Tuesday, December 1, 2009

DIY | Shabby Chic T-Shirt

For some reason, when ever I get sick I get very inspired in all things creative! Sickness cranks up my creative juices, I guess. :P 


While I was sick in bed I was glancing through the magazine Belle Armoire, a delightful and inspiring magazine. I stumbled across an article by Bonzie that I had forgotten about, on taking plain t-shirts or tanks and changing them into something more creative. :)

A picture from the article by Bonzie.

Today I was feeling much better, and I have three old shirts were the sleeves had shrunk on me. So I decided to give the article a try. Here is my result. All I need was a little rick-rack, bias-tape, a fabric flower, a button, some ruffles and I have a one-of-a-kind t-shirt. Hurray!

My shirt started out as a regular turtleneck. As you can see above.

Step 1. Cut off the turtleneck part.

Step 2. Do what ever you want with the sleeves. I cut my sleeves a couple inches above my elbow.

Step 3. Do what ever you want to the neckline. I made mine into a v-neck, and added bias-tape around the neckline.
 

Step 4. Embellish in any way you want!  I added some ruffles, a flower, rick-rack from London, and a button. :D

The Finished Result


 




8 comments:

  1. That is so adorable Ashley! What a great idea! Yes when I am sick I get to do things I always wanted to do as well. Love your creativity!

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  2. Oh my WORD, Ashley, that is AMAZING!!! How do you do that??? Where do you get this creativity?? I'm ready to turn some of my turtlenecks into interesting shirts now. :P

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  3. Ashley, that is AMAZING!!! I can't believe your creativity... if I tried that, it would LOOK like I TRIED... :-P Very good job!!
    ~Melanie

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  4. I LOVE it!! :D :D Make me one. :P

    ~Gabrielle

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  5. That is so neat! Maybe I'll try it. A great idea for recycling and going green!

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  6. This is lovely! I adore all the ruffles! I have it featured on my sidebar today!

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