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Perhaps you're a young
mother who is sick of the basic options of pink and blue,
ruffled or hemmed with ribbon. Perhaps you're on your second or
third child and frustrated that the styles for your baby haven’t
changed at and you’re tired of looking at the same thing over
and over again. Perhaps you just don't feel like shopping for
baby clothes once every two weeks as your infant grows into the
next size that they will rapidly outgrow. In any case, there is
a solution to your frustration.
There are lots of things
that are not baby clothes, but could be. Like what you ask? How
about bandanas? That's right, your baby is tiny. If teeny bopper
club girls can wear bandanas as shirts, imagine how much baby
can fit into one! Bandanas are great for summer time as a shirt
or a diaper cover, and that can be accomplished without a bit of
sewing! With a little bit of snipping and stitching, there is
plenty of material for an infant sized dress or pair of pants.
Baby doll t-shirts that
are made for young women are ideal as dresses for older infants
or even toddlers. Sure, some of the writing on them may not be
so “babyish,” but some of the more neutral styles would be much
more dressy than you can find for the same price in baby
dresses.
Taking your own worn out
clothes, or just clothes you're sick of as material to make
clothing for your baby is a great way to personalize their style
through your once loved clothing. It will save money and give
you a little bit more space in your closet. Do you have a
t-shirt that you once loved, but that now is stretched in an
unflattering manner, or perhaps has wear spots in a specific
area? If so, you're not alone! Most of the material from the
t-shirt can be salvaged and made into a whole outfit for your
baby to play in with a simple pattern that can be purchased for
less than two dollars.
There are lots of other
household items that can be used to tend to your baby. A normal
sized bath towel, for example, can, in a matter of minutes be
converted into a robe for your baby to wear at the beach or when
just out of the bath. When the baby is an infant, just adding
some accents and a hood to the towel will make a cheaper
alternative to designer robes, and is a one of a kind statement
that you simply can't buy at a department store. Let your
creative mind wander before you throw out those never used
scraps of material and old clothes. Your wallet and your baby
will thank you.
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