Greta was blessed in our church wearing this little, white, vintage onesie when she was just a few weeks old. I found it again a few weeks ago while I was attempting to sort through all of her old clothes and clear some space out and I thought, “Ahh! Frameable! For her room!!” There might have been some tears mixed in there. Moving on.
The next day I gathered some supplies for the project. I have seen a lot of framed clothing pinned in place, but I really wanted to use a gold hanger to coordinate with other art we’re using–plus, cute! I ended up just using plastic hanger from Greta’s closet and some gold spray paint from Michaels. I also got 3/4 yard of bright pink, cheap fabric and a 16×20 shadow box from Hobby Lobby that was on clearance for $16.99.
The back of the box had, like, 15 screws (!!) that I unscrewed so I could “reupholster” the gray with a bright, bold pink.
While spray-painting the hanger, I also painted a little finishing nail gold and hammered it in place. It’s a good idea to put a thick piece of fabric or some sort of buffer over your freshly painted nail while hammering, so you don’t scratch off the paint. ;)
The finished product is something sentimental, girly, colorful and pretty cute. Greta loves pointing to it and saying, “Little baby goes to church!” I don’t quite know if she understands she was that little baby, but she will one day.
Have you ever cried over baby clothes and then framed them? Ha! Jenny recently did a round up of not just framed baby clothing, but also some great vintage pieces–including bathing suits! Or, you could always frame barbie clothes. Surprisingly chic!
Update: Here’s a photo of our girl at 9 or 10 weeks old on her blessing day in the outfit now framed above. :)
Hi, I was wondering if: how is this project still holding up? Has the dress faded or turned yellow? Did your other daughters also wear this same blessing onesie ? Are you hanging this up somewhere in the new house? I have ysa age children now and I wish to do this for their blessing outfits but I wonder if I should have special glass from Michaels to prevent fading as I love to have natural light flooding the rooms. Look forward to your reply.
Love this and love your gold comparison spray blog. Just found you adorable guys. Thanks
Great idea! I have my son’s christening dress (handmade and hand smocked) and I think I’m going to frame it the way you did Greta’s. Thanks.
However, I have to say that I have _always_ hung my clothes on hangers the way you have that one. That’s the way my mother hung my clothes. The other way looks wrong to me and I am always hanging them up wrong in the store. So leave it that way if you like it.
Charlotte
This is beyond adorable. I showed it to my wife and she immediately started running through old baby outfits to find the right one worth framing… which may mean our daughter’s entire 3-6 month wardrobe could end up on a gallery wall. Thanks for sharing!
LOVE THIS! I’m gonna do it!