Thursday, October 27, 2011

too big, no sweat! a green diy!

well, hello everybody! and welcome to a fun little green diy today. i have been waiting to post this guy for a while now because i am super EXCITED about it. it was a big hooray moment for me when i finished and i felt super duper proud of myself too! i love those little moments in life :)

well a while back tom and i cleaned out our dinky little closet and we were getting rid of unwanted clothes and he was going to get rid of this really cute buffalo shirt that i adored! sadly it was waaay too big for me, way too long, the sleeves were saggy and i always like a good tee to be a bit snug around my torso....so it got me thinking....i can totally fix this!

first i measured myself and with chalk started putting my cut lines on the shirt keeping in mind the seams. then i got to cutting and sewing.  as you all know i am a HUGE fan of collars aaaand peter pan collars are my favorite so i had to add one to this guy to make it that extra bit of girlie cuteness.
i found a tutorial on line (this one was great and i LOVE the shape of the collar too), used some old black fabric i had laying around and got to cutting and sewing and my too big buffalo shirt became.....
i am totally in love with it!! it is the perfect mix of funky and trendy, which is what i really like about my own personal style. i have two other items that i am fixing at the moment and will share those as soon as they are ready. i feel like i haven't made so much stuff for myself in a long time and i really LOVE it! any reason why i love being a crazy craft lady :)

also check out this lovely on shannon's blog! so cute!!



craft on...

xo,
cb


22 comments:

  1. soooo cuuuuute! the collar is such a great idea! :D that ball jar bottle deal is also pretty sweet. i should really be more productive instead of painting my toenails and watching netflix at 3:52 am... :S

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  2. Nice work! I have also found an old men's t-shirt that I need to adjust - which seams did you trim/re-sew? My instincts are telling me it should be both side seams and maybe along the bottom/underside of the sleeves, but I don't want to mess it up!

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  3. whoa! I love it! I love having big shirts resized to fit me, but thats an awesome idea.

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  4. awesome job!! It looks so awesome and I LOVE peter pan collars too. You're so crafty, love it!

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  5. what a awesome idea!! now i can steal all of shane's tshirts i like!!

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  6. Way to cute up that t-shirt, love it!

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  7. Such a great idea. I like my shirts to be more fitting than any of the mister's would be on me. But there are a few shirts of his I love that don't fit him anymore. Might have to try this out as soon as I get my machine set up!

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  8. that's a great idea! especially for when you find super cute tees at the thrift that are way tooo huge!! great diy!

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  9. Neat! I always have that problem with t-shirts, and then they become pajamas rather than something I would wear outside the house... haha.

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  10. You have such a unique and cool style! And such great ideas! I need to do a craft project soon, haven't done it for ages!

    xo Lisa

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  11. Great D.I.Y! That tee sure looks so good before but looks better afterward. Way to go, girl!

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  12. thats the cutest buffalo shirt i've seen. peter pan collars can make just about everything adorable.

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  13. How cute! I just love how you added the peter pan collar! Classy!

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  14. Um, excuse me. This is a-freaking-dorable!!!! Well done, friend!!!

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  15. I love it! What a great idea.

    xo,

    Sarah

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  16. I love this and it looks so cute...great idea CB! :) I will link up soon soon! -Lo

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  17. And then the buffalo shirt became ten times more awesome! You have wonderful style.

    -Sara-
    p.s. Thanks for sharing my diy from Shannon's. :)

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  18. This is so cute!! That is definitely one of my favorite collar styles! And what a great idea to add that detail to a t shirt to add that extra special touch!

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  19. that turned out great! the whole outfit is so cute, love it.

    -erin

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  20. I die for your new shirt! I so need to do that to my old concert shirts!

    Wonderful idea!

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  21. whaaaaat?! gosh how i adore your style and break out of the box mind. there's a dozen or so tee's i'd die to give this makeover to. thanks for the idea cristie - it's wonderfully girly, slick and cool! you are beyond darling sporting it so well. xoox ♥

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thanks for commenting! it fills me with joy that you have taken the time to stop by!
xo,
cb