Tuesday 7 February 2012

A re-use/make and mend/ upcycle lilydoll story.........x



I tend to hang onto the bumblebee's clothes that hold memories for me. I can, for instance tell you, that the green fleece jumper was bought for a snip on a second hand clothes stall, and both bumblebee's adored it, wearing it throughout their time at pre-school and on long wintery walks along a blustery seafront. The red hearts cord dress, bought for big bumblebee at three - has seen them both through many a birthday party, and even has a tiny rip on the side from Seth as a puppy.

I have plans for the majority of their old clothes, but this morning, a poorly little bumblebee asked for new lilydoll dresses........I may have been up most of the night, but that is what a Mummy is for, and it was worth it, to see her little pale washed out face, glimmer with happiness once the dresses had been made.


So take a few old clothes.......




And a dash of trimmings.......



An hours work, and look........two lilydolls, ready for a playdate.






If you have any little ladies in your life ( or boys, don't think I'm sexist ).......a lilydoll is a powerful investment. I think made by the company Manhattan toys  ( they make the smaller groovy girl dolls, which we do have, but I find the outfits of the lilydolls far more unoffensive, a doll should never, in my opinion, dress in animal print.....or any adult for that matter....just sayin )

The hours of fun my girls have had with these little ladies, and like I did today, you can make many an outfit for them.



Big bumblebee is at an Orchestra day today, playing her violin all day. I hope lilydolls new dress will be a nice surprise at the end of her busy, busy noisy day!

Is it nap time????

xxxx

5 comments:

  1. So with you on the leopard print ..!

    Gorgeous little dresses, you are clever. I'm really rather fancying myself in red and white cord hearts now!

    I haven't tended to keep my children's clothes, I really, really wish I had though. My daughter used to have a bright green dress with the dearest fruit and flower print that I would give my eye teeth for now.

    Hx

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  2. there is a mummy at sophia's school that always seems to be in leopard print leggings...i mean its her choice, but i always think 'oh no'. Sophia has a dolly, second hand called 'Taryn' from manhattan toy makers...and has a zebra print style skirt- thinking maybe a little make coming on...I still have my daughters doll to finish off from last october....im so slowwwww...thanks for the ideas x...love the girls clothes and history behind them too ;0)x

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  3. Wow you are a good mummy staying up all night! Such a perfect use for their old clothes that you want to remember! xx

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  4. Nattie, those dresses are fab! I had my first real venture into making dolls clothes at Christmas but found it all a bit fiddly. Your dresses are delightful - lucky dolls and lucky bumblebees. I so love that my girls have never wanted Barbies and the like. We have a few babies and a couple of dolls similar to Lily. At the moment Emily Button comes everywhere with us and I'm scared to death is going to get lost.
    Ellie
    x

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