Oct
2012
Getting Creative – Pretty Girls T-Shirts
I have been trying to get in touch with my creative side lately, as you may have noticed with my previous posts: Hair Accessory Frame, Laundry Wall Art and Salt Dough Foot Imprints.
I have seen some beautiful girls T-Shirts out there in the past. Some with doilies, some with lace and pretty ribbons and buttons. I often admire the cute outfits I see on the little ones when we are out and about.
Now that B1 is in need of some new T-shirts, I can’t seem to find any in the shops that I like or that don’t cost the earth.
So, creative Angela began to stir inside me and I decided to give it a go and make some myself. It couldn’t be that hard. Could it?
I bought some cute, plain, coloured T-Shirts from Big W for the hot price of $3. From various shops I bought some lace, ribbon, buttons, and a few doilies.
These are the steps I took to create my master pieces (note that I am certainly no Martha Stewart here!):
Lay the shirt down and place your items where you would like them. I played around for a while to find my favourite design.
Take off all items except one and start sewing. I just used a needle and some white cotton, and hand sewed each item onto the shirt where I wanted it. Starting from the inside of the shirt, coming up through the shirt and item, and back under finishing the stitch on the inside.
Shirt One:
Shirt two:
Shirt three:
My beautiful creations!
I am very happy with how they turned out. I keep changing my mind which one is my favourite.
I can’t wait to see B1 in them.
Stay tuned for some creations for boys and ladies!
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Claudia
October 25, 2012 at 2:01 pm (205 days ago)They all look great. My daughter would love them. Can I ask where you bought the fabric doilies? You could even play around with different coloured dyes on these. Though you would want to be extra sure the dye doesn’t run in the wash.
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Ang
October 26, 2012 at 12:01 pm (204 days ago)Hi Claudia,
I looked everywhere for the doilies. I finally found some by chance at Paddy’s Markets, Haymarket, Sydney.
I wish I had bought more as I don’t get in there often.
Alicia
October 25, 2012 at 2:53 pm (205 days ago)They look great! Very creative Angela ;P I love middle one.
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Ang
October 26, 2012 at 12:02 pm (204 days ago)Thanks Alicia. Yes, I think the middles one is my fav to
Dawn
October 26, 2012 at 1:57 pm (204 days ago)So super adorable!! My almost 3 year old daughter would LOVE these!
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Ang
October 27, 2012 at 11:59 am (203 days ago)Thanks Dawn. I think they would be loved by any girl no matter her age. Thanks for stopping by.
Mel
October 26, 2012 at 9:00 pm (204 days ago)Oh how cute! They’d make great Christmas gifts
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Ang
October 27, 2012 at 12:01 pm (203 days ago)A few people have said this Mel. I think I might be making a few more
Ela
October 30, 2012 at 4:58 am (201 days ago)Very Creative. I love the designs on the shirt. Shirt 2 is the best for me!