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Whatever Wednesday: Christmas shirt refashion

January 25, 2012 by Kaysi 22 Comments

I asked what people wanted to see more this year and several said refashions.  So here is refashion that I did!
 

This is how I made it:
1) I got this Christmas shirt for $2 on clearance
2) I cut out the design and hemmed the neck to a scoop/v neck
3) I then made the sleeves 3/4.  I hemmed those and gathered about 3 inches on them with elastic thread.
4) With the fabric from the sleeves, I cut out some flowers.  I actually used my Epic 6 and nesting blossom die cut to cut the fabric, it worked pretty well.  
5) I then sewed all the flowers onto the shirt.
6) I then glued some pearls onto the flower
And that’s it!  Not too bad for a $2 shirt, right?
Sorry for the dark picture, self portrait…. 
Here’s a close up of the flower
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  1. AmberRay

    January 25, 2012 at 12:58 pm

    Very cute! I love it.

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  2. Elise

    January 25, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    Looks great!

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  3. Lynette @ My Craft Discovery

    January 25, 2012 at 3:39 pm

    That turned out really cute! I love $2 shirts too! 🙂

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  4. I Heart Salt Lake

    January 25, 2012 at 11:50 pm

    Very cute!

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  5. c.w.frosting

    January 26, 2012 at 12:20 am

    What a steal! And such a creative refashion!

    -caroline @ c.w.frosting

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  6. amy and jesse hudson

    January 26, 2012 at 6:30 am

    Check you out! You turned something Drab into Fab! I would love if you would consider linking this up to my "Drab to Fab" Link Party this Friday 🙂 The theme is turning the ordinary into extraordinary using a little creativity. This post embodies that, so I know my readers would love to see it! Here's a link for more info on the party.
    http://www.amynjesse.com/p/drab-to-fab.html
    Hope to see you Friday!

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  7. BeeSewSweet

    January 27, 2012 at 1:21 pm

    This is great! I love refashioning and your shirt turned out so cute. Thanks for sharing it.

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  8. Ladybird Ln

    January 27, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    What a fantastic idea… I will think twice when I see those clearances! So cute! I found you at Truly Lovely!

    Carlee
    http://www.ladybirdln.com

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  9. mary

    January 27, 2012 at 7:58 pm

    Wow you are very creative. Awesome!

    Thrifted

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  10. Shiloh

    January 27, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    That's really nice. I don't think I would ever have thought to cut out a design on a shirt like that, but it makes so much sense. I'm going to keep my eye out now.:)
    Shiloh
    everydaygameplan.net

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  11. amy and jesse hudson

    January 29, 2012 at 1:57 am

    You rock, girl! Thank you so much for sharing this at Drab to Fab! It's perfect.
    Have a great week 🙂

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  12. Heather

    January 29, 2012 at 2:54 am

    that is quite nifty!

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  13. Meg

    January 30, 2012 at 1:14 am

    That turned out great! I love re-purposing! The flower is a super cute addition.

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  14. Katie

    January 30, 2012 at 4:56 pm

    Very cute!
    You should join me for Handmade 52! http://www.raisingoranges.blogspot.com –Katie

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  15. Jenifer Harrod

    January 30, 2012 at 8:45 pm

    This looks like a fun project!
    Please come share this at:
    http://www.thezkids.blogspot.com

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  16. Hani@Craftionary

    January 30, 2012 at 8:51 pm

    Awesome Kaysi.. A very simple and great idea!
    Thanks for linking up at friday fun party..
    Love
    Hani

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  17. Alison @ Oopsey Daisy

    January 31, 2012 at 7:23 am

    Girl, you always rock a refashioning project!! I love your red and aqua, too!! Thanks for sharing at oopsey daisy!

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  18. Jessica @ My World - Made By Hand

    January 31, 2012 at 4:23 pm

    Awesome! This will change the way I look at clearance t's! Thanks for linking yet another awesome tutorial to Totally Tutorial Tuesdays…you never disappoint!

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  19. Q @ JAQS

    January 31, 2012 at 9:41 pm

    Great way to repurpose 🙂

    Love for you to share this at JAQS Studio Linky Party:
    http://www.jaqsstudio.com/2012/01/made-by-me-16-linky-party-and-features.html

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  20. Kara

    February 1, 2012 at 2:49 pm

    So simple, but so cute! I think even I could pull this off! 🙂
    I'm featuring it today at Creations by Kara. http://www.creationsbykara.com/2012/02/look-what-i-made-linky-party-2-1-2012.html

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  21. Hani@Craftionary

    February 2, 2012 at 10:06 pm

    I am featuring this idea tonight.. 🙂 be sure to check out other features, link up and grab your button..
    Have a great day!

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  22. Christine

    February 15, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    Oh!!! Cute!!! Great idea!

    Would you PLEASE link this up on my blog?
    http://thediydreamer.blogspot.com/2012/02/from-dream-to-reality-linky-party-3.html

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