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: 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. :)

DIY: easy upcycled jean shorts!

Hey guys! Today I'm going to show you how to upcycle and old pair of jean shorts and turn them into a completely different pair! You can do this with regular jeans as well if you like by following the same steps.
Note: The jeans I bleached were black so they turned red. Blue jeans will all usually turn white.

I'm probably going to fix the back, but I couldn't tell the colour was like that while it was still wet. 

Materials:

• Old pair of jeans
• Scissors or exacto knife
• Cardboard
• Bucket
• Bleach
• Laundry detergent 
• Disposable gloves

Step 1:
Lay your shorts out flat with a piece of cardboard between one of the legs and use your scissors or exacto knife to cut a straight line on the leg to begin with the distressed look. I added two cuts to each leg, but you can do however many you like or none if you prefer. Move the cardboard to the other side and add more cuts. I added two cuts there as well and had them in the same spot. Be careful to not cut the pocket.

Flip your jeans over and add small cuts to the back pocket.

Step 2:
Add bleach into a bucket and dilute it with a bit of water (any temperature is fine). I did my jeans one side at a time, back in the bleach first and then front because I didn't want to waste bleach doing them at the same time and because I wanted all of the black bleached on the front but only some in the back. Let the jeans soak for 2-3 minutes or until the colour is really starting to show and then do the other side. Keep bleaching until you are satisfied it.

Left is when you first put jeans in bleach and right is when the colour begins to be bleached out.

Step 3:
Rinse your jeans with water. After a lot of the colour has came out dump the water that you used to rinse your jeans and then fill up the bucket or a laundry tub with water and some laundry detergent. Wash the jeans and then rinse all of the soap out. Let these jeans dry and then you're all done! You may want to wash these separate from other clothes in the washing machine for the first couple of washes just in case there is any bleach left and you don't want to get it onto other clothes.

Hopefully you enjoyed this super easy diy! Comment if you have any requests :)