Holly of all trades: Prim Prom Dress to Polka Party SHIRT!

So last time you saw me take this dress, and do this with it!

And somebody already has called dibs on it. :) Love it when that happens!

But what about that lonely upper half?

Cut off from its friends and family, poor dear . . .

Of course, you can already see where we're going with this. :)

So first thing I did was pull out my wood-burning tool and wood board!

Lifted everything up to get to that very bottom layer.

If you happen to have a burning tool and are interested in experimenting with cutting synthetic fabrics this way, here's what I do;

Use your pointiest tip, and turn the heat to medium (if your tool has heat options).

Always remember; you NEVER change out that tip while your tool is on! You want to keep those God-given finger prints!

You have to move fairly slowly through the material to get a clean line, and it helps to hold the fabric on each side of the cut. If you don't pull the cut slightly as you go, then the newly-melted fibers will just stick back to each other and you'll have to re-cut it.

Carefully . . .

Slice! ...the hand position is optional.

So I cut/melted a loose scallop pattern through all three layers of material, alternating where the peaks and dips would be, so you'd be able to see the different layers peeking through.

And there you go!