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6/27/18

T-Shirt Hacks {4th of July Fashion}

Happy Summer friends! With the 4th of July just around the corner, the girls and I wanted to put together some cute 'diy fashion' to wear to the Lake. We love how they turned out and can't wait to share our new 't-shirt hacks' with you!

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7/8/15

Make a Cute Tank with a Bow on the Back (T-Shirt Hack)

Did you have a great 4th of July? We sure did! With all the festivities, my girls and I need something patriotic to wear. I was at Michael's and found some "Americana" t-shirts. I loved the graphics (how cute are the designs?!), but the shape wasn't great (big and boxy) and they only came in adult sizes. So I bought three of them and decided to try out a new t-shirt hack.

This hack is easy, turn a boxy T-Shirt into a Racer Back Tank with a Bow!

1. Cut off the sleeves. I cut inside the seam. Start with less, you can always cut off more if needed.

2. On the back only, cut in little deeper- so it looks like a racer back tank.

3. Cut the bottom of shirt to the desired length. All three of these shirts are an adult small, but after the hack- one fit my 5 year old and one fit my 9 year old. To get the length 'just right'- use a shirt you already own as a guide. Lay it on top to help you figure out how much to cut off the bottom. I also rounded it instead of cutting straight across. It makes the shirt 'hang' cuter.

4. Use a scrap from the sleeve to gather the back of the tank. Tie the scrap into a knot - which looks like a bow!

We wore the shirts to both the 'Stars and Stripes in Southlake' on July 3rd and our neighborhood 'Bike Parade' on July 4th.

Now that the holiday weekend is over, I am going to try this t-shirt hack with some of my girls' other t-shirts. This would be cute for a camp shirt don't you think?

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6/10/15

T-Shirt into a Swim Cover-up

For my Girls Night Out- Tie Dye Party I turned an over sized t-shirt into a cute swim cover-up with just a pair of sewing scissors.

Since we all love a good 't-shirt hack', I thought you might like to see how I did it :)

1. I started with a size large basic white t-shirt. I used highlighter to mark my cut lines. Colored chalk is actually a better idea in case you make a mistake and need to redraw. Trust me. (The lines are dark in some of these pictures because I added lines in editing at picmonkey.com so you could see them.)

2. Cut off the arms.

3. Cut a 'v-neck' but only the front of the shirt, not all the way through.

4. Now flip the shirt over. Draw the cut lines as shown.

5. When you cut, only do so on the back. It will make long 'straps'.

6. Cut off the collar in the back.

7. Now cut the piece on the back in half, making two strips.

8. Pull the front straps and the back straps to stretch out the cotton. The stretching rolls the raw edges of the shirt and makes the pieces a bit longer. Tie the front straps over each other each other to make a loose knot.