DIY: Easy Off The Shoulder Heart T-Shirt

Hey guys! So today I'm going to show you how to make an off the shoulder t-shirt with a heart cut into the back. It's definitely time to make up for the lack of clothing posts lately and this only takes like 10-15 minutes. So let's get started :-)!!!

Sorry the after is so dark - I had to take the picture on my phone.

Materials:

• Chalk
• Old Shirt
• Fabric Scissors 
• Cardboard
• Paper Clips

Step 1:
To begin cut the collar off of you shirt following the seam. After you've done that flip the shirt over and decide where you want the heart to be. After you've decided the placement slip the cardboard into the middle of the shirt and use your paper clips to keep it in place. Now that the cardboard is clipped in place draw the heart and the lines where you will cut onto the shirt like so:

Step 2:
Next you will cut across the lines that you drew in the heart. To do this use your scissors like a knife to start the cut (1) and once you have ripped the fabric cut across following the line (2). Do this for all of your lines and once they are all cut gently pull them to stretch the fabric (3) so that it won't look so rugged and so that it will roll in on itself to prevent tearing.

Step 3:
Now it's time to do the off the shoulder part. To do this first decide what shoulder you want the shirt to be off. Once you have that decided, cut straight down the shoulder of the shirt roughly 1-2 inches. (1) Then take this extra piece of fabric and cut down until you meet the collar of your shirt; (2) try to not cut it any deeper than it already is and then do the same thing on the back of the shirt.

That's it!! Now you're done, I hope you guys enjoyed the post! And by the way; this isn't my super cool shirt idea. That should be next week ;). By the way if you guys like my blog it would mean a lot if you could share it on any social media that you use so that more people can find my blog and hopefully read it. Don't forget to comment if you have any ideas for future posts! See you next Wednesday!!! :-)

DIY: front tie, tie-dyed tank top

Hey guys! So today I'm going to show you how to upcycle an old t-shirt into a cool front tie, tie-dyed tank top! It's also a good idea to wear an old shirt while doing this so that you don't ruin a good one with dye.

Materials:

• Old t-shirt
• Fabric scissors
• Dye
• Rubber bands
• Garbage bags
• disposable gloves

Step 1:
Decide how high you want your shirt to be on your waist and mark this with a sharpie.Once you have this marked, approximately find the middle of the shirt. Now you will leave about 4 inches on either side of the middle and mark this now 8 inch gap on both sides with a sharpie.

Cut the front and back of the shirt on side until you reach the line that marks the gap and repeat this on the other side. When you get to the line continue cutting straight across on the back but do not cut the front. Once you have the back cut, draw lines on the fabric hanging down on the front of the shirt so that it looks like a triangle.

Once you have the triangle cut, cut the hem off of the bottom if you haven't already. Now cut a strip up the middle and round the ends so that you have two pieces that can be tied together.

Step 2:

Cut the sleeves off of the t-shirt to your desired depth and thickness. Then fold the shirt so that you can use the sleeve you already cut as a guide for the second sleeve.

 I cut my sleeves fairly deep because I want to have low sides so that I can wear a bandeau with this.

Next cut the collar however you would like. I left mine high and didn't cut it much deeper than the original collar because I like the high collared style for tank tops.

Step 3:

This is the fun part! Now you get to tie-dye the shirt. These steps show how to do the spiral pattern but you could google other patterns if you don't want to do the spiral.

You may need to soak your shirt in soda ash depending on the type of dye you use. I had to soak mine and I let it sit in the soda ash for twenty minutes. After it has finished soaking, cover the area where you will be dyeing the shirt with a garbage bag. Don't forget to put on your disposable gloves!

Pinch the shirt in the middle or wherever you want the center of your spiral to be. 

Now turn the piece that you pinched clockwise while keeping it tight. It should end up looking like this:

Now secure this ball with rubber bands. You can use however many you want; I used three. 

After you have the ball secured with rubber bands, begin tie dyeing the shirt. Decide how you want to dye it (alternating colours, etc) and begin to dye each section. Make sure that you push the dye into each piece fairly hard so that you won't be left with too much white. 

(I know the lid is on, it's too hard to actually dye it and take pictures at the same time lol).

After the top of the ball is done, flip it over and repeat on the side that was sitting on the garbage bag. Remember your pattern and make sure you're dyeing it the same colour on this side.

Step 4:

After you finished dyeing both sides of your ball, cut the rubber bands and leave the shirt to set. I just put mine in a plastic bag and left it for about five hours. After the dye has had a fair amount of time to set rinse it out and then wash it. After you have washed the shirt rinse it once more. The water coming off of the shirt should be close to clear now. You may want to wash this separate from other clothes in the washing machine for the first few washes so that you don't ruin other clothes. 

That's it! Now you're done and you have a super cute new tank top for summer time! :-)

DIY: easy beanie

Hey guys! Today I'm going to show you how to upcycle an old sweater and turn it into a beanie. I saw this tutorial on youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_p0Bb1xKau4) and I loved the finished project; so I thought what better way to re-use my old sweaters than to turn them into beanies?! (The only difference between the video and this post is that I sewed my beanie and on the video they used a glue gun).

Materials:

• Scissors
• Old sweater 
• Sewing needle and thread (or glue gun)

Step 1:
Lay your sweater out flat. Now cut out the spot where your back goes. Once you have that piece cut, wrap it around your head and cut any excess fabric so that it fits your head comfortably.

Step 2:

Fold the piece that now fits your head into three sections to create a tube.

Now cut the top in a circular pattern so that the tube now resembles a hat.

Step 3:

Turn the hat inside out (1) and sew the side together (2). Now sew two top pieces that are closest to each other together (3). Repeat the previous step with the two other sides. This will leave you with three sewn sides that resemble a triangle (4). 

Step 4:

Flip the hat so it's not longer inside out, and voila! You now have a new beanie!!!

I hope everyone enjoyed this post! Leave a comment if you have any suggestions for upcoming posts. :)