Fringe Benefits: T-shirt DIY

Well the sun has finally made an appearance in Michigan, and bloggers everywhere are climbing out of hibernation, shedding their chunky sweaters, blanket scarves and letting their feet out of the boots to breathe a little.. me included! It's finally warm enough to take pictures outside for more than ten minutes without catching hypothermia, halleluiah! To celebrate, I've been storing up all sorts of DIY projects that I've wanted to shoot (but couldn't because of the subzero temperatures) and am so excited to finally be able to share them!

We'll start with something reaaaaaal easy. Like super easy. Like this didn't take more than ten minutes. This is my Fun Fringe t-shirt! Fringe has been a super big trend this year, and when I was going through clothes to get rid of - I came across this white drapey tee that I never wore and had an idea. By pairing the two, I could created a more styled, work appropriate shirt, out of something so comfortable and basic as this tee.

Materials needed - A white tee, and about two yards of black fringe (I needed more fringe because the shirt draped into a tent shape so it was much wider at the hem - once you have your tee picked out you can measure the bottom hem to determine how much fringe you will need.) After that  I pinned the fringe along the inside edge of the hem, then sewed down - making sure as I sewed that the fringe was all lying flat so it was getting tucked under and sewn weird. But, like I said, this was literally a ten minute project! Bonus... it's super fun to twirl in!

Double bonus - I got this beautiful clutch from one of my best friends on a recent trip to Africa!

Cheerio!

Naomi Joy