Cute~ify with the gOOd life!

A few days ago I was at our local Anthropologie store...yes, we have one here

My husband is scared
 

Everytime I go in there I want to stay for hours and get inspiration.  I love the styling of their displays, the lighting, the smell, everything!  As I was perusing through the store and looking at all the beautiful new fall styles, I would catch myself saying, "Oh I can make that...and that...and that", but who ever has that much time...especially when it is staring you all nice and pretty on the hanger. 

I also thought about Sarah, who can pretty much replicate anything she sees...

Have you ever been to Sarah's blog?

She's done this

And this

And look at this!  You won't believe what she made it from

I asked Sarah to join us today to give us her expertise on how she would go about

Cute-fying a Tshirt, and this is what she came up with.  Take it away Sarah...

Hello fellow readers of Living with Punks! my name is Sarah Tyau and I am guest blogging from Welcome to the gOOd life! I'm a stay at home mother of two little princesses two and under and a wife of an amazing husband.

My blog consists of everything from joys/hardships of being a mother, DIY sewing projects, milestones of my kids, and in general, that life is truly beautiful and we should live every moment to the fullest. So feel free to stop by my blog anytime!

Today, I have a DIY tutorial for you and here is my inspiration.

J.Crew ruffled flower top. (from the girls' section)

in my closet I found:

this long, baggy gray top

and a gray silk tank top, leftover from this top I made.

1. Cut five of 2" thick strips from the tank top.

2. mark where you want the flower to be.

3. sew the strips in stitch length 5.

4. it should look like this.

5. pull just one of the two strings while pulling the fabric the opposite way.

6. it should ruffle like this.

7. place the ruffle on top of the shirt and pin it. then sew it on regular stitch length 2.5.

7. repeat again by placing the ruffle strip, pinning it, then sewing.

8. continue until the top part is covered. the middle part,

you sew it in a little circle for the flower effect.

9. sew the ends by the neckline so it's a clean seam.

the left side isn't finished, the right side is.
10. the inside of the shirt should look like this.

11. iron on medium setting with another fabric over it to

protect the silk fabric from burning.

*12. I also tailored the top into a plain long gray top.

You are now DONE!!!

After:

Now go try it yourself! Best luck!

Is that not fabulous?  Thanks so much Sarah for sharing your talents with us. 
You are awesome! 

Make sure to check out Welcome to the gOOd life and take a look around...
I've just given you a hint of her talent

Thanks for playing along with me on Cute~ify your T Month. 
I hope you all got some inspiration to Cute-ify! 

Until next time...

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