ThursDIY! My favorite day of the week

ThursDIY is my favorite day of the week!  Everyone I know got busy and made an awesome project to share with you.  Margot Potter shares a terrific summer drink, Cathy Attix makes a beautiful macrame necklace and Debi Beard makes some very sweet shoes!  Hop around, say hello, get inspired and then fire up that glue gun, OK!  Happy ThursDIY!

The gorgeous Margot Potter makes a yummy Orange-arita on diydoyenne........I'll have another! Here's how:  http://diydoyenne.com/diy-orange-margaritas-orange-aritas/

See how to make big button stepping stones for your garden!  Add a little bit of whimsey to your yard.  Here's how:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIWGx9wlHGA&list=UUt4zycubX8BJZ8pZhZ4w8ow

Need a comfy beach cover up?  I made this one with 4 old t-shirts and some RIT Liquid Dye. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2QXbjceMqw

Cathie Filian decks out her picnic table for the 4th of July here:  http://handmadehappyhour.com/2012/06/24/dollar-store-makeover-chip-bowl-for-the-4th-of-july/

Jader Bomb rocks a knot and tie galaxy shirt that's out of this world!  http://ilovetocreateblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/knot-and-tie-galaxy-shirt-tutorial.html

Cathy Attix, the classiest girl in town makes a stunning dyed macrame necklace that could grace any runway!  http://ilovetocreateblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/diy-dip-dye-macrame-necklace.html

Kathy Cano-Murillo makes a patriotic Styrofoam Pool Floatie that's just brilliant!  http://www.craftychica.com/site/2009/06/star-spangled-pool-floatie/

Heather Mann makes patriotic jewelry with pieces from the hardware store!  http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2014/06/make-jewelry-from-hardware-part-2/

Debi Beard makes the cutest birthday shoes with faux frosting and sprinkles.  Good enough to eat!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ea9zGN01uZI&list=PLVwr-Pr6V4ivgiYRUXA-t4Y-83sYy_K2I

Full Length Dress/Beach Cover Up DIY

Summer is finally here and so are long days at the beach.  If you're needing a comfortable beach cover up OR something that you can toss on over your bathing suit and head to dinner in, well then look no more!  This full length dress/beach cover up is just what you need.  I took 4 dingy t-shirts and sewed them together for this dress and the Rit Liquid Dye was perfect for giving the fabric a new life.  Think twice before you toss out those old t-shirts, because it's RIT TO THE RESCUE!  

Danielle in her new summer dress

Directions for her necklace are in The Big Ass Book of Bling 

               

See the video tutorial

You'll need

Sewing machine

4 t-shirts

Rit Liquid Dye in Navy Blue

Rubber bands

Scissors

 Cut off the bottom hem and sleeve hems of shirt 1.

Fold shirt 2 in half down the center and place the sleeve of shirt on the fold just below the neckline

Trace a sleeve extension from the cut sleeve down to the hem of shirt 2  as shown

Cut along your lines

Cut across the chest of shirt 3 right under the sleeves

Also cut off the hem of shirt 3

This will be the mid-section of the dress

 Cut across the chest of shirt 4, right under the arms.  Do not cut off the hem.  The hem of this shirt will be the hem of the dress

Time to stitch the sleeves together

 Fold your sleeves right sides together and stitch the edges together using 1/2" seam allowance

Putting right sides together, match the seams and the raw edges and stitch them together. 

 Stitch shirt 3 to the bottom of shirt 1

Stitch the raw edge of shirt for to the bottom of shirt 3

Pick your dye color

Tie rubber bands around the dress

Dye and rinse until the water runs clear

Wash and dry your new dress