Fashion | OOTD Eyes on the Back

Sunglasses: Forever 21, Lips: Revlon in Crimson,  Necklace: H&M, Top: DIY Shredded Tank Top, Belt: Goodwill, Shorts: DIY, Shoes: Papaya

DIY | Easy Shredded Tank Top

HOLA!

Here is a super easy and quick DIY project perfect to wear on summer days and to music festivals! 

MATERIALS:

• Plain Tee (found at target)
• Ruler
• Duct tape
• Scissors

Prep:

Start by cutting small and medium sized pieces of duct tape. The duct tape will allow us to tape guidelines for cutting and allow easy removal afterwards.

LETS GET STARTED:

1. Begin with using your medium sized pieces of tape to outline how you want your t-shirt to be cut out. I wanted mine to be a muscle tank so I gave myself more space from the collar of the shirt to make my straps fatter. Feel free to stick and peel the tape repeatedly until you reach your desired shape. 

2. Then you will cut along the outer side of the duct tape because it is always better to cut less than more. You can always trim off more fabric if you want your straps to be smaller afterwards.

3. Then fold your shirt neatly in half and use the side you cut off as a guideline to cut the other sleeve off. 

4. Your shirt should look something like this. Then, have the backside of your shirt facing up so you can begin prepping for the shredding.

5. Use the small-sized pieces of tape and a ruler to tape 1-inch measurements along the entire back of the shirt. You will want to do this on both the left and right side of the shirt. 

6. Your shirt should look like this after you are done. 

7. Now you can use the tape guidelines to help you eyeball the cuts across the shirt. Use your scissors and just cut the lines as best as you can. You do not need to make it look perfect. The beauty of cotton/jersey material is that once it is stretched, all your imperfections will be hidden. 

8. Your shirt should look like this once it is all cut up. You can see that not all of my cuts are perfect. But don't worry, magic will happen soon!

9. Now you will use both hands to tug on the left and right side of each strip. This will curl up the strips and create a much cleaner desired look. 

10. Magic* Your shirt will look something like this. All the strips now look much neater and should drape nicely! :D All you have left to do is peel off the duct tape and you will be ready to wear it! 

ENJOY ! :) 

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DIY | Revamp Old Bracelet Stand

Before

After

MATERIALS:

• bracelet stand
• hot glue gun
• scissors
• marker
• fabric (velvet recommended) 
• 1 piece of paper
• studs (optional)

PREP:

The first thing you want to do is deconstruct your bracelet holder. This will make it much easier for you to wrap the fabric around the bracelet stand pieces later.

LETS GET STARTED:

1. Begin with tracing the sides of the bracelet stand on a piece of paper to create a stencil2. You will then use the stencil to trace and cut out circles in the fabric

3. Next you will cut a piece of fabric that is a little bigger than the amount needed to wrap around the bar of the bracelet stand (Don't worry about being precise, you can cut off the excess after you glue :) )

4. Then use your marker to make little marks to help guide you where to cut
5. Repeat steps 1-4 for the other bar
6. Measure enough fabric to cover the main base of the stand
7. Get your glue gun ready!!! haha :D
8. Start gluing the fabric to the pieces of the stand
9. Put a lot of hot glue in the holes of the base and stick the bars back in place
10. Add studs in the front (optional)

TIPS:

• Always overestimate how much fabric you need when cutting your fabric pieces because falling short of a little fabric is the saddest thing :'(
• Make sure to stick each bar back into the base of the stand before step 9. This is because when you wrap fabric around the frame, it might not fit back in the hole of the base. 
• Use mini scissors to trim off any excess fabric that sticks out to create a cleaner finished product

LASTLY... DON'T FORGET TO ENJOY YOUR NEW REVAMPED BRACELET STAND!!! :D