A few weeks back my little niece Charlotte (or Charlie) turned into a big three year old - how does that even happen? I remember the first time I met this little niece of mine at the Yea caravan park way back when we first moved into the house at the bull unit...oh man that house was horrendous! 'Character building' to say the least. Well no shower for a few months, possums literally living in your oven, door kicked in by drug squad (previous tennants, not us!) and frost bitten toes paints the picture. Nice.
Anyway, three years later and the sweet little baby girl has turned into a little cowgirl! Charlies loves all things Toy Story and cowgirl Jessie is her hero. So what is a crafty aunty to make but a cowgirl birthday kit ready to mosey on off into the sunset! I had some fur left over from a playmat I made for our Hereford breeder friends baby boy so thought it would go nicely as a little vest for Charlie the cowpoke. Now, problem was I didn't have the foggiest as to how to make a vest but thought how hard could it be, right? I simply got a size 3 t-shirt from my Little Miss Emma rack, used it as a template for the back panel and one front panel which I mirrored to make it all symetrical. Cut it all out, figure out how to 'line' the front panels (a bit of lateral thinking needed there, not my forte) and a little cowgirl vest we have made! I made a skirt out of the matching red Michael Miller cowpoke fabric with a co-ordinating hem to the vest. The added hem made the skirt a bit longer than what I wanted but I think it kind of gave it a 'prairie-girl' feel. Nonetheless, I think Charlotte was fairly chuffed with her new threads!
Happy birthday Charlie chicken!
2 comments:
Oh how cute is this outfit? Very adorable :)
Wishing your niece a very happy day
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Good job!! And very cute!! Add a pair of boots & she is all set! How I miss my daughter dressing like that...at almost 11yrs old she is waaayy to grownup for cowgirl clothes now, so she says. But I remember the boots she had as a 3 yr old. A gorgeous hot pink sparkley cowgirl pair, that I would have killed for in my size!!
Hope your niece has a great day!
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