First off, I have to thank Emma—again—for the supplies to make this project! She gave me this tee last semester to DIY with and I finally found the perfect thing to make with it!

I love scarves and I love Hello Giggles—so when I found a DIY T-Shirt Scarf on Hello Giggles, I was in heaven. This project was super simple, requiring only three materials and no sewing! My favorite.

The Project: DIY T-Shirt Scarf

The Inspiration: This lovely post from Hello Giggles.

The Materials: Scissors. Tee. Extra fabric.

The Steps: These steps all come directly from the Hello Giggles website, and they do a much better job explaining it—if you’re interested in this project, check over there! 🙂

I started out by laying my t-shirt out on a flat surface. To get this project started, you need to cut straight across the shirt from armpit to armpit, and I have found that fabric cutting is easiest against a hard, flat surface.

Once you’ve cut the top half of your shirt off, cut the bottom hem off the remaining “tube.” This will give you two uniform edges on each side of your scarf.

Next, you will be cutting your shirt into strips from side seam to side seam.  MAKE CERTAIN to leave a one-inch strip between the side seam and the top of your cut. (The tutorial video from Hello Giggles shows exactly how to do this, if you are at all confused.)

After you’ve cut your entire shirt into strips, take each one and pull on it until it begins to curl. I also gathered all my strips into one hand and pulled them at the same time to be certain they were a uniform length.

Now gather all the strips up by the uncut section and make them into a loop shape. I also made sure all my strips were pulled a curled exactly how I wanted them at this point.

Hello Giggles suggests covering the gathered section with a separate piece of fabric to add a little flair to the scarf. I used an old lace t-shirt I had sitting around. I cut the shirt into strips and wrapped the section, knotting each strip around the scarf. Once the entire section was covered, I tucked the ends back underneath the fabric.

Now you have a super simple scarf that will be perfect for spring in State College!

Over winter break, my sister and I scoured the racks of our favorite thrift stores searching for new additions to our wardrobes.

After spending way too much time and money at Free People earlier that day, we became obsessed with recreating the dip-dyed and faded thermals that they had displayed on every mannequin. With the harshest part of State College winter still upon us, layering a thermal underneath your favorite sweater makes for the perfect cozy outfit.

The Project: Faded Thermals

The Inspiration:  We the Free Fun Dip Tee.

The Materials: Thrift store thermals. Bleach.

The Steps: My sister and I made sure to buy the thermals a few sizes too big—and by a few sizes, I mean size Men’s XL. Buying them bigger allowed us to cut them into the scoop bottom shape that makes Free People’s so cute!

Since we made this project over break, I don’t have photos of the shirts beforehand, but the first thing we did was cut the scoop bottom and distress a few spots along the sleeves and neckline.

On the lighter thermal, we cut a peak-a-boo pattern into the back. If you wanted to add any other cutouts, I always like to do it before you bleach.

Since we were at home, we decided to bleach in the kitchen sink with the windows open. My sister mixed part of our bleach with water in the sink, while leaving a bit in the bottle for touch-ups.

If you read my Bleached Denim Shirt post, the dying technique was similar for the light thermal. For the red thermal, I used a technique similar to the one I used on my Dip Dye Tee and Shorts.

Be creative! I’ve yet to mess up a bleach project.

Once all the bleach is rinsed out of your shirts, leave them to dry. I like to wash my clothes one more time in the washing machine before I wear them—just to make sure you get all that awful bleach smell out.

And there you go.

Perfect for layering.