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Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear
It has been such gloomy, bipolar weather we have here in Gippsland VIC and I’ve been stuck indoors for a while and enjoying my other crafting projects.

Meanwhile, it would be great to share with you one of my recent upcycling projects using a vintage babydoll sleeping dress that I acquired from Vintage Vibes Gippsland Opshop. I only got it for $4.00.

And I can tell that this is one of the easiest upcycling projects I did in more than 3 years.

Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

This was the original vintage-style babydoll sleepwear. This kind of sleepwear was popularized in the 1950s and I was immediately drawn to it. The cuteness and simplicity of the design is something that is quite rare nowadays, and whenever it's rare – then I like it! The dress is made of cotton.

Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

Another reason that intrigues my curiosity is the sewing technique in the upper chest of the bodice. It creates a weaved design, using folded strips of fabric, and I realized that I could use a similar technique in upcycling other textiles.

Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

I decided to upcycle this dress and turn it into an outdoor spring/summer dress rather than just let it stays in my bedroom. I use the best and most practical upcycling technique – just cut them in half, and add elastics on the waist part of the skirt. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can do it using hand-stitching or some use textile glue to seal the fabrics together.

Check my Tiktok Video for a quick demo.


@blair.villanueva no need to buy designer clothes when I can upcycle and style it my own. I got this #vintage#sleepwear from #opshop and turn it into a #spring dress! This is the easiest diy I made! #diytok#upcyclingfashion#thrift#circularfashion#tiktokphilippines#tiktokindia#tiktokaustralia#fashiontiktok#fashion#thriftflip#warragul♬ Made You Look - Meghan Trainor


Check my images below for the quick lookbook! I paired it with my Citrus Lemon Converse Platform, and the beaded crochet handbag I made recently


Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

Upcycling vintage baby doll sleepwear

Hope our weather will be better in the coming weeks so that I could wear this more often!

See y'all for the next upcycling project!







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17 comments :

  1. Ang ganda Naman po nito and very creative nyo po talaga love this very nice and amazing! Very comfy to wear din Ito 🥰

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  2. I never would think to wear this, but it looks adorable on you!!

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  3. That is actually a pretty cute dress, I love the colors of it!

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  4. I absolutely love those converse! I need to get bolder with my shoe colour choice :)

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    1. Thank you! I recently fall in-love with Converse, and I love each piece I got.

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  5. you did an outstanding job on this one! It looks fantastic and so fun! I love the cute colors, it is perfect for summer if you ask me. or late spring. And you styled it equally fine with preppy accessories. I remember this bag, it's diy, right? Lyosha

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  6. You made it look really nice. I love what you are turning simple clothes into something pretty and gorgeous. This takes a talent to know ideas and how to do it. .

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  7. OMG! You really did well. It looks so good on you. The bag and the shoes also complimented your outfit well.

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  8. The way you carry it helps a lot! Ang galing! Halatang sanay mag mowdel! Mas gumaganda yung damit

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  9. Very interesting. That is a novel idea to upcycle that clothing.

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  10. Girrrrllll, I've said it before and I'll say it again. I would absolutely purchase anything you upcycle. It doesn't look like a sleepwear at all. Great work, Blair!

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  11. love the outfit! and especially that bag - so cute.

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  12. I must say you have done an amazing job. The upcycled dress looks so trendy and cool...I can't imagine a sleepwear turned into a pretty dress, really inspiring.

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  13. I love how creative you get! If it were me, I won't be able to think up of any style to upcycle a sleeping gown. That looks really great!

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  14. This is the outfit na perfect sa mom ko at sister. Bagay sayo yung outfit na yan perfect din pang events. :)

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  15. I never would think to wear this, but it looks adorable on you!! *Sarah

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