Guest Post: Two Tone Cardigan Tutorial from Stacie Grissom!

 I was so excited when Stacie emailed me asking if I'd like a guest post! I quickly checked out her blog and fell in love ;) She has so many whimsical projects it makes me giddy! So without further ado... Miss Stacie Grissom with her 2 tone cardigan transformation!

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Hello! My name is Stacie Grissom and I am so happy to be posting for Alyssa today on Live. Love. Craft. It is so nice to find a fellow crafter on the Internet and Alyssa is one of the sweetest. ;) During the day, I am a writer for Scarves.net where I write about everything from how to tie a scarf to DIY scarf projects. At night, I spend WAY too much time on Pinterest and work on my own craft blog, Stars for Streetlights. I am so excited to share my tutorial on how to make a two-tone cardigan!

And here is the back of the finished product:

 

For this project you need: 

-Two cardigans

-Sewing Machine (Not 100% necessary, you can always sew by hand- but it is SO much easier with a machine. :)

-Double fold bias tape 

-Straight pins

Step 1: First you need to take your two cardigans and cut them both down the middle. The coolest thing about this project besides the fact that you create a funky little sweater is that you get TWO of them! I gave the twin of my sweater to my friend Emily. Perfect gift. ;)

(I got my sweaters from Target. You can always wait for the sweaters to go on clearance, you just need to make sure that you have 2 of the same cardigan so that they match up.)

Step 2: After you have cut your two cardigans apart, you need to hold them together and pin the bias tape open over the seam of the two cardigans. Then you stitch the two sweaters together on that seam. 

Step 3: Next you need to fold the bias tape over the seam and pin it into place. Then stitch that side together and you have your funky cardigan! :)

Voila!

And if you have a dress form, you can totally dress it up in different outfits. Hehe. :)

I want to thank Alyssa for letting me post today! Be sure to also check out Scarves.net's 37 Ways to Tie Scarves-- I love, love, love working there. What girl wouldn't love looking at scarves all day! *le sigh. :) 

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Thank you so much Stacie! I love it and I'm definitely going to give it a try!

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Re-post : Painted T-shirt Tutorial

This post was originally posted on Making Lemonade by Megan. I hope you like it!

 

 

Today I’m going to show you how to make your own custom painted tee shirt! It’s super quick and easy, and at max it will only cost you about 5$ including the tee shirt if you don’t have an old one on hand! You’ll simply need the color of acrylic paint you want, Decoart’s fabric painting medium, water, a marker, a tee shirt, and cardboard.

{here’s what the fabric painting medium looks like. You can find it in any craft store for about a buck. You just follow the instructions which are mixing certain parts water, medium, and paint.}

First get your tee shirt and lay it out flat. Put your cardboard in the middle so the paint doesn’t bleed through.

Get a washable marker and draw out what design you’d like. I choose to do a modern lace type design.

Mix your paint up and paint in your lines. It’s okay to paint on the lines. It may take a double coat.

After this I used a little silver to make it shimmer in some places. You can’t really tell in the picture though :( Now just let it dry like it says on the bottle and wash it like normal! Now you have your own custom shirt design!

The coolest thing about it though is that you can paint whatever you want! I will be doing another one soon with another design or picture, so let me know if there is anything you'd like to see on a tee! {hee hee... that rhymes!}

Thanks for reading! I hope you guys like the tutorial!

~Alyssa