February 9, 2013

{T-shirt Cardigan}


You can make one of these in about an hour! 
We had family pictures done and when I was planning the color scheme I realized I didn't have any clothes  that matched (or even fit) the rest of the family. It was the night before picture day and it was late, so I ran into Wal-mart with my fingers crossed. I found a gray/silver sparkly t-shirt. That was all they had that was any thing close to the color I needed, SO.....I grabbed it and went home to look in my closet for a shirt to recycle. I found a few, but the blue and white stripe button down seemed to be the right match. I grabbed my scissors and started cutting strips of the shirt to create the ruffled edge on this cardigan......


Bought this t-shirt at Wal-mart for $3.00....
 Cut it up the middle....
 I had another button up shirt that I never wear, so I cut strips out of it...
 Made a stitch straight down the middle of each strip...
 I had to cut the neck line a little to make a curve..
 I used the cut piece to use as a pattern for the other side, that way they were even...
 Stitched it right on top of the t-shirt...
 The shirt was slightly too baggy and the sleeves were too long on me....
 
 Snip, Snip here and a snip, snip there...

Here it is....

 I had to make some flowers out of the left overs :)

 And add some buttons...

















 What do you think?



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3 comments:

  1. Very cute! I'd love for you to share this or any of your great ideas at the link party going on now (and every Saturday through Tuesday) at 'Or so she says ...' Hope to see you there! www.oneshetwoshe.com

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  2. Wow! What a seriously great idea!! Love it...Thank you so much for sharing this at the Fall Get Your DIY On Challenge: Blue Projects. We were so thrilled to have you and hope you will be back tomorrow to share you fall wreath with us!! It goes live at 4pm PST.

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