Hollister Top Re-Fashion to Toddler Girls Dress

I found this Hollister top at the Salvation Army for $1.50 on my last thrift shop trip
and thought it would make a cute dress for my daughter.
It is a size small but looks more like an xsmall so obviously it wasn't mine or would't fit me lol
Here is the top transformation from strapless top to toddler girls halter dress:

Here is what I did:

1. I removed the strip that was in the middle.

2. I used my seam ripper to cut the seam that was making the top

gather in the middle and was left with this see through-ish stripe

where the seam was. 

3. To cover that up, I cut the strip I had initially cut off

 and sewed it on back and added two buttons.

(I don't have pictures for the following steps)

4. I cut the tie back strips in half 

5. I sewed the cut off strips on the top of the shirt to create the new

halter ties. 

and now here is how the finished dress looks:

What do you think? I think this will make a cute summer dress for my little princess

and it only cost $1.50! yay!!

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<3 Cindy