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Thanks to Disney from Ruffles & Stuff! If you aren’t familiar with her awesome blog, you need to click over and check it out! She’s super-creative and has an eye for making such pretty things. Her blog is definitely a must-visit, especially if you want to make beautiful, romantic things on a budget. Thanks, Disney, for creating this special project for Dollar Store Crafts! – Heather

Hello everyone!

I’m so excited that Heather invited me to do a guest post here at Dollar Store Crafts! I love to come here and get inexpensive craft ideas.

Today I’m going to share with you this super-easy umbrella refashion that I did with a dollar store shower curtain liner!

Materials:

  • boring old umbrella (on hand)
  • Dollar Store shower curtain liner (mine had several different shades to choose from!), $1
  • An old button

Cost Estimate: $1

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1) First you want to measure all the way around the bottom of your umbrella, and double it for how much curtain liner you will need (plus extra for a flower, and top ruffles). For example, my umbrella was 120″ around, and I cut four 2″ sections that were the full length of the curtain, for a total of about 280 inches. No need to add seam allowance because it doesn’t unravel! Yay!
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2) Then sew a straight stitch (on your machine’s longest stitch length) down the middle of all the strips, and pull the bottom thread to gently gather.
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3) Hand stitch them onto your umbrella, wherever you like! So easy!!

I think on my next umbrella I’m going to do a monogram.

Fun!
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