Shredded Heart T-shirt Tutorial

I wrote this post as part of a paid campaign with Yahoo! and Blueprint Social. The opinions in this post are my own.

I have had some much fun DIYing some fun t-shirts with my 6-year-old daughter lately.  So when I was asked to make a project inspired by Yahoo! Makers, I knew my little one and I would have fun making another t-shirt project. We choose this DIY Shredded Heart Shirt as inspiration!  We had everything we needed at home…except the t-shirt.  We grabbed two $3 shirts and couldn’t wait to get painting.

Supply List:

-white cotton t-shirt

-pencil (to draw the heart)

-pink acrylic/fabric paint and stippling brush

-mini box cutter (Dollar store, baby!)

-ruler

-ribbon (optional)

We followed the tutorial at Yahoo! Makers pretty closely, then we added our own little twist: lots of RIBBON!

We added tiny ribbon knots to one of the shirts.  It turned out super cute and added a little different look.  HINT: To keep the ends of the ribbon from fraying, paint the ends with clear nailpolish or Fray Check.

These girls thought they looked pretty sassy with ripped shirts…check out that hand-on-the-hip action.  They may also come naturally because they are kids of a photographer.