Ok all you other frou frou pups out there, listen up! Over the years, Clementine has acquired a fairly substantial wardrobe (which makes her mom very proud 
!). Problem is, her clothing is scattered in various places all around the house making it very difficult to be both styling AND organized. Sound familiar? I thought so.
Lately I have been on an organizing binge and decided to make an adorable little customized clothing bin for all of Clementine’s clothing. This will make it so much easier to find whatever we need for her when we’re ready to head out the door. So follow along and see what I came up with to store all of C-tine’s dog clothes (I apologize in advance for not having pics to accompany every step, this is my first tutorial so please bear with me )! Here are some pics followed by all the steps you need to know to make your own.:
My handmade dog clothing storage bin/armoire. Sealed with a bow!
The inside of Clementine's new clothing bin. Pretty sweet, huh?
Bird's eye view of Clementine's doggie swag neat as can be.
Clementine-approved!
STEP 1
Head out to your local thrift store to find a fairly large basket. I was able to find a quaint little picnic basket which is nice since I can close it up.
STEP 2
Decide what fabric you would like to line the basket with. It’s up to you if you want to use only one print or mix a few together. I like to mix prints and used a gingham print as well as a paisley print. When mixing prints, it’s always a good idea to pick one fairly bold and complex print and use other simpler, less complex prints to complement it. Hope you are getting excited!
STEP 3
Trace each side of your basket onto the fabric, making certain to leave an extra inch or so for seam allowance. For example of you have a 4-sided basket, you will end up with 4 pattern pieces that will be sewn together at the sides. Now go ahead and trace the bottom of the basket onto the fabric, also adding about an inch for the seam allowance. Don’t worry about being exact, even if you have pieces larger than the actual dimensions of your basket, it will be helpful to have some give in the lining since you’ll be removing & adding your dog’s clothes regularly.
STEP 4
Sew the sides of the fabric together at the sides. Sew the bottom of the carrier onto all four sides. The top will be left raw (not too worry! it will be hot glued onto the basket).
STEP 5
Place the beauteous fabric lining inside your basket and get your hot glue gun ready! As I mentioned before, the top edges of the lining are still raw. Using your glue gun, turn under the extra inch you left in step 3 and hot glue it to the inside edge of the basket. Lookin’ good! As I mentioned in step 3, your fabric might be slightly wider than the actual width of the basket. That’s perfectly ok, just gradually ease the extra length in as you hot glue the fabric onto the basket.
STEP 6
Now you have a blank canvas for adding any additional embellishments your heart desires. I added a big ol’ bow on the front and will eventually end up putting a painted wooden “C” initial under it. I also got a cute crystal decal that I ironed onto the inside of the lid- the silver lining if you will!
STEP 7
Pack in your dog’s swag and enjoy the fruits of your labor!
Bye for now!
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