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Tutorial Tuesday: Another Shirt Refashion

May 11, 2010 by Kaysi 23 Comments

I am loving all of these shirt refashions I have been seeing. I have over 100 shirts, so I really don’t need any new shirts but I like to have something new and exciting. This solved my problem and it was free!!
These are a pair of my sons pants, yup there’s a nice hole it in, so I decided to take them and make flowers for my shirt.

This is how I made it:
1) I cut the pants into strips. As you can see, they don’t need to be prefect and they can be various sizes

2) To make the flower, cut a circle out of felt and then tie a knot at the end of the strip. Then with a glue gun, glue it to the felt

3) Twist the fabric and then start circling the knot, gluing as you go

That’s it for the flowers! I just glued them directly onto the shirt. And yes it has gone through the wash and did just fine!!

This is super easy but it gives a little life to my shirt and I’m excited to wear it again!
I’m linking this post to these parties

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  1. Melissa

    May 11, 2010 at 11:33 am

    Turned out really cute and a great way to use up some of those trashed pants.

    I think you might need to join Shirts Anonymous. 😉

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  2. Shana

    May 11, 2010 at 12:37 pm

    That is very cute.

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  3. Megan

    May 11, 2010 at 1:31 pm

    Kaysi,

    I love it! I can't believe I forgot to renew my sponsorship with you! Sorry….
    Send me an email & I'll start again. I just need your paypal (I'm working on a button too)

    Have a great day!

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  4. Judy @ In His Grip

    May 11, 2010 at 2:38 pm

    I really like these little fabric flowers. I haven't made any yet but I do plan on it soon.

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  5. Jill

    May 11, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Great idea. I love the flowers out of those pants, if it was me, I'd be looking for a million other things to put the flowers on! lol

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  6. Jill

    May 11, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Great idea. I love the flowers out of those pants, if it was me, I'd be looking for a million other things to put the flowers on! lol

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  7. Tasha

    May 11, 2010 at 3:21 pm

    Very fun. I {heart} fabric flowers! Kind of obsessed!

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  8. Misty

    May 11, 2010 at 8:46 pm

    What a fun way to dress up a shirt!!

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  9. Creations By Cindy

    May 11, 2010 at 8:52 pm

    So darling. But girl, you must have the patience of Job! That looks so time consuming, is it? So cute though. Be blessed. Cindy

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  10. Kaysi

    May 11, 2010 at 9:12 pm

    Cindy:
    it's not time consuming at all, it only takes a couple of minutes for each flower. Probably all together about 30 minutes

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  11. {All Thingz Related}

    May 12, 2010 at 12:14 am

    This is such a great idea! Thank you for sharing @ Anything Related

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  12. Katie

    May 12, 2010 at 12:27 am

    I don't really sew and I think I could do this! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  13. Scrappy Gifts

    May 12, 2010 at 4:32 am

    love how you did this on a patterned shirt!

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  14. Kim @ seven thirty three

    May 12, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    LOVE the flowers!

    Thanks for linking up with Sugar & Spice.

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  15. More Than "Just Mom"

    May 12, 2010 at 8:08 pm

    I'm just catching up on blogs from when I was gone on vacation. great minds must think alike! I just made a shirt and headband with flowers like this. I saw them in a shop in San Diego and thought, "I could do this. For much less than it costs in this store!"

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  16. Robin

    May 13, 2010 at 5:19 am

    I LOVE it and I am linking this post to my blog. Keep up the good work.

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  17. Donna

    May 13, 2010 at 5:58 pm

    Hi, I'm dropping by from the Shabby Chic Cottage linky party. Cute idea! I love making yo-yo flowers, but this is so much simpler! I like the look of the twisty thing. Those flowers would look perfect on the denim purse I made out of my son's blue jeans a couple of weeks ago. I've been wondering what to do to embellish them. Hmmm…

    I love cute shirts too…refashioning is so fun isn't it? Donna @ Comin' Home
    http://www.thehomemakingarts.blogspot.com

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  18. Lanie Ree

    May 14, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    Hmm, I like your sense of style. Those flowers look awesome on that striped shirt.

    Thanks for linking this up to A Little Creative Therapy with Life in the Pitts.

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  19. Carolyn @ My Backyard Eden

    May 15, 2010 at 1:43 am

    I love this! Thanks for the instructions!

    Thanks for sharing at My Backyard Eden!

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  20. Bec

    May 15, 2010 at 4:12 pm

    Such a smart and easy idea!

    http://www.theiheartblog.com

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  21. simplydesigning.blogspot.com

    May 15, 2010 at 6:47 pm

    Great idea! I love how you reused your son's holey pants!

    Thanks for linking up!

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  22. LuckyStarErin

    May 18, 2010 at 1:02 pm

    This is awesome! I have been wondering how to make this kind of flower. Thanks for showing us!

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  23. michelle@somedaycrafts

    May 18, 2010 at 6:07 pm

    My husband just blew out some blue jeans and I was trying to think of something to do with the fabric…now I have somewhere to start!! Thanks for linking up!!

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