Indi Fourth of July: Fringed Scarf from a T-Shirt!

4th of July is coming!

I must MAKE SOMETHING!!!

Here we go!

One Fringed Scarf Comin Up!

Found a Flag T-Shirt at the Walmart...

It was a Baaaaaaahgan! 

Gots ma Scissaaaaahs! Cut, Cut, Cut!

Chop the Sleeves and neckline right out!!! Both sides & Everything!!!

Now Cut off that Bottom Hem & Round out the Corners!!!

Yeah!

Careful now... Here's the Trick. Diagonal cut across the Front Only!

See where I'm headed...

Lookit! Crazy Wonky Wonderful length of T-Shirt Undone!

What now? Fringe!!!!!!!!!!!

Target those Wonky Shapes n Curves & Cut, Cut, Cut!!!

Almost a full 1/2 inch wide...

Continue Cutting!

And Cutting!!!

Totally Fringe-Tastic!!!

Now Pull n Tug on all those lil Fringies till they're all stringy ;-)

They get all Rolled & Tassel like :-)

How do you know when you've pulled to hard...

they break... s'ok tho... it's not noticeable at all!

:-D

Soft Fringe & Stars & Stripes!

Tie the Edges together to Make an Infinity Loop...

Loopy Goodness!

Or just Throw it 'round your shoulders!

Yeah. I'm Ready for Independence Day! BBQs, Picnics, Fireworks, Here I come!!!

I found Lots of Inspiration on the Pinterest for this project...

Make your way to the Walmart,

Make a lot of Cutty Cuts!

MAKE SOMETHING!!!

XOXO
~JM

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DIY Lace-Back Shirt!

Don't over think this one, just MAKE IT!

You know you want to....

<<**LACE BACK SHIRRRRRRRRRRRRRTTTTTTTT!!!!**>>

Wo0t!

Here we go:

Get a shirt, scissors, pins, needle, thread (duh)...

I chose this shirt bc it had a bit of transparency to flow with the finished look of the lace being peek-a-booey. Perfect for the layering...... \;-) muahahahaaa! 

Slice that sucker right down the middle, leaving the neckline intact...

I spread it out to make an A-shaped opening.

I used an old cotton/poly blend lace table cloth from the dollar store.

You heard me. It's soft, stretchy, washes well & pretty ;-)

Put it on top of the A-shaped opening, paying attn to patterns that catch the eye...

Line up the edges of the shirt with a symmetrical design in the lace...

Then cut it out according to how much of the design I wanted to fill the opening in the shirt.

I left the edges of the lace soft, following the curves of the design as a nice complement to the solid curved edges of the neck & hemline of the shirt. 

Now PIN IT!!!! 

This may take you a few tries... If you have patience, employ it NOW!

Hand sew it like I did, or if your machine chops are stellar, have at it! 

I had my concerns because of the two different textures of fabrics running thru the machine & getting snagged or too slippy.... 

My inner control freak slapped the back of my hand & shouted "NO!" 

I listened & got this:

Like I said before: Wo0t! 

Light, airy, layerable! 

Try it with a stripey tank under, YUM!

Now go & MAKE SOMETHING!!!!!!!!!!!

XOXO

~JM