I know, I KNOW….it’s supposed to be Thrifted Thursday.
I even scheduled a lovely vintage post for today. But then, this afternoon I made these and I couldn’t wait. I’m sorry about the lack of thrifted goodness but I am super excited about these:
Awhile ago I made Simon a pair of plain suspenders and I love them. The look like this:
And I planned on making a pair for Grace but got side tracked and forgot. Until this afternoon when after I watched Grace yank up her pants for the 30th time I decided it was time to finally get to work.
Here’s what I used:
The entire project from start to finish took about 20 minutes. I just followed the same steps I used when I made Simon’s. (You and find the complete tutorial HERE )
The only thing I did differently were these two steps after I measured what length of elastic I needed:
And I after that I just followed the remaining steps and was finished.
It was easy and they totally work! No more saggy baggy britches. I love it.
I like them so much in fact that tonight I started her another pair—the new ones are made out of lace and I might like them even better than these ones…I’ll share them with you soon…very soon.
PS—Can you see my big mistake in this picture?
Yes, I forgot to change my white thread to a matching shade of pink. Dang it! Oh well…next time (and there will be a next time, several…in various colors) I will remember to put in coordinating thread.
So cute!! I would have never thoguht of this, very clever!
How cute are those?! I love that you ruffled them…way to make them girly! Simply fantastic.
Cute. Cute. cute.
I love suspenders!
Genius!
I just have to tell you how much I LOVE YOU, MAN! No, I mean it! I actually used the promise to myself that I could make your circle skirt cape, if I finished my Saturday cleaning. And it worked! I didn’t whine or complain the whole day! Better even than a cold Dr. Pepper and bag of cadbury mini-eggs…not that I haven’t eaten those as well, but they’re not as inspiring as you. Just wanted to kiss your fanny with admiration and tell you that you rock!
These are just too cute! The ruffles make them so sweet and feminine. I couldn’t pull it off, but they’d be great for a woman with just the right style!
darling, and such a clever idea!
How cute! And what a simple, fast project. I need to make some suspenders for my boys. I’ve been meaning to.
We are hosting our first Kitchen Fun and Crafty link party next Friday and would love for you to share this! Feel free to stop by and grab a party button! http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/
So stinking cute! I love it!! Makes me wish I had a girl!!
You should join me for Handmade 52! http://raisingoranges.blogspot.com/ -Katie
So cute. I’d love for you to link this up to my party. You can win a chance at $20 of vintage jewelry just for linking up. http://trophyw.blogspot.com/2012/01/will-craft-forfree-jewelry.html
Tara I pinned them for my niece.
Darling idea. I wonder if my 8 yr old daughter would like some!
What a sweet project. Your Children could be in ads…they are so adorable. Thanks for sharing!
Umm…adorable! I’ve got three little ladies who need some of these! I’ll be featuring this on my blog on Saturday!
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Sumo:)
What timing. THANK YOU!
I have been dying to find (girly) suspenders for my 11 wk old, and came upon your link on TT&J, Serindipity! Thank you 🙂
oh for the love! These are adorable!!
Thank you so much for this! My 9 year old (very soon to be 10) aske for suspenders for her birthday or Christmas. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to cover the elastic without it looking too sloppy. I think this will work much better than just a super long tube because the ruffles are sewn in place and will stay put. Thanks as always for the tutorial and the inspiration!
Ok I’m dense how do you knowhow much elastic to us