Watermark Tee by Sweet Verbana. Hello U-Create readers! I am so excited to be guest posting here today. It just so happens to be my first guest post and I'm still a little shocked that it's here at Ucreate, one of my favorite blogs! A little bit about me.. I'm from a little town called Keller, Texas. I'm a junior at Texas A&M University (whoop!). I'm working on my education degree and expect to be an elementary school teacher in just two short years. When I'm not busy studying for classes, I love to sew. I just started blogging in May and have already met all kinds of wonderful women, I hope you'll stop by and say hi too!
Watermark Tee Tutorial What I love about this project is that it's completely customizable. Materials: Elmer's Blue Gel Glue (it must be the blue gel, white won't work) Fabric Dye (RIT is my tried and true brand) A white cotton Tee, Tank, Dress etc. Tutorial: If you're unfamiliar with Batiking, it's a method of dyeing fabric in which you create a design with a dye- resist. Step 1: Prepare Step 2: Design. Button Statment Rings « It’s September and that means it’s time to add another statement piece to your collection…. obviously! I heart almost every piece Nicole Richie designs for House Of Harlow 1960, especially her oversized rings. As amazing as these rings are they’re also an easy DIY. My friend Jenni, from I Spy DIY, did a project a few months back where she transformed buttons into earrings.
#SuperFab This got me thing…let’s transform buttons into statement rings! Buttons, buttons everywhere!! Someone please tell me why I’ve collected all these buttons. Materials: Buttons, Clippers, Glue, Rings With Flat Tops (available at the jewelry supply store) Use your clippers to remove the shank from the back of the button. Once you’ve made the back of the button flat, use an ample amount of glue to secure the ring to the back of the button. Here’s another hint: If you can’t find a flat ring base, Ring Pops are a fun alternative. Once the base has dried, glue on the button. Embroidery Designs at Urban Threads - Projects. When I hear “beanie” the first thing I usually think of is those little multicolored ones you see in cartoons with the little propellers on top.
Well, “beanies” are something quite different now, and they’re fast becoming a fashion statement for both guys and gals. The thing about hats is they always looked really difficult to make to me. They were all ... roundy, and fitted ... and brimmed. I really wanted to stick some swank embroidery designs on a beanie, but hooping them wasn’t really an option. The only way to embellish my beanie would be to make it myself. Eek! Well, once I stopped needlessly panicking and did a little research, I found out that making a swank beanie is really quite simple, and since you make it yourself, you can embellish it however you like. Embroidery Designs at Urban Threads - Projects.
DIY Shift Dress. Large T-Shirt to Fitted Tee Tutorial | a.steed's.life. I have these two t-shirts that I love. They're soft, comfortable, and have good worn (and sentimental) designs on them. But, I never wear them for anything other than around the house because they are large men's t-shirts and look completely shapeless on me. Then I found this great tutorial on YouTube for how to make a big t-shirt a fitted shirt! - T-Shirt Surgery: How to Make a Shirt Fit So, while I was staying with my mom at her camper this summer (she lives & travels in an RV), I asked her to help me try it out. So yes...we broke out the sewing machine next to the campfire. First, a before & after look at the t-shirt we did. So, here's how it's done. Start with a t-shirt you love that's just too big Turn the shirt inside out and lay a shirt that DOES fit you on top of it, lining up the collars so that you can be sure it is centered over your large t-shirt.
Thanks to brianagayle for the video tutorial & tips! No time to make your own? Annie Spandex » How To Make Tank Tops Out Of T-Shirts (Without Touching A Sewing Needle) Vintage & Thrift Clothing, Blog, Stores & Toronto Maps- My Vintage Secret. Made By Lex » refashions. Women’s Romper Refashion Tutorial April 15, 2011 6:53 am One of the things I love about fashion is things always come back in style. They may have minor tweaks and updates, but most things come back around. I love shopping at thrift and vintage stores because you can find so many great things. Often, they just need minor updates. I began with this sad dress. (If you’re new to sewing, I recommend using a cotton or cotton blend. The first thing you need to do is put the dress on and measure to your natural waist line. You will have the reamining skirt piece which we will make our shorts out of. Ok. Here’s what you’ll have. Sew each piece at the innerleg part.
Then sew up the middle seams together making it you shorts! Now attach it to your top. Here’s what we have at this point. It needs definition. Make a stitch all the way around the waist band, about 1/4 inch above the waistline. This top had lining so I just made a little hole in that pocket and ran some elastic through. That’s right.