Manly clothes for a little Man

I'm surprised I got this picture, he doesn't stop moving!

We had the wedding of some friends to attend this past weekend and I wanted to make sure that my little man looked good.  But, of course, the practical side of me wanted to do this with the least amount of money; after all he was attending the wedding, not being in it.

I decided that I would find what I could on consignment and make what I couldn't from what I already had if possible.  I found the free vest pattern on BurdaStyle.  I made a mock one from an old bedsheet and had to make quite a few changes to the pattern to go from the 2T to a 12mo.  Those ages are very different proportions!  I had to make the chest area smaller but leave the belly area nice and round in order to fit him right.  Can't beat that round tummy :)  It was the first time I had made something with a lining which helped alot when it came to understanding how to alter my dress for the weekend.

The shirt, pants, socks and shoes were found on consignment for a total of $12 I think and then I made the vest from a pair of pants I no longer wear and a few notions from the store. The shirt and pants both needed some alterations to bring them from 18mo sizes to 12mo.  At the end of the day I have to say that other than my husband, this little guy was one of the most handsome men in attendance!

Pillowcase Skirt

For a dollar and some thread you can make a cute and comfy summer skirt!
Talk about a cute and cheap "upcycle" possibility.  After finding this project idea on another website months ago I decided to give it a shot myself. For 99 cents each I found a few pillowcases on consignment.  I cut the top of one to see if it would fit me but was disappointed so, determined to do the project and get it worn, I invited a friend to be the recipient of the future humble creation.  Knowing who it was for also let me make it to the right measurements as well.

It was so simple I thought I would put up a template on how to do it on my "Humble How To" page.  Coming soon so check back!

For now though, the before and after...


BEFORE

All I added was thread (and an optional 10in of elastic)

AFTER