Prevent Mosquito Bites

After her lover called the wedding off in 2004, Lauren Bailey, 28, of Cardiff, UK made her wedding dress into a mosquito net to take backpacking in India. Just don't put the cart before the horse. In Uganda a campaign to stop prospective brides using malaria nets as wedding dresses appears to be having an effect

When I got married we pulled down our bed net and gave it to the village tailor," recalled 55-year-old Atyanga Kolofrida."He made the gown in a few minutes. The tailor charged only 10,000 Ugandan shillings (US$5). "We did this because we could not afford to sell our only cow to get the money to hire a gown from Tororo town." But addressing his congregation at the St Jude's Catholic Church, Father Thomas Outa says: "It's useless to come here to tie the knot and to die minutes later in your home because of malaria."

Donate Your Dress

Don't ever plan to get married again (not to the same guy anyway)? Don't want to bother with cleaning those stains out. A charitable organization called Making Memories accepts gown, veil, and slip donations. Just pack your items in a box and send them to the address listed at www.makingmemories.org. The foundation asks that you include a $10 check to pay for the expense of preparing your wedding gown for sale. Be sure to include a self-addressed stamped envelope inside your package so that Making Memories can return a tax-deductible receipt for you. Making Memories hosts a Brides Against Breast Cancer, Nationwide Tour of Gowns, and the donations it receives are used to grant final wishes for men and women suffering from terminal breast cancer.

Ask not what your fabric can do for you, but what you can do for your fabric.

There are many folks who are passionate about making their wedding dress a part of their lives forever. Here is one who was brought to tears by her feelings about quilts - from Quilts by Cindy. "Dearest Cindy, Tears were brought to my eyes when I opened that box and saw the work you had done.!!! Oh My!!! FedEx arrived and when I saw my wedding dress box, I got all excited like a child at Christmas time. The Quilt is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! It is magnificent, more awesome then I had ever imagined !!!! The pillow and the bag are gorgeous. Thank you so much, I can not express my pure joy that I feel about your work. It is so amazing. can not wait to display it in my room. This means so much to me, you have no idea. Thank you for giving me some pieces of my dress as well. Really, thank you so much Cindy....I really, really am glad that I discovered you and you were willing to do this project for me. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! Your Friend, Lynne 06.13.06"

You Dog!

We are not fans of making dogs wear people clothes. It is cruel, inhumane and not very funny. But if your bitch finds that special stud and wants to make a life-long commitment, it is only fitting that she dress appropriately. If your wedding dress was beautiful enough for your special day, why not share it with your pooch.

Fix Your Car

Come on. Seriously. There is nothing else you can think of wearing while fixing the car other than your wedding dress?! At least it will be easy to tell if there is an oil leak.

Invent The Electric Motor With Your Husband

Emily Davenport's wedding dress was responsible for the electric motor. In the spring of 1833 her husband Thomas Davenport heard some curious news that changed his life (and her gown). The momentous news that roused the blacksmith's curiosity was that the Penfield and Hammond Iron Works was using a new method for separating crushed ore using a magnet developed by Joseph Henry Thomas Davenport had no prior knowledge of discoveries in magnetism and electricity when this new process stimulated his interest. With her husband Thomas Davenport and his colleague Orange Smalley, Emily Davenport invented the electric motor and electric locomotive circa 1834. She cut up her wedding dress into strips of silk to insulate the wire windings.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emily_Daven

There Is Going To Be A Hanging

Instead of hanging your dress in your closet, or in the garage, make it the masterpiece of the living room. With a frame from GiftStumped you can relive the big day, everyday.