I have cut back on doing so many crafts due to an old shoulder injury. I'm retired now and must resist the urge to try every new craft I see. I spend an hour daily on craft websites and Pinterest looking for crafts that require just a few steps and are inexpensive to create. I must say I have found some fantastic crafts this Christmas season.
My Christmas projects included three t-shirt crafts. My first project was for a black Christmas t-shirt. My old one had become faded and tattered looking. I used it for inspiration for a new t-shirt.
The craft store no longer carried gold cord. I had a bag full of acrylic gems
but I had used up all of the clear ones.
I had to make adjustments to get this project done.
Here are the items I used to make my new
Christmas t-shirt:
Black crew neck t-shirt
1/4 inch gold metallic ribbon, 30-35 inches
14 red, green, & gold medium sized acrylic flatback gems
2 green & 2 red buttons
3 small Christmas charms
straight pins, scissors
black thread & needle
glue sticks & glue gun
I pinned gold ribbon across the front
of the shirt from shoulder to shoulder.
I made three 1 inch loops in the ribbon
5 inches apart (see image). I hand stitched the ribbon onto the shirt with black thread.
of the shirt from shoulder to shoulder.
I made three 1 inch loops in the ribbon
5 inches apart (see image). I hand stitched the ribbon onto the shirt with black thread.
The gems were hot glued above and below the ribbon. I also attached the buttons
& angel charms to the ribbon (see image below).
