7 Decorative Dresses, Call it The Second Life of Gift Wrapping Couture

After Christmas, many people are struggling with a dilemma: What to do with leftover wrapping paper? Throw it away or save it for another occasion? A woman has found a solution.

Olivia Mears from North Carolina is a costume designer. After one certain Christmas, a brilliant idea was born. She decided to creatively use all the leftover gift paper she had around the house and created some ecological dresses from it.

Bows, glitter, ribbons, Christmas paper chains, artificial Bethlehem stars were used as decorations.

These unconventional costumes look fabulous! And Olivia Mears looks like a Disney fairy tale princess.

#1 All in Gold and Violets

#2 Elven Princess in a Shiny Green Dress

#3 Kiss Under Mistletoe in a Shimmery Dress

#4 The Back of the Dress Is Fabulous, Large Gold Bow

#5 A Lady in a Ballroom Dress With a Colourful Corset

#6 Outfit for the Great Night Out

#7 All in Red and Gold

BONUS

#8 On Holidays is Easier to Dress up as a Christmas Tree With Decorations…

#9…or Put on a Little More Modest Styling and Put on a Christmas Tree Blouse With Lights Instead