one dollar skirt

I fell upon one of the coolest projects I've ever seen thanks to my daily check-in with the Crafty Crow. And the best part was that the project was just as simple as it seemed.

Much like the Filth Wizardry author, we started with a flour sack from the Dollar Tree. I cut it in half and sewed it into a strip. I gave Amelia a set of my colored Sharpie markers and let her go to town. (I am keeping directions SUPER short here since in depth directions are located at the link above).

I taped the flour sack strip to the plastic tablecloth I was using to keep it from moving. The Fruit Loops in the middle of the table are for snacking purposes only.

Amelia was SO. INTO. THIS. PROJECT. I should have written down all of the stories she was telling me about the drawings. I know for sure there is a picture of Amelia and Henry at school during show-n-tell. Amelia is showing a necklace and Henry is showing a giraffe. She also wrote her name, drew the entire Wizard of Oz cast and a whole host of other stuff.

My favorite was her "sparkle heart".

When she was satisfied with the drawings (meaning we were pretty much out of room), I robbed some paint from my mom's ridiculous stash. I watered it down and gave Amelia various brushes to paint the material. Surprisingly to me, sponge brushes worked best. My only requirement is that I told her not to leave any white.

Unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the painting or drying process. But, when it was painted and dried, I attempted to heat set the paint (the same way as described in the link above) and then I washed the material. I then passed it off to my mom along with Amelia's waist measurements so that my mom could add some elastic and turn it into a skirt. I am sure I could have completed this sewing project myself, but with all we had going on that week, I gladly passed it on to my mom.

And Amelia (and I) LOVE the finished product!

Can you tell she loves it?