Shabby to Chic

Ok maybe not shabby but definitely more boring.  Plain to Fab.   Lately, my favorite thing to do is buy cheap clothes for V, like tshirts at Walmart or Target and snazz them up to look boutique-ish.  I have ridiculous amounts of ribbon, trim, lace and buttons so I just add a bunch of fluff and get a completely new piece!  Check out some I have been working on...

(TOTALLY OFF TOPIC BUT V HAS BEEN GETTING BETTER AND BETTER AT WALKING! SHE TOOK 7 STEPS IN A ROW YESTERDAY!  FAST LEARNER!)

This is my favorite I think.  I bought a plain tank online for like $6 from a t-shirt wholesaler and created a whole outfit around it.  I used a knit butterfly fabric for most of it (t-shirt material) which I love since it doesn't fray so I don't have to hem it. It was only like $4 at Beverly's fabrics. I added some ruffles to the top and made a pair of bloomers with matching ruffles and pink crocheted lace.  And of course a matching butterfly headband.  The only problem was that I used a pattern for the bloomers for size 12-18 mo.  The leg holes were cutting off her circulation.  Rats.  So today I will be fixing that.  V's ham hocks are more size 4T I think.

I bought this tank at Walmart for $4.  Added some crochet lace, gray knit fabric and a little trim.  Complete with matching leg warmers.

 

This top and skort were $4 each at Target. I love the idea of what I did but not loving the colors too much.  I have a hard time putting anything but purple and pink on her.  Ridiculous I know.  I just love the girly girly stuff (like you didn't know this).  But I need to try new things so V will wear it.  Needs a headband first though.  Basically all I did was ruffle some knit fabric and sew it straight to the top to create the flowers.  Then I ruffled some satin ribbon and sewed it on with some leaves.  Easy peasy.  And I only sewed the front and back of the shirt together once. That's improvement.

This was a ballerina dress I bought at Old Navy.  A little too plain for me.  Added some felt flowers I bought on etsy, rhinestone buttons and a hot pink bow.  Much more my, I mean Violet's, style.  he he.