Stroller Renovator

We renovated an old stroller with the cute-ness factor than modern prams seem to lack, for Claudine's main Christmas present this year. It was also impossible for Claud to seat herself in which, after the speedy flattening of two previously op-shopped prams, was a necessity. With a cat lick of a sand, a quick scratch patch up with spray paint, and cool fabric from Sew Pretty, this Tri-ang Cyclops from the 1970's was an easy fixer-upper, and now looks like this.

                                                             
                                                                        AFTER

With some saved from the landfill plastic sheeting instead of wood inside, the cover is now removable and machine washable.

Claudine was ecstatic about the pram, though she does tend to use it to cart books rather than babies. Perhaps it was her baby-wearing upbringing, or maybe she's a future librarian?!

Anyway...

                                               Back in the day it would have looked like this.

I did contemplate making a sunshade. The fringing would have been fabulous, but I couldn't work out how to do as all the metal hardware was missing. And Claud would probably try and sit on it.

                                                                          BEFORE
When we found it down the op-shop (for the extortionate amount of $20) it looked like this, and was also minus the fan-dangled sun shade bit. The retro charm look did not extend to the musty smell. It had to go.

                                                                         AFTER

There's only one way this could get cuter. I have to make Claud and "baba" some matching accessories out of the leftovers from that glorious fabric!

If you think this is great wait until you see what Cat did with her family heirloom