Check out how I re-created my adorable 4th birthday top to wear in the groovy re-created 4(0)th birthday photo:
Upcycle one for yourself with the 4 to 40 Top – a copycat DIY peter pan collar:
I snagged a lovely pink t-shirt, half of the sleeves from a long sleeved shirt, fab vintage buttons & a scrap of white bedsheet.
I grabbed a plate of the same-ish size as the t-shirt neckline.
Then centered the plate on large piece of paper & roughly sketched out the shape of the collar.
Chopped it out, double folded my sheet scrap & cut out my soon-to-be collar.
Et voila! 4 lovely collar pieces!
I stitched each of the 2 pieces together, right sides facing, leaving a small opening for turning right side out.
Once flipped right side out I gave them a nice firm press with the iron.
Then top-stitched all the way around each piece.
And pinned them around the neckline of the t-shirt.
Stitched them on and the fancy peter pan style collar was done!
Onto the sleeve cuffs. I simply popped the chopped long sleeves over the t-shirt sleeves right sides facing and stitched them together.
Then zigzagged over the outside seam for extra strength.
And hand stitched the buttons to the front.
My re-created top was complete! …or was it?
Did you notice the “S” pin on little Sheri’s lapel?
To really complete the photo re-creation I had to have that pin (or something like it).
I snagged some leftover craft wire & wrapped, bent, folded & twisted it around a safety pin until I had my erm, fabulous re-created “S” pin!
A couple of pigtails added to my hair & my return to 4-year-old me was complete!
