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Tshirt DIY Necklace

March 6, 2012 By Michelle Barneck 12 Comments

Are you ready for the first project in The Great De-stash Bash series? We snagged an old gray t-shirt out of the donate pile and turned it in to a fun T-shirt DIY Necklace. This is so easy even your kids could do it and the best thing is with jersey it is always so comfortable!!
 T-shirt DIY Necklace Supplies:
T-shirt
Scissors
Hot Glue gun
No really, that’s it!

1. Cut off the sleeve right next to the seam. Then cut off about two inches of the widest part and pull to stretch so the jersey rolls in the raw edges. This is your necklace. Told you it was easy.
2. Make some rosettes (there are 1000 tutorials out there on this so I won’t bore you) with additional strips of  the T-shirt and hot glue, off center, on to the “necklace.” I did 5 alternating big and small rosettes, but the possibilities are endless.

Total cost: $0
Duh, it’s part of the de-stash. I had everything on hand.
I wore my T-shirt DIY Necklace with a pink maxi dress last Sunday and got so many compliments. Unfortunately, I forgot to take a pic of it on. Story of my life.
I would love to see if you make your own! It would make a super easy and cheap Girls Camp Craft if you have a plug.
If you liked this T-shirt DIY Necklace, there is more to come from The Great De-Stash bash! Stay tuned.
If you like this post you may like these projects made with t-shirts:
  • DIY Shoe
  • DIY Swim Suit Covers
  • DIY flip flops
  • DIY Shirt to wear over your suit

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  1. Leanne says

    March 6, 2012 at 9:56 pm

    This is so cute Michelle! I love gray and free is awesome!

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  2. Holly says

    March 16, 2012 at 7:17 am

    I LOVE the necklace but am such a visual person…I can’t figure out which way you cut the shirt. Is it below the armpit running horizontal so it’s a tube? Sorry I’m so dense, but I’d really like to make one and I can’t figure it out. (old dog – new tricks 🙁 )

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  3. Michelle says

    March 16, 2012 at 9:35 am

    Holly-
    No prob. I usually do more pictures. It is cutting the sleeve off from the armpit to the shoulder. Then cut through both layers of the shirt sleeve about 2 inches in from the raw end so it becomes a ring of sleeve fabric. If you cut from the armpit out to the armhole it would not be a ring. It would just be a strip of fabric that would not be long enough.
    I hope that helps. Trying to explain it can be confusing.

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  4. Sandy says

    June 25, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    Michelle – people can still do this craft outdoors without a plug – use Beacon Fabri-Tac. It’s like hot glue in a bottle without the gun or the burned fingers. Better for little girls anyway. It dries in a few seconds and stays put, no odor, no fumes, and doesn’t spray out all over like so many tubes. It’s in a bottle so easy to handle and share. It’s wonderful for everything craft!

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  5. Cristina Mcvay says

    November 22, 2014 at 10:47 pm

    Beautiful! How do you do that?

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  6. Cristina Mcvay says

    November 22, 2014 at 10:48 pm

    Beautiful! How do you do that!

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  7. John Walker says

    September 22, 2015 at 12:01 am

    My Wife usually do DIY T-Shirt at home . I will give her a link to your post . May be she will offer me a sweet Kiss , haha . Thanks for your post .

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  8. Maynard Pearson says

    November 18, 2015 at 9:50 am

    Love how this project turned up. Amazing how you can make a necklace from a simple bland t shirt 🙂

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  9. Will says

    January 25, 2016 at 10:56 am

    Creative use of an old shirt. I’m sure my wife would like one.

    Reply
  10. Olivia says

    March 28, 2016 at 3:36 am

    This is so cute Michelle! I LOVE the necklace but am such a visual person…

    Reply

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