First Attempt at Embellishment

After seeing some really cute ribbon-embellished toddler and infant jeans on ebay, I have wanted to try to make some myself. I'm not particularly crafty, and I can't sew (even by hand) for anything.

I did a practice outfit before I go out and buy ribbon and other items to start really playing.

I had an old denim 6-12 Gap jumper that Isabella never wore much because it seemed so plain. I figured I wouldn't lose anything by playing around with it.

I don't have a lot of things on hand to use. I had a spool of rainbow ribbon left over from back when I was excited about making hair-bows, LOL. I just used that to play around.

Adrian thinks it's super cute, but I am not thrilled. In my defense, though, it was a) my first time trying, b) I rushed through it, c) Isabella was up my butt most of the time, and d) I escaped to the garage to do the last bit, including painting, and it was DARK in there.

I learned that the no-sew tape works GREAT for putting ribbon accents on denim (left over from when mom no-sewed my curtains), that I need good lighting and patience to paint, and also that I need to work more on layout and plot it out before starting a project.

I also need to work on my hand sewing skills. Or ask someone to teach me. Because I seriously don't know what I'm doing. The enthusiasm is there, but the skill and technique are lacking.

Before:



After:



The ribbon on the side is where the outfit ties together (it's a wrap-around dress). I just cut off the ratty shoe-lace type string that was there and replaced it with the rainbow ribbon. Better would have been a thinner ribbon, but I didn't have that.

Not the cutest thing anyone ever "made", haha, but I'm not discouraged enough to keep me from trying again.