BABY-DOLL DIAPERS MADE BY ... DIAPERS

Cut the front, the back and the two velcro pieces from the diaper.

Sew together the front and the back pieces.

Remove oval pieces from the both sides.

Sew like in the picture adding the velcro pieces.

The baby-doll diaper is ready to be used :-)

PERSONAGES FROM "BARBAPAPA" MADE BY SOCKS

This is my 15-months old daughter favorite cartoon. Since I couldn't find the personages in the toy stores I decided to make them.

I bought few different color socks.

Took the stuffing from an old stuffed toy.

Stuffed the sock and sewed the bottom.

Cut the eyes and the hair flowers from the diapers velcro and colored them with not-washable marker.

Fixed them to the face and  made the nose and the lips with stitches.

Finally this is our BARBA-family.

The socks are not cut, so I can use them when my daughter stop to play with them.

BABY SHOES FROM AN OLD HANDBAG

I made this shoes from an old handbag using this patterns: http://taoofcraft.typepad.com/taoofcraft/2010/07/here-is-how-i-made-themsupplies14-yard-of-heavy-home-dec-cotton-or-quilters-weight-cotton-fabric14-yard-lining-fabric-2.html
 You will need also: vinyl glue, glitter, ribbon, elastic and insoles from other shoes.

BABY ONESIE REFASHION

I cut the sleeves and stretched the end of the fabric to make ruffles. Then used pieces from them to make "the skirt" and the neckline . Again stretched the ends with fingers.

NO-SEW FANCY BABY TOP

I just tie a ribbon bow over the shoulders. Unfortunately I couldn't find polka-dot ribbon, so I put some big sequins on it.

SHIRT AND PANTS - FROM BOYS' TO GIRLS'

A shirt and pants from my son now are used for my daughter. I embroidered some pink flowers and put a pink ribbon.

BABY PACIFIER HOLDER - 2

For this project I needed:
1. a bracelet
2. a badge clips
3. ribbon
 First I moved the clasp at the end of the chain. Now I can make a loop for the pacifier. The other end I fixed to the badge clips. Then add a ribbon flower and a bow.
Please, be sure that all the parts are fixed well!

DIAPER'S VELCRO FLOWERS

 For this project I needed a used diaper and thin organza ribbon. How to make a ribbon flowers like this see here and here . Cut a piece from the diaper's velcro and fix it with few stitches on the flower. Now it's very easy to put it on the delicate baby hair. Also it can be used on  socks, booties, hair band, hair elastics, etc. Please, be sure that your kid is not going to eat them!

HAT DECORATED WITH SEQUINS

 May son had few baseball hats like this. Now my daughter has it.

SWEATSHIRT DECORATED WITH McDONALD'S TOY

You can decorate your kid's sweatshirts with their favorite movie heroes using toys from McDonald's or other fast-food restaurant. I used  a fabric adhesive and different parts of the toy to make two figures - a boy and a girl.

JEANS DECORATED WITH HEARTS

I removed the sport label from my son's baby jeans and make very simple and easy decoration. To make it more fancy , you can add a ribbon at the waist and sequins.

FROM A BOY'S SHIRT TO A GIRL'S DRESS

It was a nice shirt, but I needed to up-cycle it for my daughter. I cut the sleeves and sew them under the arms. I removed the collar too and put some cotton eyelet trim to make it more girly.

TERRACOTTA FLOWER POT DECORATED WITH BEADS

I used a terracotta flower pot, a PVA-glue, white, blue and navy beads taken from an old necklace and my imagination of course.

JAR DECORATED WITH EGGS' SHELLS AND DECOUPAGE

For this project I needed : a jar, a lot of white eggs' shells, a white or invisible glue and a napkin with big flowers. The idea is from here .

OVERALLS PANTS + HAT = OVERALLS DRESS

How to turn jeans into skirt look here . The hat had 6 pieces like this one. I used 4 of them for the space between the legs, for left and right space. I put some of the hat ruffles at the shoulder straps, the same color buttons and a label at the front pocket . Size of the overalls was 0-6 months, now is 0-2 years I hope.

BABY RUFFLY SHRUG

I made it from a small baby jacket, using pieces from the sleeves under the arms and ruffles from old shirt. The idea is from here .

DECOUPAGE TREASURE BOX

For this project I needed old box, white and violet paint, old mirror, Winnie the Pooh napkin. First step is to put the white color with a brush, second -  the napkin pieces with a white glue, third - the violet paint with a sponge and the last is the varnish. The technique is from  here ( the Russian ladies are very good in decoupage). Now my daughter has a beautiful treasure box for her hair accessories and jewelery.

BABY PACIFIER HOLDER

For this project you need a baby hair band, a clips like this, a small piece of ribbon and a glue gun.

GIRLY SWIMSUIT

Ruffles were my best friend in this project.

POLKA DOT VEST

My first child is a boy and the second is a girl. I have a tons of blue, brown, navy, etc. clothes so I need ideas to make them more girly. My son had a two faced hoodie very similar to this on the first picture.The idea is from here .

CUTE BABY HAT

I reused the yellow yarn  from an old baby vest. When you unknit the yarn becomes curly. The idea is from here .

FROM PLAIN TO PRETTY

The cardigan was nice but colorless. I used this idea and pieces of different yarns and ribbons.

DECOUPAGE

The most powerful and the cheapest way to change the view of the objects.This is my first try, and the best of all.