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Fun with old T-shirts

March 20, 2013 By Katie

Do you have old T-shirts you still like but don’t wear? If so you’ll want to read this.

Once again, I was on Pinterest pinning stuff I’ll never be able to do in the DIY/craft section & came across this really easy T-shirt tutorial. It was super simple & had the instruction without having to click on the pic…those are the best in my opinion!

First, I had to go and pull some old T-shirts out of my closet.  I chose my Target brand (Mossimo) in the end. I tried it on a blank white 100% cotton T  that did not turn out cool at all. After I washed it you could barely tell what it was. So, If you have any Mossimo brand T’s those are the best to use. If you do not, go grab a couple. It’s worth it & they are only 8 bucks.

Ok, first I used a black V neck T.  I just used a piece of white chalk and free handed some wings then I used my hair cutting scissors to cute them out. I tried using some small sewing scissors but it was taking forever! After I drew some wings and cut them out I washed the T & it was ready to wear. On a side note, the gal that originally did this tutorial said she sewed the edges of the holes she cut but I didn’t do that because I liked the raw homemade look.

I’ve made two so far. The grey one was a little more tricky- yet just as easy. The mouth was the trickiest. I had to practice on some scrap fabric to make sure I did it right on the shirt. I will be doing a white shirt with a dream catcher on a video tutorial for next weeks blog! So please come back and watch how easy, fun and also rewarding this project is!

I cant wait until I can throw on a bathing suit and use them as a cover up. It would also be fun to wear with a really cute lace bandeau! Hope you find this as easy as I did. Don’t for get to come back for the video tutorial!!

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Turning Old Lingerie Into Scarves

May 21, 2012 By Katie

Yes, I mean your old Victoria’s Secret nighties or robes.victorias secret

Over the weekend, I was going thru my basket full of old nighties thinking it’s probably time to discard the ones I haven’t used in 7 plus years so I can start making room for new ones…that fit!

Upon going thru my basket I was thinking to myself, “this one is so cute why haven’t I worn it in so long?” So I put a few aside thinking I’ll try them on before I say goodbye; that way I know for sure I won’t regret giving them up, because I have a tendency of keeping things in thinking, “I used to look good in it, therefore I will again”…(laughing out loud). Just like those size 4 jeans hanging in my closet I know I’ll never get past my badonkadonk EVER again!

Immediately after trying them on I regretted my decision to care why I hadn’t put them on in so long…One was ripped up the side and another had a button missing, and one looked like it could fit my 5 year old.  So me being me, I thought I can totally use this fabric for something else. It was such a pretty pattern to just trash so I started cutting to put into my collection of fabric.

After all was said and done, I saw potential out of this piece

I used it as a head scarf in these pix but have also used it as a neck scarf using the European Loop. Needless to say, this turned out to be a very fun and easy craft project.

Katie

Filed Under: Clothes Tagged With: clothes, crafts, lingerie, victoria's secret

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I am a mom to Gavin, Mason, Isabella, Emerson, Reece, & Ryland. I am married to Adam.

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