009 and will end this month (November 2010). So that's 365 dresses for $365. One fab formerly old and now new dress for each day of the year! She is amazing!! To see what I'm talking about, here are just some of what she's done...

BEFORE: Unflattering frocks                       AFTER: Amazing Dresses/Tops!

                    

 Aren't all those transformations super inspiring??
So anyway, my friend and I decided to give this idea a try. But instead of immediately heading to the ukay-ukay store, we decided to check out first what items we have in our own closets which we can revamp... after all we are also newbies and can't even stitch straight! (yes we will be doing our adjustments manually since we do not own any sewing machines... yet!)

But our love for fashion prevails, and since this endeavor won't cost us anything (but our pride? ha ha), we decided to give it a go! I have already picked my item of choice... a dress that I will not miss, even if I do mess this up, haha. Hoping for amazing results!! Keep you guys posted.... promise me though, no laughing OK? :)