Sunday 22 January 2012

DIY: Floral Collar

This is my DIY for the shirt Molly wore in my last post. I originally bought this breton babygrow from the boys section in H&M thinking I could style it in a girly way. Unfortunately with Molly's mullet and aversion to headbands I couldn't shake the fact it was a boys top so I decided to add a touch of pretty. The fabric was just a scrap from my mothers cave of crafty goodies (I think it's Liberty). 

I cut it roughly in the same length and width of the collar leaving about half a cm of fabric to spare all the way around then pinned this to the collar.
I then folded the fabric in on itself to make a neater edge and to prevent fraying (see image 3 to explain it better) and hand stitched it to the collar. I had to keep folding and stretching the fabric as I went to make it neat and tight. I used a pale blue thread and made my stitches small. 

I imagine it could be done just as easily on a sewing machine but I don't have anywhere to use mine at the moment. I expect more crafting will be to come once I have a space to work :)




Before & After


How she wore it. I will be doing this to some of my plain shirts I think..

11 comments:

  1. This looks so gorgeous, what a great job you've done! She looks adorable in it, might have to try this idea with some of my own shirts! (No baby yet!:) xx

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  2. This is such a lovely idea! It looks gorgeous.

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  3. oww this is the cutest thing ever! you are such a cool mommy haha! x

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  4. Molly is lucky to have such a 'Gok Wan' as a mum. You go Glen Coco! xxz

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  5. Such a stylish little miss! If I was crafty, I'd be doing this for myself. I'm not though, which is just as well. Styling tips from a baby would be kind of embarrassing to explain to people ;) xxx

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  6. That's a lovely look - I like the combination of stripes and flowers. Molly is absolutely adorable, what a cute little girl!

    Thanks so much for your sweet comment on my blog, I really appreciate it. Luckily the nice people outweigh the not-so-nice ones and blogging as a whole is a positive experience. I hope you'll be able to go to a nice market soon - there's just nothing like it on a weekend...

    Have a lovely evening xo

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  7. What a quite little girl :) And awesome idea, seems "easy" :)

    X C

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  8. very creative, great job!!!
    i just found your blog and your photos are incredibly beautiful!! maybe we could follow each other? kisses*

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  9. Molly is the cutest thing! She's definitely going to grow up to not only be a lovely individual like her mummy but a very fashionable girl too! xx

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  10. awww Molly looking sooooooo sweet!

    I'm so glad that i've just found your pretty blog :) i'm your new follower and would be very appreciated if you follow me too?? :)

    Love!

    ♥HeelsAreMyDrugs♥
    ♥HeelsAreMyDrugs♥

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