Showing posts with label DIY 3 ways to jazz up a t-shirt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY 3 ways to jazz up a t-shirt. Show all posts

Monday, October 17, 2011

DIY: 3 (MORE) Ways to Jazz up a T-shirt


That's right! Since the last DIY about t-shirts was such a wild success; I'm bringing it back for round 2. So here is 3 MORE ways to jazz up a plain old t-shirt.

First: No Sew
This DIY requires no sewing! It's quick, easy, and fun.

1. Find any t-shirt. (Fairly larger the better.)


2. Cut off the tag, the neck, the bottom, and the shelves.


3. Fold the t-shirt the long ways so it's pressed arm pit to arm pit.


4. Then cut varies sized long strips. (I like to cut long ones at the top and work my way down to shorter ones.)


Now... Flaunt it!


Coast? The Shirt was 99 cents at Goodwill.


Second: "Frankenstein"
For this shirt you will need to sew. I used a machine but you can hand sew if you want too as well.

1. Find two t-shirts that are same size (get larger sized shirts to give you room to sew)


2. Cut along the seams of both shirts. (You can use scissors or a seam ripper)


3. Then take the front of one shirt and the back of the other. Pin them together.


4. Then sew a new seam on the two shirts


BOUNS: The shirts I bought had pockets so I seam ripped the black pocket and sewed it on the gray one.


Now... Sport it!

Coast? Thread was $3.00 and each shirt was $5.00 from JoAnn's. Plus you get two cool shirts out of this project.


Third: The Pin Up Girl
This idea is actually one I got from one of my favorite DIY blogs: P.s. I made this... so my directions are pretty much the same.

1. T-shirt (any size works/any color shirt)

2. Get some safety pins. (Small are best and so are gold ones)


3. Pin the safety pins around the neck line. You can just pin them one by one or cluster a bunch together to add some texture.

Now... Show it off!


Coast? A pack of 100 old pins at fabric store was $5.00 and the shirt was 99 cent at Goodwill.

So there you go! 3 MORE ways to jazz up a plain old T-shirt. I will make sure to post something like this again. Enjoy!

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

DIY: 3 Ways to Jazz up a T-shirt

So this is a special DIY because it's three-in-one. I love finding different ways to take a plain old t-shirt or tank top and jazzing it up. Here are just 3 ideas to try:

First: Put a Pocket on it!

1. Find t-shirt any color or size.

2. Find a pattern you like and draw a pocket (draw it bigger so you have room to cut)

3. Sew it on the t-shirt.

Now.. Wear it!



Second: Cut it & Bead it

1. Find a t-shirt that is fairly larger so you can cut it into a tank top.


2. Fold it hand. Cut the about two inches off the bottom and cut the sleeves off.


3. Cut strips at the bottom of the shirt about one inch a part


4. Grab some colorful beads

5. Thread the beads through the cut strips at the bottom of the shirt. Then tie a knot.


Now... Sport it!

Third & Final: Button up

1. Get a tank top (You can use a t-shirt but I wanted to use a tank top instead)

2. Grab some buttons


3. Place the buttons how you want, then sew them on to the shirt. I started from one corner and worked my way out.

Now... Show it off