Tinkerbell Romper

This will be my last posting for awhile on cute dress up inspiration for little ones.  As my daughters (yes, I'm having another!) grow, I'm sure I'll be making more stuff in the future but for now I need to move onto the next project!  In addition to the clothing items I've posted, I've also made quite a few small things for our home dress up dresser like bows, headbands, veils and ears.  For some fun tutorials on quick little items to make for those little dress up lovers in your life, check out my "dress up" Pinterest board.

For now though, check out this awesome link on how to make your very own Fairy Romper.  I used some Tinkerbell fabric for mine and made this adorable Tinkerbell outfit for my little girl.  It looks much better in person.  The fabric makes it a little tough to photograph and as you know, I'm no photographer.  The tutorial is super easy to follow.  I altered it a bit and didn't add the shorts underneath just because I was in a hurry to get finished.  I'm impatient like that.  Either way, it's a fairly simple fairy romper perfect for your own little Tinkerbell.

Jesse dress

My little one loves Toy Story, especially the cowgirl Jesse. I wanted to make her an outfit to match Jesse's but that wasn't too difficult. This little peasant dress was perfect. I made this one out of an old pattern I had but there are patterns for peasant dresses all over the Internet. I made this one bigger so she could wear it for awhile. With a little red cowgirl hat, it's perfect. So simple and super cheap!! Use coupons or buy clearance fabric and this can easily be done under $5. Another fun little outfit for her dress up dresser.

Minnie Mouse

This dress started out as just a cute little dress. As I got farther along, I thought it looked more and more like a cute little Minnie Mouse dress. I made up some quick ears from felt, left over fabric and a dollar store headband and I quickly had an addition to our dress up cabinet. I think it turned out darling. I don't have a tutorial as I just went for it and made up both as I went along. With Pinterest your bound to find a quick tutorial though. Or as I did, use this as inspiration and get to sewing!!

Fairy Tutu

I mentioned I'd be back posting dress up outfits I made for my daughters little dress up dresser from a previous post. Now that her birthday is over and I'm not frantically trying to get everything done, I can take some time to share her adorable little outfits.

First up is this little fairy tutu. It is the easiest thing to make, you just have to know how to tie a knot. I didn't use a tutorial but there are tons out there to help you out. In the past I've just used elastic or ribbon for tutus but this time I decided to use this crochet elastic stuff (not sure what it's called?). I'm so happy I did. It's much more comfy for my little one and lays a bit nicer too.

All you do is tie your long strips to your elastic stuff and then tie smaller strips at the end of the long strips. I did pink and green to match those adorable wings I found in the Target dollar section but you could do all kinds of fun colors!!! This cute little outfit could easily cost you less than $5 if you wait for those awesome Hobby Lobby sales!

Sorry for the bad pics, I'm too tired to pull out my real camera.

Finished Project

Well it's taken me longer than expected, as most projects do but I'm so happy to check this one off my list. It's a dress up dresser for our little bug. I'm working on a couple dresses, tutus, jewelry and some other fun accessories to hopefully fill it up in time for her birthday.

This project was super simple and there are some tutorials out there on the web or even better, Pinterest. You simply take out the drawers, I left one for shoes and other accessories, paint it and attach some fabric to the inside. I'd say the fabric was the hardest part but once it's full of fun stuff you wont even tell it's not perfect. I kept mine neutral anticipating it may go in a fun playroom one day but you could do all kinda of fun colors.

Stay tuned for fun posts on DIY costumes/ dress up items!