I took one look at Sass & Bide's The Art Beat cotton tank top and knew a similar shirt would be easily DIY-able. It's a bit time consuming to make, between waiting for the paint to dry and hand sewing embellishments, but it's totally worth it. I love how mine turned out!
Inspiration:
Sass & Bide Art Beat cotton tank, $155
Supplies:
- Vneck shirt, a size or two larger than you normally wear
(for an oversized fit).
- Black fabric paint (Acrylic paint works, but fabric paint is more ideal. My black fabric paint happens to be MIA)
-Various metal embellishments, such as chain, metal beads, charms, etc.
- Masking tape, paintbrush
- Scissors, sewing needle, thread
I already had this shirt on hand; I purchased it for about $8 at TJ Maxx a few months ago. It's a light pink/peachish color, and has a worn in feel to it.
The embellishments I used; chain and small round beads. I also ended up using gold pyramid studs (not shown here).
1) Start by cutting off the sleeves.
2) Cut an arc shape at the bottom of the shirt. Start off with a slight arc, then try it on, and cut again from there until the arc is to your liking. Better to cut off a little bit at first than too much!
3) Add strips of masking tape to the shirt (I made my stripes about 1.25 inches apart). Make sure you place old magazines or newspapers in your shirt so the paint doesn't seep through to the other side.
Paint on the stripes; for a more distressed look, dip your paintbrush in the paint, wipe of the excess on a scrap piece of paper, then dab the brush along the shirt.
4) When the paint is completely dry, peel off the masking tape. Repeat on the other side (if you'd like).
5) Sew on whatever hardware/embellishments you'd like on the shoulders.
6) I used 3 gold pyramid studs, 2 pieces of gold chain and a few small gold beads on each shoulder.
7) Done!
Some Useful Tips...
- When adding the masking tape to the shirt, make sure you cover all areas in between the stripes. Fabric/acrylic paint is pretty sneaky and can get into gaps easily.
- If you do get a little paint in between stripes, just leave it! Trying to wash it off will just smudge the paint.
- After hand sewing the embellishments onto the shoulders, you may want to use something like FrayCheck to seal the thread.
- Because of the delicate nature of the hand sewn embellishments, hand wash your shirt.
High End Cost: $155
S&P Cost: $12
xo,
kirsten
Inspiration:
Sass & Bide Art Beat cotton tank, $155
Supplies:
- Vneck shirt, a size or two larger than you normally wear
(for an oversized fit).
- Black fabric paint (Acrylic paint works, but fabric paint is more ideal. My black fabric paint happens to be MIA)
-Various metal embellishments, such as chain, metal beads, charms, etc.
- Masking tape, paintbrush
- Scissors, sewing needle, thread
I already had this shirt on hand; I purchased it for about $8 at TJ Maxx a few months ago. It's a light pink/peachish color, and has a worn in feel to it.
The embellishments I used; chain and small round beads. I also ended up using gold pyramid studs (not shown here).
1) Start by cutting off the sleeves.
2) Cut an arc shape at the bottom of the shirt. Start off with a slight arc, then try it on, and cut again from there until the arc is to your liking. Better to cut off a little bit at first than too much!
3) Add strips of masking tape to the shirt (I made my stripes about 1.25 inches apart). Make sure you place old magazines or newspapers in your shirt so the paint doesn't seep through to the other side.Paint on the stripes; for a more distressed look, dip your paintbrush in the paint, wipe of the excess on a scrap piece of paper, then dab the brush along the shirt.
4) When the paint is completely dry, peel off the masking tape. Repeat on the other side (if you'd like).
5) Sew on whatever hardware/embellishments you'd like on the shoulders.
6) I used 3 gold pyramid studs, 2 pieces of gold chain and a few small gold beads on each shoulder.
7) Done!Some Useful Tips...
- When adding the masking tape to the shirt, make sure you cover all areas in between the stripes. Fabric/acrylic paint is pretty sneaky and can get into gaps easily.
- If you do get a little paint in between stripes, just leave it! Trying to wash it off will just smudge the paint.
- After hand sewing the embellishments onto the shoulders, you may want to use something like FrayCheck to seal the thread.
- Because of the delicate nature of the hand sewn embellishments, hand wash your shirt.
High End Cost: $155
S&P Cost: $12
xo,
kirsten
THIS is AWESOME. I like it with the studs sooooo much more! I love your blog, keep it up. XO
ReplyDeletewow your shirt is way cuter then the $155 one! good job and great inspiration to try out on my own!
ReplyDeletexo,
cb
This is beautiful! It looks fabulous with those gold embellishments.
ReplyDeleteThis is cute!
ReplyDeleteI did this! Turned out beautifully:) love this blog!
ReplyDelete