DIY: No Sew Crop Top Tutorial

Yay! Easy tutorial today...

A crop top!

It's really easy and fun to make. You can wear it off the shoulder, cut off the sleeves to make a tank top, wear it over a camisole--it's a very versatile piece. My sister made one too (she's modeling the black shirt). Then we went and had a photo shoot, haha... 

(my sister's flower hair)

Except it didn't exactly work out. We always start goofing around and we run out of poses. Like in this photo shoot:

I can't believe I actually posted this picture (and I know, the outfit choice isn't the best).

And if you were wondering, yes, I got highlights. :D

(If you wanna see real photoshoots, though, go to Live Love Craft)

Anyways...

Materials: size L men's shirt and scissors

1. Cut off the neckband and sleeve hems.

2. Rotate the shirt so that the side seams/folds line up.

3. Cut a slope to make a high-low hem, making the shirt cropped in the front (or you can just cut straight across).

Yep, that's it. Easy.

We liked stretching and curling all the edges, and we also thought cuffing the sleeves looked better (I might tack down the cuffs with some stitches, but for now I just fold them).

That's it! You're done. Now go find some big tees that don't fit.

(o^__^)o

What I've been up to...

Knitting a pair of hand warmers due to a sudden decrease in temperature. It's also started raining. I love it. :)

My sister got a pair of ugly green plaid sunglasses (no offense to anyone who has these; if you do, just ignore me. My opinion doesn't count) and we got out some gray nail polish. We're painting the sunglasses gray, we're painting the sunglasses gray (like in Alice in Wonderland. Except they were painting the roses red)...

I still try to do all this even with school and soccer. Just wanted to let you know I am making an effort. o(^___^o)

Best Thrift Store Ever: Grandma's Basement

Okay, so Grandma's Basement isn't some cool, funky little second-hand shop. It is, quite literally, my, ahem, erm, Grandma's basement. She does, however, have the best things down there! She has old toys and clothes, and even a whole box full of plaid and stripe socks and legwarmers from the 70s and 80s.

And of course, she was happy to give her grandchildren (my sister and me) old clothes.

Here are some 'finds,' haha.

A beautiful oversized olive green sweater from GAP. 100% cotton. In the winter I might wear it over leggings and shorts or something. With rain boots. :)

Camo green sweatshirt. I wanna refashion it into something like... pants? Hmmm... what do you think?

Green button up vest. My sister wore it to school today and got many compliments, haha. She always likes to say that the 80s are back! (or 60s or 70s or whatever)

A flannel coat. My sister and I plan on taking in the sides and adding pleats in the back to make the coat more fitted.

A super big waffle hoodie. Wonder what we can make with this...

Also some super cool belts...

Not pictured are some awesome socks, a rash guard that I plan on refashioning, a hawaiian print shirt that my sister wants to make some high waisted flowy shorts from, a blue v-neck sweater, and a button up shirt. Dunno if I missed something...

Oh, and I won the giveaway from Hannah Handmade! I won some hair things from Belle Bands on etsy! You should go visit her shop because her stuff is GORGEOUS!

Sorry about not posting... I'm in school now. I just started yesterday. Whoohoo.

Have a nice day! o(^__^o)