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Baby Clothes On The Cheap
 Kirsten
Hawkins
In the world of art, there is a movement called Postmodernism.
If you're not an art student, or an artist, or a professor of art,
there's really only one thing you need to know about Postmodernism.
It means that you can do whatever you want. Essentially, it is a
melding of things that have come before, a new take on old things.
What does this have to do with baby clothes? Anything you want it
to.
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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