My day-to-day uniform is usually skinny jeans and a funky t-shirt. It’s easy to throw on a cardigan, cute flats and dash out the door. Right after Christmas I bought six long-sleeve Gap t-shirts. They were soft, comfy and on sale! The only downside was that they were a bit plain. A little embellishment goes a long way in jazzing up an outfit and hiding a few figure flaws, right?
So I’m starting the Plain Tee Project – a series of posts about simple, fun ways to fix up a basic T-shirt.
First up, sequins and hearts! Perfect timing! You guys aren’t sick of those yet, are you? I hope not because it’s still January. We haven’t even hit the February hearts and flowers rush. But this DIY t-shirt is totally worth it because you can wear this long after Valentine’s Day is over. And when you buy sequin trim to make this lip gloss holder you just need a bit extra to make this shirt.
Sequin Heart DIY T-Shirt
You will need:
- A plain T shirt.
- Gold sequin trim – available at any craft store.
- Jewel glue – I used Gem-Tac
- Small paint brush
First, lay your shirt out flat and draw out the heart with the sequin trim. I drew a heart that’s open and a bit off center but you can do the shape you like. Then use straight pins to pin it in place. Add more rows of trim, slightly overlapping each one, and pin in place.
Make the heart as thick as you want. I used 4 rows all the way around, with 5 on the upper left. After the trim is in place, glue each row with Gem-Tac. This stuff is sturdy but I definitely recommend having your shirt dry cleaned.
That’s it! Wearing with kiss pants is optional.
You might be wondering, ‘What is up with her hair? I thought it was brown now?’ Or you just might be thinking, ‘What is up with her crazy hair?!’ That’s usually what I say about my hair. Shouldn’t short hair be easier?
A little blogging secret is that I took these photos a week or so ago. My photographer friend is only available on the weekends so I scramble to shoot all my projects in an hour before she starts hating me for needing so many dang pictures!
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Anna Lin says
This is a cool idea, I have lots of plain t-shirts, now I just need to try doing what you do with some of them. Sequins are perfect for these kind of things. Thanks for sharing.
Patricia says
Thanks for sharing this design. I just love it and want to share it with my pals. Would it be OK if I put this link on my blog to share with them? You really have some great DIY ideas.
Glamamom says
I love it! SO chic and fun.
Beauty Tips says
wowww very nice sharing love it
Donovan Brown says
Time for my sweetheart to learn to make cool t shirt designs. Your handiwork is simply lovely, gerbermom. Looking forward for more of these!
Samantha says
This is awesome. Love your stylized heart. Somebody’s going to steal this idea. Your whole outfit is adorable.
Sydney says
This is amazing! I am so happy to see a simple tutorial with such a fabulous end result. Clearly you are genius, well done.
gerbermom says
Haha, I doubt that Sydney, but I’m glad you like how it turned out 🙂
Anne @ Domesblissity says
I just love how you can’t leave well enough alone. If it were me, I’d buy the striped shirt and be happy with a new purchase. I’d love to have your vision! LOL You look great by the way.
Anne xx
gerbermom says
haha, I can never leave well enough alone! But a stripey shirt by itself is still fabulous 🙂
Ellie@Fit for the Soul says
Niiice job! That is such a GREAT idea and so simple~It looks like you really purchased it that way. 🙂 I’m kind of looking forward to doing this to a lot of my future daughter’s clothes, eeeek!
Susanna says
Very cool design, love it when you are the model, what a beautiful lady sis! 🙂
gerbermom says
I HATE being the model! Someone pinned my photo and there was this whole discussion about me being a “real, curvy” girl. And here I thought I looked relatively skinny! 🙂
Katy says
PERFECT way to cover certain stains on my favorite soft t shirt, so I can keep wearing it 🙂 thanks!
gerbermom says
I hadn’t thought of that – that’s a great idea!
Silvergirl says
That t shirt is just so cute and I love how the heart is open at the bottom on an angle
Great project
Brett
elle sees says
cuttteeeee! i always say yes to sequins. except for breakfast. 😉
Claire @ Claire K Creations says
Love it! I’m so not brave enough to sequin my clothes but maybe I should tackle it. Valentine’s challenge?
gerbermom says
Go for it Claire! I think you can get away with any kind of glitter, sequins or hearts on Valentine’s Day 🙂
Kiersten @ Oh My Veggies says
I have a LOT of boring t-shirts in my closet, so I’m excited about this series. This is adorable–and so are your kiss pants!
Jennifer says
I love what you did with the shirt and the fact that you didn’t go with just a standard looking heart!
Tonia@thegunnysack says
Great shirt! I also love your newsletter. It is one of the things on my to-do list!
Alyssa says
This is the cutest ever. So creative!
Angie@Angie's Recipes says
I like skinny jeans and comfortable pullover or T-shirt…
Cool T-shirt 😉
gerbermom says
I just got some Rockstar jeans from Old Navy – they are the best skinnies I’ve found!
Regina says
OOoooohhhh!!! I want to do that on a sweatshirt… think cute cut sweatshirt! That’s an awesome idea and I really love the shape of your heart! 😀 Fantastic share!
gerbermom says
Yes! that would be so cute on a sweatshirt. Seriously, everything looks good on a sweatshirt, why is that?
Jen @ Eat. Sleep. MAKE. says
LOVE! I too am a fan of the trim section at my local craft store 🙂 So many great options!
gerbermom says
I could spend hours – days! – in the trim section. I now make myself avoid it at JoAnn’s or my hubby gets annoyed with me for being gone too long 🙂