Happy November! I'm so excited to show you guys how to make this DIY patterned button down! I don't know about everyone else but I love outfits with a fun and unexpected pattern. They can be dressed up or down and generally make an outfit look more fashionable and put together. Unfortunately for me, most patterned button downs that I run across are either b̶u̶t̶t̶ ̶u̶g̶l̶y̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶t̶o̶o̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶e̶n̶s̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶t̶h̶r̶i̶f̶t̶y̶ ̶b̶e̶h̶i̶n̶d̶ not exactly my style or a little pricey. Like this one from Neiman Marcus (www.neimanmarcus.com): It's cute right? It's $590 lolololololol. So you know, it's cute but like...so is paying the rent. If you're like me and don't want to r̶i̶s̶k̶ ̶e̶v̶i̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ drop a few hundred dollars on one shirt, you can make a cute patterned one like I did! What You'll Need For this project you will need: 1) A Shirt For a project with a real upcycle or refashion feel, you can find perfectly good button downs at the thrift store for dirt cheap-sometimes even brands like Express and the Limited. Or, if you're not into the whole wearing-other-people's-clothes thing, you can definitely pick up a new one from H&M or Target. Use any color you like, I picked a plain white one. 2) A Stencil I got lucky and found a wheel of beautiful feather stencils at Dollar Tree (of course). I thought a feather print would look soft and whimsical. Choose any stencil you like at a craft store or WalMart. Alternately, you can DIY a stencil if you have a steady hand (I don't) and are patient (I'm not). Print or draw anything you like and use an Xacto knife or a very sharp blade to cut it out. 3) Craft or Fabric Paint While fabric paint is probably a good option, you can use craft paint. Have you ever tried to get craft paint out of your clothes? IT DOESN'T COME OUT. (Trust me, I know. RIP to my favorite hoodie from high school.) So you can definitely use it for stenciling. I used the Apple Barrel craft paint that's fifty cents a bottle at WalMart because I had some laying around. 4) Sponge, Water, A Paper Plate and a Wet Wipe You'll need a sponge to dab the paint over the stencils and a paper plate or a piece of cardboard to pour the paint on. I suggest a makeup or craft sponge. You'll also need water to rinse your sponge and a wet wipe or moist paper towel to wipe it down between stencils. I won't do a full-fledged tutorial here because it's pretty self-explanatory and people have done it before but here are some tips from my project:
I used a ton of bright colors because that's just what I like but you can definitely use more neutral colors or even just one! Adding a pattern to existing clothing is a great way to upcycle or refashion an old clothing items you might have lying around.
I styled this shirt with a mini-skirt and one strap heels but more than likely, I'll wear it to the office with a cardigan and jeans. How would you wear it? Do you think you'll try this project? Thanks for reading!
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Rekha
11/1/2018 06:33:23 pm
LOVE AND CANT WAIT TO MAKE ONE MYSELF!!! gonna pay my rent and look fly as ever 😘
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LoveBerri
11/6/2018 09:26:23 am
YES GIRL! I was thinking the whole time that you would stencil little Mickey Mouses all over a shirt!
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Raphael
3/20/2019 11:48:27 am
Oh my gawd, I'm so doing this with my old welding shirts - I can cut off the elbows (where there's all the burns) and have a nice button up shirt that's got nice patterns!
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