Ruffled Shirt

 This shirt is super cute. It's kinda difficult to make though so here is a tutorial to making it. Enjoy!

1. Cut the side of one shirt and open it up. Use the picture as a guide and cut up 6 peices of 2 1/2" X 12" and 2 peices of 1 1/4" strips.


2. Using big stitches, sew 2 1/2" strips a 1/4" from the edge. Pull one thread to make the ruffles. I made the the top of the ruffles 7" wide.


3. Sew the 1 1/4" strips together and make longer strips. Using big stitches, sew
the middle, pull one string to make ruffles.


4. First, pin the long strips around the neck line. Don't forget to leave the front part for the other ruffles.


5. Then, attach the front ruffles. Make sure that the center of the shirt and center of the ruffle lines up.


6. To add the second row of ruffles, measure 1 1/2" from the edge of the first row of ruffles and line the top of the next row to it. Sew. Repeat the process to complete the shirt.

You can stop here. The shirt look perfectly ok... but I added a corsage. If you want to do so, keep reading...


7. To make the fabric string: cut one 1/2" string and strech it. To make the corsage, cut 1" strips, sew the center with big stitches and make ruffle first.



8. Take the ruffle you made at step 7, and fold it in half.


9. To start sewing the corsage, roll up the end, and start sewing the folded part, and keep spinning and sewing...



10. There, you have a flower...Now, sew them onto your desired place and the only thing left for you to do is enjoy.



source: http://tearosehome.blogspot.com/2010/01/tutorialruffle-shirt.html

Glue Shirt

This shirt is super cute for the summer and a really easy craft.

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. When you dye your garment in cold water, all will be colored except where you've placed your dye resist. In traditional batiking, you would use wax as a resist. I tried this out and found it to be messy and difficult to control. Using store bought glue is much more convenient and very easy to control.

 

Step 1: Prepare

Wet your tee with cool water and place a water resistant board between the layers of fabric. I used the lid of a bin.

 

Step 2: Design

I'm not much of an artist, so what worked best for me was writing favorite quotes right across the front of the shirt.

 

This quote was found via Pinterest

Source

 

You could also try drawing a simple design like my very amateur sailboat:

Let dry completely. This will take several hours.

 

Step 3: Dye 

Your dye bath should be prepared using cool water. Experiment with different amounts of dye until you find the right concentration. Keep in mind that the color that comes out of the dye bath will be a couple of shades darker than the dry, finished garment.

When you get the color you want, lay your tee flat to dry.

 

Step 4: Wash

When your tee is dry (to let the dye set) soak it in cool, soapy water for about 15 minutes. This soak washes the extra glue out. Throw it in the washer and dry as you would normally.

 

 

Step 5: Wear and Enjoy!

 

 

source: http://www.u-createcrafts.com/2011/08/creative-guest-watermark-tee-by-sweet.html

Polka Dots

So Classy!

Princesses

 

These are some really cute outfits that each one goes with a princess. Most of them are dressy but each one matches the same color and goes with one of the Disney Princesses.

Hair

This hair style is really cool. It would take forever to do but you start with a strand of hair from either side of your head. Them you weave it through the rest of your hair in small sections until you get to the side. Repeat this with that whole side and then bring the leftover hair down into a loose braid and finally a ponytail.

Casual

This is just a casual everyday outfit that is super cute.