Detaching a Bodice from its Skirt: Take Two

A couple years ago, I bought this dress on clearance a Kohl's mostly because I wanted the big black belt that it came with. But I kept the dress, hung it in my closet thinking that someday, perhaps, I would wear it.

The thing is, the t-shirt top was too big for me though the skirt fit fine and every time I tried it on thinking I might wear it, I felt uncomfortable because it didn't fit right. So back in the closet it went until recently when I decided to detach the two pieces, discard the top and make a skirt out of the bottom.

This skirt had to have been the easier remake! Step 1: detach top from bottom. Step 2: buy 2 inch width elastic from the fabric store. Step 3: pin elastic in place and sew. And done!