Upcycled String T-Shirt Scarf!

I have been going through my craft room lately, looking through all of my "needs to be refashioned pile" and I found this old yet still cool Rain Forest Cafe shirt... I loved the rain forest cafe! I totally recommend it to anyone! haha Now as I was saying I found this old ribbed knit (has to be a knit) tie dyed t-shirt that was begging to be made into something pretty... do you ever have clothes that you want to refashion and know just what to do with them? That's the kind of moment I had with this shirt...
I give you... Upcycled String T-Shirt Scarf!

 Just grab any old (or new) t-shirt, scissors (or rotary cutter and mat)... Let's get started!

 Put the bottom of the T-shirt together (the hem) and cut it off (shown in two photos below).

Cut the shirt into 2 inch strips all the way up to the arm pit seam.  You should get 4-6 strips depending on the size.

 Like so!

 Now take a strip of the shirt, I had a total of 5, but you can have as many as you want!  The shirt could be white and you could dye it or you could even have (I thought about this a lot, okay) multiple t-shirts with ton's of different colors!  

 Stretch the strip as far as it will go!

Repeat with all other strips.  Gather all the stretched strips and put the together.

 Take a bit of the sleeve, stretch it, and tie a knot through all the pieces!

 Like so...

 You DONE!  Think of all the fun colors and ways you can wear it!  Here are three ways... #1 Just put it over your head.

 #2 Wrap around your head twice!

 #3 Knot to bottom..

Enjoy!

Meg

The T-Shirt Bag (15 minutes tops)

This has to be one of my favorite tutorials of all time!! This is so simple, quick, fun, easy, and stylish!  I think it took me less than ten minutes to make, so that's extra brownie points! wink! I know that you are dieing to make your own... here's how.
I bring you....

Here's what you need to make this awesome bag!
Yourself (duh!)
An old shirt, any size, shape, or style....Might look awesome made from a tank top?
Scissors
Sewing Machine
Let's get started!
Gather all your supplies.  Lay your T-Shirt out flat.  Since my shirt had exposed seams I didn't need to flip it inside out, but if yours doesn't have them like that then flip it!

 Next cut off the sleeves.

 Now cut the neckline down a bit (as I found mine to be too small) and don't worry about sewing it if your shirt is a knit because it rolls and doesn't fray.

 Sew about 3/4" in from the hem with a straight stitch.  Then go back and sew a wide zig zag next to it!

 Flip back out and your bag is ready to hit the stores!  They are Eco friendly and super cute!!  Just take a look at the images below!

 It matches my sisters outfit! WAY cute!!

Enjoy!
Maegan

The Clutch Refashion that almost didn't happen...

So I have been working on this project for almost a week now, first I thought it needed straps (that's why it almost didn't happen, but I won't go into it)...  Here's how it decided to turn out...

I've had these pants since I was 8 or 9.  I thought they were the COOLEST thing!   I used to drive my Dad (my Mom liked them) crazy wearing them everywhere!   (I mean everywhere!)   Those pants held a special memory that will be with me forever.  But sadly they didn't fit and were stuffed into my refashion box where they were hiding until I happened to spy!
So for this tutorial you could add straps, but as I said before they didn't wish to be on my bag...
Let's begin shall we?? 
Here's what you need:
1 pair of pants (jeans, cotton...etc.)
Sewing machine
Pins
Sew on Snaps
Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
Gather all your supplies! Lay your pants out flat and cut an even line directly above the crotch. Edited in later~~Be sure to save you pant bottoms! Waste not want not! wink!

It will should look like the image below... Get ready to sew!

 Turn your pants wrong side out and sew a 1/2" seam (I sewed my twice for support) all along to bottom edge.

 You clutch is almost ready!!!  Now sew on a snap to keep it closed AND you now have a one of a kind clutch!  
My sister is modeling the bag for me.  I think it goes great with her shirt! ;)

 I was thinking of all the different types of pants/jeans you could use!  Like a high waisted jean pant (the top would fold over), or even some rad colored pants (like mine)!

xo

Meg

{What I wore to drop off the dry cleaning}...

Mom to Me: Meg, did we drop off Dad's dry cleaning??

Meg to Mom: Uh! No.... We better hurry though so they can clean it today!

Envision a mad scramble to get ready ~~ Dressed in ten and we're out the door! (we took the photos after we returned home! ;)

Do you ever have one of those days where you forgot to do something and you just throw on whatever looks good?  Well, this is just one of those days! Teehee... Enjoy!

Shoes~~Madden Girl

Skirt~~Grace Elements

Shirt~~Express

Cuff courtesy of~~World Shaking Designs

Headband~~{just.lovely.things}



Message in a Bottle Necklace {Tutorial}

Today I am going to share a really simple and quick necklace tutorial... This idea came to me when I was at Hobby Lobby with my Mom...

The total cost of this necklace was less that $2. Why? Well, I was able to use two 40% off coupons (one per person, per day)!!  The total cost would have been just over $3 w/ tax.. There are many things that you could fill the bottle with but, I chose to do a classic take on this (the classic message in a bottle either had a map or script in it), but since you get two per package I did one out of fabric and one out of dyed rice.  You could easily fill them with sand, paper, fabric, beads, etc.

This necklace (the fabric one) took me five minutes to make and I recommend listening to this song
while making one.... get it!? ;)
Here's what you need:

One necklace chain, any size... mine was reg. $1.47
Glass bottle w/ cork... (they have different shapes too) reg. $1.47
One double or single jump ring... I used a double jump ring on both as I had them on hand. If you don't have them Hobby Lobby will, or Joann's.
Jewelry pliers
Whatever you wish to fill you bottle with: I used fabric and rice.
Headpin or pencil/pen
Gather your supplies and let's get started! :)

Not shown in the photo, jewelry pliers, jump ring(s), and fabric or rice.

Take your fabric and cut to size... I am using burlap that I stamped with fancy script.

 Trim any fabric "hairs".  Roll up tightly as it will need to fit into the small opening!

 Stuff into bottle... to get the last part in I used a headpin but, a pencil or pen would have worked too!

 Take your pliers and jump ring and attach to the headpin at the top of the cork.  If you have a thin chain you might be able to skip this step.

 Below, the jump ring has been attached to the cork.  Now take the cork and seal the bottle, making sure to seal it very tightly!!

 Slide the bottle onto you chain and you're done!!  But wait there's more! keep scrolling... :)

Want to do something different?? What about adding rice to the other bottle?

First I dyed the rice using a Tee Juice Marker (purple was the color used)... I set it on a paper towel and just started stamping.

 Stamping shown below.

 After the rice has been dyed and has dried, put it into the bottle and follow the same steps as above to attach the jump ring.

 I didn't use half as much of the rice as I dyed so I has some left over... they don't hold much, so be sure to consider this when choosing what to put into the bottle.

 and TA-DA! You now have TWO bottles that you can switch out on one chain! It's like a two in one deal! ;)

xo

Meg

What I wore Outfit Post! Upcycled and Fab!

 This time we will start at the bottom and work our way to the top:

Shoes~~Upcycled News Paper shoes

Jeans~~ Ohh La La

Shirt~~Upcycled, tutorial found here

Cardigan~~ Croft&Barrow

Accessories:

Copper Indian cuff~~Purchased from Wall Drug in SD

Vintage Lace cuff~~World Shaking Designs

 This outfit could be worn many different ways but with the cardigan this is my favorite! :)

 But,  then again it's summer so it's too hot to wear anything but a thin cardi... solution! Wear some great accessories!

 Hmm.. too cold you say?  Why not try some rockin' armwarmers (tutorial here)

 Is that better?? Good, I thought so! ;P

xo

Meg