Though my little girl is only six months old she is already outgrowing some of her earliest onesies. Being a sentimental sort I found myself emotionally attached to a few of her earliest outfits, and I couldn't bear to pass them on quite yet. It got me thinking of ways to re-purpose them as artwork. The Framed Onesie Keepsake we featured a few years ago is one idea, but I wanted to go in a different direction.
(A big nod to Adam at Awaiting Inspiration--check out his framed t-shirt tutorial).
What You Need
Materials
• 1 cool onesie or baby t-shirt, freshly ironed
• 1 six inch by eight inch shadowbox frame (available at Michael's, $6.99)
• a few safety pins
• a little masking tape
• scrap cardboard
• scissors and pencil
Instructions
1. Remove the back off of the shadowbox.
2. Cut a piece of cardboard so it will fit inside the shadowbox.
3. Slide the cardboard inside the onesie and arrange the design to your preference. I went a little off-center with my robot because I thought it looked best that way.
4. Tape the collar onto the cardboard to hold it in place.
5. Tuck and fold the onesie as neatly as you can, pulling it taut to eliminate wrinkles in the front. Pin the folds in place.
6. Replace the back and display your new piece of art.
Additional Notes:
With a Michael's 50% off coupon the whole project cost less than $5.
(Images: Richard Popovic)
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I love this! I framed a canvas tote bag as a fun art souvenir. http://annabelvita.com/how-to-turn-a-shopping-bag-into-a-nifty-piece I used masking tape to stretch it instead of pinning it.
where did you get the adorable robot onesie? I've been looking for a robot onesie for my son's 1yr party.
Thanks for the cool idea!
Great idea. I think this would work perfectly in Ikea's Ribba frame. I have a few of those lying around waiting for pics.
@ruthie144, it was a hand me down from a very cool cousin, so I am not sure. But this Etsy search
http://www.etsy.com/search?includes[]=tags&q=robot+onesie
should give you plenty of options.
My son outgrew clothes faster than I could get sentimentally attached to them. He just turned 4 months and will be in 12 month old sleepers and 9 month old onesies pretty quickly here. Still, I plan to make a quilt of all my favorites-- once I'm sure there are no more siblings to hand down the clothes to.
love this idea. like that you can't actually see that it's a onesie - because years from now it will look dated and what kid wants that handing in their room? but this is like art and is timeless. very cool. thanks for sharing!