She's Crafty- Ruffle Tshirt
Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 06:00AM I really am. It's the finding the time to do it. The pulling all the stuff out of the closet. The cleaning up afterwards. I can come up with more reasons to not. But in the end I'm usually glad that I did. Pull all the stuff out I mean. Cuz I really do like to craft and sew and create. Especially when my little bug is so glad to wear what I create! She truly is my biggest fan. I put together this cute little ruffle shirt for her yesterday. They are everywhere on etsy. But since they are so simple to do I thought I'd make one. Or two. Or three. Look out, I'm crafting!
Of course, we had lasagna for dinner and that meant that the shirt ended up in the laundry about an hour after I made it. Oh, well. I do know that it lasted through the wash.
A close up. I just cut some strips extra long, serged the edges (but you could sew the edges under or just leave them raw to fray), sewed two basting stitches to gather the fabric, then I sewed it on a tank I bought from Old Navy. Voila! And I wasn't the only one who crafted this weekend. The girls made their own ribbon flip flops:
The girls got so many compliments on their "Fiesta Flops", as they now call them. So they are very proud to wear them.
Hope Carrie is crafting this week because I finally have something to show off! She hosts Crafty Tuesday. I'm so there this week.
Reader Comments (9)
Love, love that first shot. I can't wait until my little girl is old enough to pose like that. :)
You're right, those shirts are EVERYWHERE on Etsy, but why pay when you can do? And you "do" so beautifully. :)
Great job, Melody! Yes, those are definitely easy enough to make yourself, so glad you took the time to create this week. :) You can definitely tell that V loves it. Oh, and I know about stains on new creations, too. Luckily the stain fighters work pretty well. ;)
Those Fiesta Flip Flops are so cute, too! They did a great job, and will probably want to be making more after all those compliments, I would guess. ;)
I am so glad to see you joined in the craftiness this week. That tank top is adorable. I might just have to make one. And possibly the flip flops too. So, so cute.
hmmm...one of those times when having two boys just doesn't cut it ;). somehow i don't think i could pull off the ruffle tank either. but V sure can! love the roses in her hair, too.
She's crafty...and just my style...and now I'll be singing Beastie Boys all morning - Ha! I love your craftiness and the girls' Fiesta flops are too awesome! That first photo, though...oh.my. She is seriously breathtakingly beautiful. (And not "breathtaking" in the Seinfeld sense, either! She is Stunning!)
Super cute Melody!
look at you?! what don't you do????? look out martha :)
those really are so cute :)
and that hail in the older post! where the heck was I? that looked crazy
So envious of your creativity! I love the shirt...and the slippers (not flip flops). ; )
good for you, Melody! It's so easy to just let everything sit in the closet one more day...one more week...and then it's been months with no creative fun. But it really is so worth it. The shirt is too cute!!