“When’s it my turn?
Wouldn’t I love, love to explore that shore up above?
Out of the sea
Wish I could be
Part of that world”
Ok, if you were a little girl in the 90’s, you too probably belted out these lyrics as you pretended you were a mermaid with flowing red hair and a crush on a handsome prince. Well, not much has changed since then, little girls still dream about being Ariel. She’s my niece’s favorite Disney princess, and it isn’t hard for me to imagine why. Her Disneybounding look is next!
I had trouble thinking through how I would do Ariel without needing sea shells, or something that wasn’t very appropriate for a 5 year old, but luckily I found some inspiration… somewhere… Here’s my sketch…
Materials:
- Purple Tank Top
- Sea green fabric – I found a fun sequined fabric at Joann’s that the little girl inside fantasizing about being Ariel couldn’t resist. 🙂
- Coordinating Thread
DIY:
- I decided the overdress would be at the empire waistline. Measure the width and length from the empire waistline to the bottom of the tank top. Add a few inches to the width so you can gather. Cut out two rectangles.
- Right sides together, stitch together the side seams.
- Run at least two lines of a gathering stitch along the top of the overdress. Gather to fit to the tank top.
- Pin overdress to the tank top along the empire waistline (right sides together) so the dress is basically “flipped up”.
- Zigzag stitch all the way around around, press dress down.
- To create some slight gathering at the neckline, I hand-stitched about two inches down and gathered it (securing inside the tank top).
OMG, talk about ADORARABLE!! Who wouldn’t want to be a mermaid princess, really?
–h
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