Wednesday, March 18, 2009

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH TEN DOLLARS

I DECIDED TO RE-FASHIONED:




I TOOK THESE TWO BILLS

AND I BOUGHT THIS PLAIN LITTLE PINK T-SHIRT AT TARGET FOR $3.48



AND THESE PAIR OF JEANS, FROM MARSHALL'S ON SALE FOR $6.00

(FRONT-VIEW)


(BACK-VIEW)

AND THIS FUN AND FUNKY JUMBO ORANGE RIC-RAC .98 CENTS A YARD.

(I USED LESS THAN .50 CENTS WORTH)


I TOOK OFF THE BELT, TOOK OFF THE BACK POCKET ORIGINAL APPLIQUES, . . . . . .

AND TURNED THEM INTO THIS;

(A COMPLETELY RE-PURPOSED BOUTIQUE CHIC OUTFIT)






THE FLOWER ON THE T-SHIRT I DID SO THAT IT IS 3-D, I RAVELED THE EDGES TO GIVE IT THAT SHABBY CHIC VINTAGE LOOK, ALL THE STITCHING ON THE SHIRT IS MACHINE STITCHED.





I USED THE BOTTOM OF THE PANTS LEG THAT I CUT OFF, TO MAKE THE LEAVES AND THE CENTER OF THE FLOWER ON THE SHIRT. I MADE A SASH FOR THE BELT.






I ADDED TWO RUFFLES TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PANTS AND THEN STITCHED SOME RIBBON ABOVE IT TO GIVE IT THAT LITTLE BOUTIQUE FINISH. THEN I APPLIQUED SOME FLOWERS TO THE LOWER PANTS LEG, AND DID SOME HAND STITCHING AND SOME FRENCH KNOTS ON THE FLOWERS WITH EMBROIDERY THREAD.




I ALSO APPLIQUED A FLOWER ON EACH BACK PANTS POCKET WITH HAND STITCHING







I ALSO TOOK HEATHER'S FLOWER CHALLENGE,

HEATHER'S FLOWER TUTORIAL


AND THIS IS WHAT I DID WITH MY FLOWER FROM HER TUTORIAL IDEA;


I PUT ONE FLOWER ON THE CUTE LITTLE T-SHIRT, AND THE OTHER ONE I ADDED TO

A PINK HEADBAND I GOT AT TARGET IN THE DOLLAR BIN. I ADDED SOME ORANGE RIBBON AND THE FLOWER.






NOW I BELIEVE EVERY GIRL DESERVES AT LEAST ONE ORIGINAL IN THEIR CLOSET, AND BECAUSE I SO ENJOY MAKING THESE ADORABLE LITTLE OUTFITS FOR ALL THE LITTLE CUTIES IN MY LIFE, I MADE THIS ONE IN A SIZE 4T, AND IT IS GOING TO THE FIRST MEMBER OF MY SWEET "A" TEAM. SO MISS ALI THIS ONE IS FOR YOU. I HOPE YOU ENJOY IT, (AND I HOPE IT FITS OK, MY FINGERS ARE CROSSED) JUST REMEMBER, MY FEE IS A PICTURE OF YOU IN IT.



HMMM, WHO AND WHAT WILL BE NEXT?



SO NEXT TIME YOU HAVE TEN DOLLARS IN YOUR PURSE, THINK OF THE POSSIBILITIES!

5 comments:

Heather said...

so so so so SO CUTE!!!! What little girl wouldn't LOVE that!!! You are amazing!!!

Hollie said...

That's awesome, I am impressed. It's so cute! It looks totally Ali, she's going to love it.

Jennifer Richins said...

SOOOO cute. Love the flower on the shirt and headband and...just all of it. I don't know where you get your inspiration, but you do amazing work.
BTW...who's Ali?

RC said...

Oh, yes, I didn't really make that clear. ooops!

Ali = Miss Alice
{Kris & Charity's little girl}
{Aunt Debbie's one and only cutie pie Grand-daughter}
My.....?

So is she my Great-Niece? that part always gets so confusing.

Well anyway, she is absolutely adorable, I'll post a picture of her.

dana said...

Wow, you really revamped that outfit! Fun!