the gloves

were a hit!!

I was a little concerned;

the black gloves gloves (made from swimsuit material)

were a bugger to get on

and Lily thought they were too tight.

But it turns out the blend and weave of the white fabric

is just perfect.

I just couldn't help myself

I know.

It'll take away a little of the thrill 

when she digs through her stocking.

But

Lily is going on a date with Daddy tomorrow

to see the Nutcracker.

So, you see,

I just had to....

butter bottom

It's no secret 

Lily has an ample derrière.

Ready made panties aren't a great fit for her.

When I finished the princess gloves

the house was still sleeping

so I wondered what else

on my Christmas list

could I tackle?

Panties!

They don't take long and I could easily

get rid of any evidence as soon as I heard Lily get up.

I dug out some shirts I'd bought 

just for this purpose.

I'd spent $1 total on all three!

In hindsight (hindsight haha ~ I kill myself)

I should have cut out the backs individually

instead of trying to save a few minutes

and stacking all the shirt fronts together to cut them out.

They're still fine

but the design should've been a bit lower down on two of 'em.

I don't think Lily will be as thrilled to pull these out of her stocking

as she will be her gloves

but they'll cover her booty

without crawling up her crack

and I'll get a kick out of 'em when I do the laundry.

fit for a princess

Like most three year old girls,

Lily is all about princesses.

She recently discovered Belle

and loves her long princess gloves.

So far

she's been content to use socks

or my disposable kitchen gloves.

Good imagination, 

that one.

I could have just ordered some online

but at $8 a pair

they seemed a bit overpriced.

Add to that

the sizing didn't seem to be real accurate

so I wanted to find some locally

to be sure they'd fit.

After the 7th store

I decided I'd just make them myself.

I started with a men's athletic shirt

- one of those polyester jobbies that  keep you cool and dry

while you work out.

It was a cheap-o one I bought on clearance at Dollar General

for a dollar.

I'd planned on making a nursing tank with it

but I never got around to it

and now I don't need a nursing tank anymore...

I turned the shirt inside out and

using the hem of the shirt as the top of the gloves,

I traced my cut out
just-barely-enlarged tracing of Lily's hand
right onto the shirt

It probably would have been smart to use a disappearing ink pen

but I couldn't find it, so I just used a pencil.

Leaving the shirt intact and well-pinned 

I used a triple stretch stitch

and stitched all the way around the gloves.

Then

I carefully cut out the gloves

about 1/8 of an inch away from the seams.

Turned 'em right side out

and that was it.

Fancy dress-up gloves

perfectly fit for a little princess.

I think she'll be pretty happy to give me back my socks!