costumes

James was "The Man with the Yellow Hat" for Halloween. For this costume I used felt for the hat and sewn on tie. I bought two yellow t-shirts from Goodwill and made the shirt and pants. The waistband of the pants was made with a brown t-shirt to make it look like a belt. I cut off the tops of some brown socks to make his boots tall.

Fall Shirts

I made a versatile pattern to make some shirts for James for the fall. They are all the same basic shirt with a little different neckline.

90-minute shirt

This shirt was a t-shirt Daddy got when he helped with a kids' camp in the Dominican Republic. Daddy outgrew the shirt so I turned it into a shirt for James.

Florida State shirt to help Daddy cheer. I made the shirt from a free t-shirt we got when we went to a Florida State vs. UVA game last year. UVA was having a "white out" game and gave out one-size-fits-no one white shirts. The FS is painted on.

Baby Gift

This is a gift I gave to a friend of mine who just had a baby.

monogrammed onesie

taggie football

First Birthday Shirts

Polo Romper

This romper was made from a company polo complete with logo. I added the stripes to cover the logo. I used the existing neckline and sleeves...just scaled them down to fit a 1-year-old. It snaps in the crotch to make for easy diaper changes.

$18-$30

First Birthday

On the back of the first birthday shirt I embroidered a monkey. Our theme for the birthday party was monkeys. The letters for "Uno" (seen in the link above) had bananas painted on them and the back of the shirt had a monkey.

Every first birthday shirt needs matching first birthday shorts. I made these shorts from a pair of capris that no longer fit me. I just used the existing bottoms of the capris so they had a cute little tie. I also added side pockets to these shorts and embroidered a messy 1 on the pocket.

$5-$15

W'msy shirt

Another decorative touch that I have used is to bleach a design on the shirt. This can also be a picture or letters or numbers. The design can't be extremely detailed or intricate because the bleach will bleed some as it works.

$5-$10

Monogram shirt

Another embellishment that can be done to shirts is freezer paper stenciling. This gives the shirt a screen printed look. This can be done with any combination of letters, numbers, or pictures. The possibilities are endless!

$5-$15

Month Shirts

There are several things I can do to add excitement to clothes that are boring or just need an extra 'pop'! Applique is one of those things.

I made shirts for my son to celebrate each month of his life. Here are a couple of examples of the numbers appliqued on shirts for him.

First, is his first birthday shirt. I used the Spanish word "uno" meaning "one."

The next shirt is his 11 month shirt. This shirt has the number 11 along with appliqued chevron stripes.

I can add an applique for $5-$15 depending on the complexity of what you want appliqued.