Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Upcycled t-shirt!


Now I have another up cycled project to show you. Which would be great for those kids who needs a back to school shirt!

I found this t shirt for $5.00 at Target (pronounced Targhay for those of you who like the french pronunciation.)
It was a little plain and needed something to give it some wow!
I had some white cotton scraps of fabric (actually it was the bottom of a dust ruffle that I no longer needed.)
I made some rolled flowers of different sizes.

I then attached them with a needle and thread, I found this was the easiest and would withstand washing better.
I then started with the largest flower in the middle and graduated sizes to the top.
It made the neckline say wow!  and I loved how it turned out.
I combined it with a cute jacket that believe it or not I found at one of my favorite stores.
(remember Divine Inspirations, yup, that's where I got it!)

Added a belt to the waist and I am thinking a cute pink flower on the lapel would perfectly finish this outfit! What do you think? Total for the outfit including the jacket $10.00!!




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53 comments:

  1. Melanie@Crafty CupboardAugust 31, 2010 at 9:51 AM

    Wow that is totally cute! I love it:) I love the tone-on-tone refashions.

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  2. Simple Stitches AZ ~ Rachelle S.August 31, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Oooh Donene, I love this! I'm going to have to make another one now! I like how you put the flowers all along the neck line! Beautiful!

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  3. prcavanaughAugust 31, 2010 at 10:08 AM

    How cute is this.... I love the top and jacket together. Just beautiful.

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  4. Nellie's Cozy PlaceAugust 31, 2010 at 10:18 AM

    Hi Donene,
    Love what you did to that t-shirt girl, it looks
    fabulous off and on you!!
    What a great idea, and just so cute. I love t's
    with pretty stuff at the neck line cause it just dresses them up so.
    hope you are having a great day,
    blessings, Nellie

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  5. eye_on_sparrowAugust 31, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    Love the upcycled shirt and the whole outfit for $10.00 great.

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  6. MelissaAugust 31, 2010 at 12:09 PM

    Nice work on the shirt. I love the child's felted hat. So sweet.

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  7. Erin @ Crafts and SutchAugust 31, 2010 at 12:16 PM

    That tee turned out so cute! :) Congrats on having 100 followers! Way to go! :)

    I'm a follower and would love that felted hat for my little monkey! :)

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  8. Caroline @ The Feminist HousewifeAugust 31, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Soo cute! It's amazing how the rosettes really add to the shirt! Great job!

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  9. SueAugust 31, 2010 at 4:40 PM

    That sure is so cute! All of your creations are!
    I left an email for "Kristi Approved," since I am not in Utah, to see if I can participate.
    Congrats on 100+ followers...I am one of them!:) P.S. I am having a giveaway too!

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  10. Simple Stitches AZ ~ Rachelle S.August 31, 2010 at 9:22 PM

    Ok, I'm back. I commented before I even realized that you had athe giveaway...sorry!

    I am following you, I like your FB page, I added your button to my blog & I blogged about your giveaway here: http://chelstamps.blogspot.com/2010/08/easy-peasy-giveaway.html

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  11. BrandySeptember 1, 2010 at 6:13 AM

    That looks great.

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  12. AnonymousSeptember 1, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    I'm a follower here and on Facebook now. :) Congrats on passing 100!!
    Jennifer O. (Pidjen)
    pidjen(at)ymail(dot)com
    www.thehighestshelf.blogspot.com

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  13. UnknownSeptember 2, 2010 at 6:09 AM

    Love your shirt makeover!! And I love the felted hat & headband, too. You are just SOOOO GOOOD!!

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  14. Under Her WingsSeptember 2, 2010 at 8:43 AM

    What fun things! I love "re-purposed" things. (My granddaughter taught me that word!)
    I am a new follower!

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 9:03 AM

    Shirt turned out very cute and looks great with the jacket! Would love to have you join me for Make it Fantabulous on Friday!
    Joy
    mommaskindacrafty.blogspot.com

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  16. KarenSeptember 2, 2010 at 9:31 AM

    That shirt is so adorable! Very creative! Enjoyed reading your blog. Saw you on somewhat simple. Would love you to stop by if you get a chance:
    www.karismaheartsavannah.blogspot.com

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  17. AnonymousSeptember 2, 2010 at 10:47 AM

    Great posting. I'm your newest follower.

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  18. AllieMakes!September 2, 2010 at 1:46 PM

    SO Cute!
    You should come link it up at my Making It Party!
    Allie
    AllieMakes.blogspot.com

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  19. AllieMakes!September 2, 2010 at 5:30 PM

    Thanks for linking up!
    I really love the gentle pleats AND rosettes!
    Allie

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  20. Carole DavidsSeptember 3, 2010 at 6:16 AM

    Love it! I love a bright white t-shirt and jeans, this is the perfect way to dress it up!

    New follower from the linky party.

    Carole
    http://frogbellysoup.blogspot.com

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  21. TerrellSeptember 3, 2010 at 6:37 AM

    Oh goodness...what a FABULOUS find!! I love this! It's just an amazing giveaway! I'm of course a follower and *crossing fingers to win*
    Thank you for the chance! Also, thank you oh so much for linking up this sweet creation at the FABULOUS FRIDAY FINDS party today!! I hope your weekend is wonderful!
    Hugs,
    ~Terrell @ Frou Frou Decor~

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  22. Ron CooperSeptember 3, 2010 at 9:25 AM

    Following you already on New Friend Friday! My fan page, “Inspire!” has quotes, poems and stories to inspire readers. I’d like to invite you to stop by!

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Inspire/338562522284?ref=ts

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  23. UnknownSeptember 3, 2010 at 9:59 AM

    I am totally loving this shirt! I am adding it to my to-do list right now. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Stopping by from New Friend Friday. Happy Friday!
    Lorene @ just Lu

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  24. UnknownSeptember 3, 2010 at 10:04 AM

    Oh My! It's darling. I want to try this project, but I still have an aversion to my sewing machine.

    http://froufrugal.blogspot.com

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  25. Leah @ A Butterfly In My StomachSeptember 3, 2010 at 11:50 AM

    I am loving the head band. Great post. I am now following!

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  26. hannahSeptember 3, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    Very cute! I'd love to see how you rolled the flowers.

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  27. whimagesSeptember 4, 2010 at 5:54 AM

    WOW, YOU totally ROCK that outfit! I love that shirt and that outfit is something I'd totally wear...I'm green with envy over that super cool jacket too~! I'm your newest follower and I'm so glad I saw this and you shared on Frou Frou!

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  28. UnknownSeptember 4, 2010 at 1:51 PM

    Wow, I love it! What a great idea to dress up a tee shirt. I gotta try that!

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  29. LindySeptember 4, 2010 at 9:14 PM

    Adorable T redo and so well done...

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  30. Be Colorful CoastalSeptember 5, 2010 at 10:24 PM

    Thank you for linking up your post to Motivated Monday at BeColorful. You are one talented woman with a stylish eye. Well done.
    Pam

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  31. TeriSeptember 6, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    What a nice little blog you have! Your tee turned out really cute.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

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  32. TeriSeptember 6, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    I'm a new follower on bloglovin'.

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  33. LeslieSeptember 7, 2010 at 9:53 PM

    I love you adorable shirt! I featured it this week on Hoo's got talent! Thanks for linking up to the party!

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  34. JoanneSeptember 8, 2010 at 7:21 AM

    Love the t-shirt updo. I'm now following your blog.

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  35. EllieSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    I'm your newest follower! You're up to 125! Woo-hoo!

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  36. EllieSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:20 AM

    I added your button to my blog:
    http://lemonandrose.blogspot.com/

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  37. EllieSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    I blogged:
    http://lemonandrose.blogspot.com/2010/09/win-your-choice-of-prize.html

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  38. EllieSeptember 8, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    I did all the entries except the Facebook one (sorry, I don't have a FB account), so I guess that gives me a total of 4 entries. Thanks for the chance to win! My pick will be that adorable sun hat. It's the cutest sun hat I've ever seen!

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  39. BSeptember 8, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    I think I'm in love with those 'lil rolled flowers right now (as is the rest of blogland!). They are so figgin' cute! I think you did a great job on the tshirt by the way and the jacket is awesome! Great find. Happy to be your newest follower.

    ~ www.billiemonster.com ~

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  40. sarahSeptember 8, 2010 at 8:52 PM

    too cute for the little ones and for yourself as well. would you happen to have a tutorial for the rolled flowers???

    www.littlecitizensoftheworld.blogspot.com

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  41. Liz @ the Brambleberry CottageSeptember 9, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    Donene, you are one handy lady with needle and thread. Your t-shirt is so cute!

    Thanks for linking to my party. I would love to have you join me for one, or all three, of my parties each week.

    Liz @ the Brambleberry Cottage
    http://thebrambleberrycottage.blogspot.com/

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  42. A Little Bit of Everything!September 10, 2010 at 7:05 PM

    Super cute! I've seen a lot of these shirt redo's floating around in blog land. I'm going to try one, one day.

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  43. AnonymousSeptember 11, 2010 at 1:03 PM

    Love the tshirt and would love to find that jacket. Definitely in the refashioning mode.

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  44. Mark and AshlieSeptember 12, 2010 at 4:34 AM

    What a beautiful shirt! Thanks for sharing this with Sister Sister Sunday! You have such fun ideas!

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  45. MaggieSeptember 13, 2010 at 6:58 PM

    Love that shirt!!!

    It came out so cute.

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  46. KatieMay 19, 2011 at 11:08 AM

    I absolutely LOVE this!!! Found you on the CSI Project and I'd love if you came and linked this up at Sew Woodsy!

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  47. SibylleMay 19, 2011 at 12:31 PM

    looks really nice!

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  48. JillMay 19, 2011 at 10:54 PM

    Such a pretty top! I like how you used a top that already had the gathers at the neckline... makes everything more dressy than your basic t-shirt.

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  49. JillMay 20, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Cute and wonderfully simple! I love it!

    I would love if you came and linked this project to my clothes upcycling page. It has a long term linky, so your project would stay there for more than just the week of a usual linky. We have over 60 projects linked up now – some fantastic ideas – and this month I’m upcycling lots of clothes and trying to feature lots of the links too!
    Do come and take a look!
    http://jembellish.blogspot.com/p/clothes-upcycling-projects.html

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  50. IlanaMay 21, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    ahhhh isn't it amazing how adding such a simply beautiful thing like rosettes can so alter a plain tee?

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  51. KatieMay 25, 2011 at 4:58 AM

    LOVE this upcylced shirt. I've yet to do this to any of my shirts; however, because of your project I've started pulling some shirts in my closet that I can repurpose and make into a cute new summer top! Thank you so much for linking up to Sew Woodsy last week. I just wanted to let you know that I featured your shirt today. Please make sure you grab a featured button and link up any new projects you've been working on!

    Katie aka Mrs. Woodsy

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  52. Amy@happylittleparty.blogspot.comMay 25, 2011 at 5:25 AM

    Love this! I really need to try it. Cute jacket too.
    xoxo
    amy

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  53. JamieMay 25, 2011 at 7:17 AM

    So cute, I need to try it too!

    ~JamieS@ Scattered Thoughts of a Crafty Mom

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