I found this piece at a yard sale and took it home with me for $5!

I was totally obsessed with it when I first laid eyes on it...I LOVED the material and the iridescence.

Couldn't wait to get working on it!!

I got to do a segment on Hallmark's Home & Family show and this was one of the pieces I picked to redo during the taping - I needed to find something that I could complete within an hour, so I put my thinking cap on and came up with just the right thing!

I shot all these on set while I was working, so apologies if I didn't get everything shot!!

I began by taking out the center seam of the dress...

...and then cut my length. I used the edge of the slit at my guide to where to trim.

Once the piece was shortened and completely open in front, I took some navy velvet ribbon and started to pin around the edges of the sleeves and down the center. I picked a 7/8" ribbon for the sleeves...

...and a 1/2" ribbon for the center. I started to sew my trim in place after everything was pinned down!

I stitched a new hem at the bottom of the jacket and took two brooches (I scored them from Forever 21!) along with some metallic ribbon to finish the job!