I was raised in a home where wasting anything was a serious crime! And I think because of that, and the fact my mother could put Martha Stewart to shame. I try extremely hard to repurpose something that isn’t completely ruined, but is no longer usable as is. So I had this shirt, I just loved it, an adorable purple tank with really cool beading, that I got on clearance at Forever21 for like $5! Tragically I ruined it 😥 there were some serious stains that would just never come out boo hoo. So instead of being wasteful and throwing it out, I decided to cut it, sew it, and wear it as a statement necklace!
Unwearable.
Step one, cut around the beadwork like so, leaving extra fabric up top so you can hem it.
Step two hem it up!
Step three wear and brag about how you made it! I hope you guys enjoyed this little lazy DIY. Happy Thursday!
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this is such a good idea! I see shirts all the time with cool necklines, might be trying this!!
Awesome! the clearance rack is great for this kind of stuff, and the beauty of that is size doesn’t matter. So if you do this let me know how it works out for ya ok?
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dude, simple, cost-effective, and brilliant!
Love it!
Clever lady 🙂
I’m heading to the op shop (Aussie thift store..) tomorrow morning to find some cute little cotton tops that I can do a bit of DIY with. Wish me luck! x
Oh how exciting let me know how it goes for ya!
What a great idea! Even people like me who hate to sew could do this! Thanks for sharing.
Very clever & creative!
Very cute! I make “doo rag” hats out of old racer back sports bra
Ingenius 🙂 didn’t see that coming, looks cool too!
Thank you kindly 🙂