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June 14, 2014 By Tina M 13 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.

Vintage Tea Dyed Onesies

 

DIY: Tea Dying onesies

While my youngest daughter was pregnant with her first baby girl, she sent me a photo of a tea-dyed onesie and asked me if I could figure out how to make her some for her baby.  As you can see by this photo, that wasn’t a problem for me to figure out. These were so fun to make that I made four of them. 

You’ll need some white onesies to get started. My daughter happened to have several left over from her son’s baby wardrobe. Follow the instructions below to doll up those boring onesies. 


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The first step is to tea dye the onesies: 

See photo 1 – Place black tea packets into boiling water.  Let the water turn dark brown.  Drop the onesie into the boiling water and gently stir with a wooden spoon. (I used 6 packets to dye 4 onesies.)

See photo 2 – Rinse onesie in really cold water for about 15 – 20 minutes.  Next, throw in your drier to heat set the dye.

Tea Dying process

The next step is to decorate the tea dyed onesies with lace and buttons.  I wanted my daughter to help with this, so before I left for my flight to her home, I gathered a few supplies like lace trim, left over lace remnants and buttons and tucked them into my suitcase. So, gather your supplies and get creative as you decorate your onesies.  

To form the lace skirt, cut the lace into a rectangle.  Along the bottom edge of the lace, add trim – see photo 3. Now place a gathering stitch along the top edge and pin the lace in place onto the onesie.  Along the top of the lace skirt, pin on lace trim, making sure you tuck the unfinished edges against the onesie. Zig zag those layers onto the onesie.  If you want some bum ruffles, this is a good time to make those – see photo 4.Tea Dying - trim

If you like the look of the random buttons, pull out a variety of buttons – this is a great way to use all those spare buttons you’ve collected, or even the extra buttons that are attached to newly purchased clothing. Now with a washable fabric marker, place dots evenly about 1/3″ above the top of the lace.  These dots are your placement marks to sew the buttons on evenly.  Now, thread two strands of thread through a needle and fold that thread in half so you only have to sew through the button, twice per hole. Securely sew your buttons in place.Tea Dying -button placement

DIY vintage onesies

That’s it! Your vintage tea dyed onesie is good to go! If you’d like to see more photos of my newest, adorable granddaughter in these onesies, you can check out my website xoxo Grandma.

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Tina M

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I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.
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About Tina M

I'm six-foot tall mother of three and I'm enjoying the view! I'm currently fighting a battle with Lyme disease and am determined to come out victorious. I enjoy warm summer rain, peanut butter everything, having dance parties with my husband and kids, natural remedies and healthy living. Most days I'm just looking for another excuse to avoid the piles of laundry.

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Comments

  1. debbie says

    June 14, 2014 at 2:56 pm

    Adorable! And thanks for the button sewing tip, why did I not know this? Lol

    Reply
    • Joy Candrian says

      June 16, 2014 at 11:55 am

      Debbie, so glad I was able to tell you about a quicker way to sew on buttons!

  2. Alex says

    June 17, 2014 at 11:36 pm

    They turned out great, what a beautiful granddaughter!

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    • Joy Candrian says

      June 20, 2014 at 2:49 pm

      Alex, glad you liked these onesies & I agree with you – my granddaughter is beautiful!

  3. Debbie Cooper says

    June 18, 2014 at 8:47 am

    Thanks for sharing, these are beautiful!

    Reply
    • Joy Candrian says

      June 18, 2014 at 4:46 pm

      Debbie Cooper, so glad you like these.

  4. Camille Walker says

    June 18, 2014 at 11:09 am

    Precious! Oh my gosh. I want a baby girl again. What a darling idea.

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    • Joy Candrian says

      June 18, 2014 at 4:45 pm

      Thanks Camille Walker, these onesies make great baby gifts too.

  5. Linda says

    June 20, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    GORGEOUS! I can’t believe how beautiful these are!! Just lovely. Pinned. Linda Crafts a la Mode

    Reply
    • Joy Candrian says

      June 24, 2014 at 8:41 am

      Thanks for pinning this Linda. There are a variety of ways to adapt this idea & make it yours.

  6. Katie Clark says

    June 26, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    These are SO cute! Almost makes me wish I had a baby girl to make them for (just almost.)

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    • Joy Candrian says

      July 15, 2014 at 4:58 pm

      Thanks Katie, even if you don’t have a baby girl, they make great gifts & are super easy to make.

  7. Karin says

    April 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm

    What can I do to set the dye it I don’t have a drier?

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