DIY T-shirt Time

 Do you ever find just a plain t-shirt in your closet and try to come up with a way to jazz it up and embellish it? Here are two cute ideas to turn your boring t shirt into a piece of art.

The first idea is to cut out individual flowers out of a fabric of your choice and handsew them onto the neckline of your t-shirt. I bought a plain grey shirt at Target and used some random polorfleece scraps to cut out the flowers.  I layered some of the flowers (placing smaller ones on top of the larger ones that were in a different color) and sewed them on with grey thread.  Easy, simple, and look how cute it is!

 Anya calls it her "Ophelia" shirt (as in Hamlet)

The second shirt was actually created by my sister and my mother, so I guess I'll give them credit :) This creation was made using, again, a plain t-shirt, tulle, and some small seed beads.  You have to twist the strips of tulle so that they make one long, skinny piece, and curl it up so it makes the flat, round shape. You can then use a sewing machine to sew over the flower in an X shape so that it keeps the round shape.  Anya then sewed on some seed beads by hand just to add some sparkle.  

yay flower crowns

There you go! Two easy tutorials to make when you have a plain t-shirt. If you get stuck trying to come up with a different embelishment, you can always check Pinterest!