Peasant-Style Dress from a Men's T-shirt

Ashley says December 29, 2017 at 12:00 pm This is a really cute idea! I like how you made the Dr Who dress! Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:13 am Thanks, Ashley! That is my favorite, too. Reply Angie says December 29, 2017 at 12:53 pm What a great idea! I’m so going to try this for my little girl when she gets older! Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:12 am I’ve been making these since my almost 4 year old was only about 6 months old — they are great dresses for little girls! Thanks for the comment. Reply valmg @ Mom Knows It All says December 29, 2017 at 1:31 pm That’s a really neat idea. I like that this could be used with new tshirts or even to repurpose some old favorites. Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:12 am Yes, I’ve been wanting to try to use some old tshirts but I haven’t yet. If you do, I’d love to see pics! Reply Alli Smith says December 29, 2017 at 1:42 pm I would have never known these peasant style dresses started out as men’s t-shirts! This is just way too cute and clever. What a great idea! Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:11 am Thanks, Alli! It’s quite the switcheroo and it makes it so affordable! Reply Amber Myers says December 29, 2017 at 4:48 pm Oh my gosh, how cute! I love these. I’ve always been a fan of peasant dresses on kids. Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:11 am Thanks, Amber! Me too! These are so great for playing, whether my girls are putting on their best princess tea party or digging in the dirt. Reply candy says December 29, 2017 at 5:06 pm Love how these bright and colorful dresses turned out. I bet you sell a bunch of them. Pretty awesome to make a girls dress and one for her favorite doll baby as well. Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:10 am Thanks for the comment, Candy. My daughter loves having matching clothes with her doll! Reply Gisele says December 29, 2017 at 6:09 pm This is an awesome idea. Most tee shirts are fairly cheap and this is a great way to make something cute and fashionable for your child. Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:10 am Thanks for the comment, Gisele! Yes, these are super affordable and so easy to customize. I can get shirts for around $2 on sale, woohoo! Reply Angelic Sinova says December 29, 2017 at 7:42 pm How cute is this? I love fun DIY like this. I have a few oversized sleep shirts that I’d love to turn into dresses! Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:09 am Great idea! These are adorable and so easy. Reply Mimi Green says December 29, 2017 at 11:44 pm This is a really cute idea and it looks easy to make. My daughter would love to do something like this. I love the bold yellow t-shirt color. Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 12:09 am Thanks for the comment, Mimi! My girls love these dresses, and they love color so we go very colorful around here! Reply Chubskulit Rose says December 30, 2017 at 2:22 am You are so creative, oh my gosh, those are so cute. Thanks for the tutorial. Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 9:35 am Thanks for the love! <3 Reply Serena hale says December 30, 2017 at 9:10 am Okay I am sold. When I saw the little one in the pumpkin dress I was outdone. You made it appear really easy to make for yourself of your little ones. DIY products is something that I need to get back into. Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 9:35 am What a high compliment! Thanks, Serena! Reply Jenn @ EngineerMommy says December 30, 2017 at 9:38 am That is an amazing transformation. I have seen those plain men’s shirts at Dollar Tree all the time. This would be a fabulous idea to repurpose them! That’s a job well done!! Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 9:55 am Thanks, Jenn! I haven’t had much luck with finding the colors I want at our local Dollar Tree but if you can catch a sale, you can get shirts for $2 often at the craft stores, too. But now I’m going to have to check the dollar store obsessively, haha! Reply Ricci says December 30, 2017 at 7:26 pm This is such a cute idea! I need to tell my sister about this, she would totally do it and I know my niece would love to paint her own dress…LOL! Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 8:46 pm It is my daughter’s favorite birthday tradition! Thanks for the comment, Ricci. Reply Marysa says December 30, 2017 at 7:45 pm I have never tried shirring, and I did’t realize you did it with an elastic thread. Thought it was more of a process of gathering fabric. I don’t know if I’m brave enough to try this project, but your came out great! Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 8:47 pm I think there is a fancier type of shirring that is more gathering… maybe that’s smocking? I don’t know if shirring is officially the right term, but that’s what the blogger I learned it from called it so that’s what I’ve always called it, too And it really is easy, you should give it a try! Reply Sara Welch says December 30, 2017 at 8:38 pm That is a super cute idea! I love coming up with or finding stuff like this for my kids. Love it! Reply Tatanisha Worthey says December 30, 2017 at 8:42 pm This is when I wish I had at least one girl! ha! Such an adorable idea and so cute! Reply Lorene says December 30, 2017 at 8:47 pm That’s when having friends with little girls comes in handy Thanks for the comment! Reply YATHARTH JOSHI says January 20, 2018 at 9:18 am Good Stuff!Thanks for sharing knowledgeable content for us, All content is very useful and help to enhance knowledge of every one. I am a regular reader of your blog! I always appreciate you for regularly writing and publishing the post.Yatharth Reply Barbara says April 15, 2021 at 6:27 am What kind of paints were used ?Were the paints color fast?I would hate to wash the dress to find the art work gone or smudged! Reply Wifeeclectic says May 17, 2021 at 8:27 pm Acrylic paint does not wash out of clothes. Reply