I have a habit of picking up cheap linens at thrift stores. They're a fantastic way to get fabric on the cheap! A while back I picked up a hot pink satin curtain at Goodwill. After turning part of the bottom of the curtain into a pillow case for my daughter, the remainder languished in my fabric stash for months.
But I recently had an idea that allowed me to use nearly all of the remaining curtain fabric!
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| Fancy sequined top of the curtain. |
For Christmas a couple years ago, my daughter got a rocking lobster. My idea was to turn the curtain into a mermaid tail so I could take a photo of my daughter riding her lobster as a mermaid. :D
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| Rock(ing) lobster |
I spent a Saturday evening watching Stargate: Atlantis and cutting out pieces and removing extra sequins.
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| Fins! |
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| Ready to pin & sew |
My daughter is super excited to wear her new mermaid tail!
I love getting linens at the thrift store, they are a great buy! Great job, and she looks adorable!
ReplyDeleteReally clever! We have (from years ago) a rocking horse version of your lobster, I believe my husband got the pattern from Sunset Magazine.
ReplyDelete1. I love looking at the linen area at thrift stores and general dollar stores too. Such a steal.
ReplyDelete2. I would be so excited to wear a cute mermaid costume too! She's adorable and she definitely looks happy.
Great job.
Jennifer, EOD