SO. Here goes...

I found this dress at Goodwill. I tried it on. It was kid sized. I got stuck in it... and ripped it. OH NO! I felt terrible! So, I decided to buy it. While I was struggling to get myself out of it, I had a great idea: I would turn it into a high waisted skirt!
I moved the zipper, added some bais tape, and VOILA! A SKIRT WORTHY OF THE SEA!

Here's a detail of the heart buttons.

And the skirt on me!

Yay! I did it! First successful recon! Thanks for looking!!!! What do you think?