July 31, 2011

Pink Star Burst Shirt Refashion

My youngest sister loves the color pink...in any tone or shade.  A couple of months ago, I bought a long sleeved pink shirt and made this shirt for myself, but then my sister borrowed it.  I haven't seen it since.  I should have known.  Oh well, at least I know the shirt is well cared for and loved very much.  
Here is what I did. I cut off and opened up the sleeves
Then, I cut many long strips 
Pinned them on the shirt like so
Sewed them on...some I just pulled as I sewed and others I gathered as I sewed.  Notice the neckline...well, I figured since the neckline had a raw finish to it so could the sleeves. So the sleeves have a raw, rolled look to them.  They go well with the rest of the shirt.
Added a button and hand tacked the strips just so that they would not fall over the button.  I also cut the strips down the middle...just to give me more strips to tack down because I love extra work.  In hind sight, I wouldn't cut them further. 
 I marked them with little hearts where I tacked the strips down.
And that is it. 
Here is the only time I wore the shirt...for a photo shoot.

The shirt appears in many shades of pink in all these photos but I promise it's all the same shirt.  I blame it on the different camera angles and lighting...and playing on Picnik for this.  But to my sister, I'm sure it's all the same...they are all shades of pink and proof the the shirt was destined for her. Funny how that worked out.     

38 comments:

Leah said...

OMG! I love that! I'll have to give it a try!

Maggie Lamarre said...

omg i luv luv everything about this.. how do you keep the edges from curling after washing?
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Jill said...

Brilliant refashion! So simple yet stunning!

Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
Hope you have a great week!
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Carmen said...

Maggie, I had to ask my sister about the edges curling up and she said that the shirt looks fine...no curling going on. Thanks for the link party invite...I will definitely link up.

Carmen

Moois van mie said...

waw!!!

Anonymous said...

That is so cute!!

Little Sprinkles Of Fun said...

Cute shirt! I LOVE re-do's!

Melissa (Melly Sews) said...

Wow, I love it! What a great idea. I always see cute embellished shirts and wonder where to get the matching fabric and now I know - just cut off long sleeves!

Bloomsandbugs said...

This refashion looks amazing! Pining it for future references.

Lisa said...

This is SO, SO pretty! I love it! I'd love to try this myself one day!

Sarah @ This Crazy Blessed Life said...

I love this! You did a fantastic job and the design is beautiful!

I'd be honored if you linked up at our Sew Chic Upcycling Week party!

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Mariel@ www.sexymodeststyle.com said...

this shirt turned out amazing! love it!

-Tootsie

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Kelly @ Run With Glitter said...

This is great!! I shared it on the Glitter FB page today!https://www.facebook.com/pages/Running-With-Glitter/111774958903316

Katie said...

I love this shirt! I can see why your sister hasn't given it back! :)

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Life With Lucy said...

This is awesome! I'm getting ready to refashion a bunch of old shirts, and this is such a great idea. Thanks so much for the inspiration!

jess@balancing the dream said...

super cute! great job!

Anonymous said...

That is such a fun refashion! I love refashioning t-shirts! And my fav color is pink also, so it's fun seeing a pink one. I have a party going on over at my blog if you want to join! I'd love to have you! Check it out under the "Stache Party" page on my blog: mylilpumpkinpatch.blogspot.com

Tammy said...

Good job! This is really cute! Thanks for sharing it with us!

Michelle @ Delicate Construction said...

Super cute idea!! I haven't seen one like this before! I am visiting from Not JUST A Housewife and I am a new follower!! I hope you have a great week and that I see you around soon!
Michelle
www.delicateconstruction.blogspot.com

Unknown said...

This is so awesome! It looks better then some of the stuff you can buy at the store, great job:) Would love for you to link up at my party HERE if you get a chance! Have a great Wed!

Grammy Goodwill said...

That shirt looks so cute. No wonder your sister took it.

Michelle Paige said...

I soooo want to make one of these beautiful shirts! I just 'pinned' your post! Love it!
--michellepaige.blogspot.com

Christine said...

Its cute! I have been seeing embellished tees around and have been wanting to try it. Thanks for the tute! I am so pinning this.

Katy said...

love this. so cute.

Steph Jacobson said...

Cute! I just bought a bunch of plain t-shirts at Target with plans to alter them. I'll have to try this on one of them!

Blissful & Domestic said...

I love the detail on this shirt. so pretty! I'd love for you to link up to my feature friday link up. www.blissfulanddomestic.blogspot.com

Megan @ Cut the Craft! said...

AWESOME upcycle! I LOVE it!

Megan
www.CutTheCraft.com

Adrianne Surian said...

Amazing job!! I just love what you've done, I wish I had that sort of inspiration. Although I'm sorry about losing your shirt, lol. You should post your sister's email, looks like a lot of appreciative mamas on your comment feed would help blow up her inbox to help you get it back. :P

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Unknown said...

This is so cute! I love the long strips across the shirt and the ruffly ones too. Thanks for linking up with DIY under $5!

Sachiko said...

I love the design! Thank you for sharing this with at my link party!

Unknown said...

I would steal it too!! Thanks for linking up; I'm featuring you tomorrow on Toast of Tuesday!

Chelsea said...

This turned out so cute!

Tammy said...

So so cute!!!This is awesome!! Thanks so very much for sharing this with us!! Be so blessed!

Mom Daughter Style said...

I love this post. I'm thinking of doing something like this.
http://momdaughterstyle.blogspot.com/

Michelle said...

That is so pretty!

Chantelle @ Mommyx3=Insanity said...

LOVE this!!!

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Anonymous said...

its hand made madem..?
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