I had made some hand painted American flag shorts for Gigi last year and they still fit her. They tend to do a lot of growing UPWISE but not so much WIDTHWISE at this age.
A red, white, and blue tye dye t shirt was just the thing that she needed to go with her shorts!
We were going to the home of our good friends, who have a lovely home in the hills of Malibu for the fourth of July after a day at the beach. They are a creative family, and built their own home themselves. They raise chickens, grow their own food ,and run a successful pre school on their property. It’s just lovely! And they have great parties with lots of DELICIOUS food!
A Malibu view.
The shed/ workroom/ outdoor dining room.
We ate at a long communal table our host made himself.
It was a nice Independence day.
I love the simple beauty of these water bottles in a rustic setting with a vintage tablecloth.
Here are some directions to make your own striped tye dye short. The directions from the original Where’s The Beach T Shirt Project shown above can be found here.
I cut down a ladies fitted T I bough at Joann. I chose the fitted t because I liked the smaller neckhole.
I sewed up the sides and lifted up the armholes , using one of Gigi’s tees for a template.
I used my hairbands to section off the t shirt then soaked the t shirt in 1 tbsp.soda dye for twenty minutes. We squirted Rit Dye in bottles mixed with equal parts water on each section, saturating the fabric really well.
It sat for an hour before I removed the bands and rinsed it.
Looks like a great party with fun hosts! Your littlest has your smile! I want to try the fabric dying where you press shapes into it (like leaves) and set it out in the sun…it’s like batik the dying…idk what it’s called. Cute project!
what a fun 4th of july outfit! wish I had a little girl to do this with, maybe one day.
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This is soooo cute! I’ll be linking to your tutorial on Facebook this afternoon 🙂 http://facebook.com/CraftsbyAmanda