DIY: Painted Graphic Tee

A fun look going on in the street scene these days is graphic word tees. I like dressing them up or down, as they work well with my dressier skirts or bottoms and bling-y necklaces, or make a statement with a weekend look of sweatpants. While I love these tees... (especially the J.Crew ones) I can't and won't spend more than $30 on a simple tee with two words on it - so I came up with this fun and simple DIY.

[Jump to the bottom for some simple instructions]

Saturdays are made for comfy clothes, but don't jumps so quickly to the scrubs or your boyfriend's sweatpants. A jean jacket styled with cuffed jogger pants and a tee adds a little bit of a silhouette to an otherwise looser fit. And I LOVE these shoes - the leopard print adds a fun contrast print to the outfit, plus their uber comfy.

You're going to want to use specific fabric paint (found at any craft store) so that there is no fading, I like black as its understated, but chic, however I definitely think some chartreuse green is in my future. 

-With masking or painters' tape I leveled off three lines to mark the top of where my letters will reach, and to keep a straight line (definitely am a drifter when there is no guidelines). If you need more guidelines while painting your letters, you can practice with fabric chalk first.
-To make the box around the words, I found a shape I could tape around and mark my lines - I used a magazine, which worked really well.
-Let dry, and for first wash, wash alone to prevent bleeding on other garments

White tee - Gap

Sweat pants - J.Crew

Jean Jacket - Ruff Hewn

Shoes - Madden Girl

Cheers!

Naomi Joy