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princess beach cover up

February 22, 2013 By 15 Comments

i might have accidently scheduled this last friday…then i realized my mistake…and took it off.
then i got a bunch of emails mad at me cause they wanted to see it…..so sorry about that….without further ado…

 the cutest thing ever…compiled with the lamest non-tutorial ever….

I saw THIS Pinterest pin with a cinderella  cover up.
it was a link to an etsy shop.
that was on vacation
but my nieces birthday was coming up..
and she has a hot tub…and yearly trips to lake powell..so i knew i HAD to make it…
so i took the matter into my own hands.
but didn’t feel right about doing a tutorial…i don’t want to knock off her idea (i’ve never seen these like this anywhere before)
and to top that off.
it was hard to make.
but i thought i would give you the jist in case you wanted to attempt it…
first…i asked my sister in law what was my nieces fav princess…
she texted back.
jasmine.
shiz.
that is definitely a bit more complicated…luckily she said belle was a close second.
this sweet little belle beach cover up is made out  of two towels
purchased from walmart…for 3 bucks each.
and i only used half of one of the towels….
so if you buy 3 towels you could get 2 cover-ups out of it..
(and these were only $3 each)
my camera can do this..don’t know how..but fun.

 the back has a velcro opening..cause i wanted to make sure it was easy to slip on and off….

the scallops are just strips of towel that are sewed up every 6 inches or so….(these were hard to turn right side out…)

The towel fabric makes a huge mess–it frays a lot! so i tried to use as many as the finished edges of the towel that i could…(like on the sleeves.) I also finished the edges with my sewing machine to stop the fraying!

the top is the hard part…it was a big square mess with the top folded down to fit elastic in it. luckily i had a four year old that i can bribe with iced oatmeal cookies to try on so i could make sure it fit perfect…

I included some fun bathtub paint (walmart for about 4 bucks) and one of those fun washcloths from the dollar store!

so fun! i might have to attempt another one in my future….

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  1. carley says:
    February 22, 2013 at 6:56 pm

    this is THE most adorable thing i have even seen. oh my heck. you never cease to amaze me. also, can you make one for a grown up princess? i mean, uh… i have this friend… *coughcough*

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  2. Katy says:
    February 23, 2013 at 12:25 pm

    Yay!! Agirlandagluegun.com! You did it! I wondered why I had a huge batch of old posts suddenly show up as unread in my reader!

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  3. Sharlyn says:
    February 23, 2013 at 5:06 pm

    That is stinkin’ cute!

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  4. Brenda says:
    February 24, 2013 at 4:27 am

    Too cute!

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  5. Mandi says:
    February 24, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    Yeah. I clicked on this link because it was soooo awesome, and I’m not a princess mom, and I still LOVED it. Love. Selling these? I’d buy.

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  6. Ashley says:
    February 25, 2013 at 9:27 am

    My daughter would die over this! Consider yourself pinned!
    Ashley:)

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  7. Adrienne says:
    February 25, 2013 at 10:05 am

    My little girl would love for me to make her one. What a great idea. Thanks for sharing. You’ve been pinned!!!

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  8. Larissa@Just Another Day in Paradise says:
    February 25, 2013 at 11:56 am

    That is ridiculously awesome. Too bad I have no girls…I will put this on for-the-nieces to do list.

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  9. Sky says:
    February 25, 2013 at 11:39 pm

    Turned out awesome, Kimbo! I LOVE giving crafty gifts- no doubt it will be the funnest thing ever to see her face when she opens this!

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  10. Emily says:
    February 26, 2013 at 3:29 pm

    Wow! I’m super impressed. I pinned this, but I’m not sure I’m up to the task. You did amazing! I bet your niece went crazy over it.

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  11. Lisa says:
    March 1, 2013 at 6:50 am

    omg!!! this is adorable. I immediately had visions of my little neice walking into the public pool with this over her lil swim suit. It’s going on my never ending to-do list! Hmmmm….now to figure out a boy one for my little guy….my wheels are turning….i need to go buy some towels.
    thanks for sharing!

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  12. Liz says:
    March 1, 2013 at 7:29 am

    This is gorgeous!!! Thank you for sharing!

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  13. katie hua says:
    March 11, 2013 at 9:07 pm

    PLEASE consider making another one!!!!???? My daughters favorite princess is Belle and we are going on a Disney Cruise in a month and she is even being Belle for Formal/Princess night! I have NO sewing skills…only purchasing skills (and I’m really good at it!) so it is not possible for me to recreate this! Oh, I do love it and my 3yr. old would die if she saw it!
    Email me if you reconsider making another one!

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  14. georgie says:
    April 21, 2013 at 11:25 am

    I love this. I made one and you are right turning those darn loops… the terry cloth frays so bad.. any other ways I can make the loop without the turning? help!!!!

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