Floral Faux Raglan Sleeve Shirt Upcycle!

 Floral Faux Raglan Sleeve Shirt Upcycle! I got this simple black shirt from the dollar store--I love getting shirts for $1! I also had some leftover floral knit from another project.  I used scissors and cut the black sleeves off completely.  So it looks like a muscle shirt.  Then I used the black sleeves as a pattern for the floral sleeve. I made them a little bit longer but took advantage of that already seamed edge!  Cut 2. Fold them so the right sides are on the inside.  Then sew the bottom edge on each sleeve.  They are going to look awesome!  Okay, sleeves can be tricky. Turn the sleeve right side out and the shirt inside out. Place the entire sleeve inside the shirt, so the seamed edge is way inside. Then line up the armpit seams of the shirt and the sleeve together. Start sewing at that seam and all around the sleeve opening. Use a slight zig zag stitch, that will give a good seam that will allow stretch.  Then pull the sleeve out! If you d

Metallic Pineapple Tote Bag for Pineapple Day!

I received supplies from  Cricut  and  Oriental Trading  in exchange for this post. Affiliate links included.  Happy Pineapple Day! Seriously, June 27th is Pineapple day, so why not celebrate!  My daughter is totally into pineapples these days, so the more we can DIY, the better!  Make a darling metallic Pineapple polka dot tote! You will need: Metallic Green Iron on Metallic Gold Iron on Tote Bag Fabric for lining Webbing for straps and the Cricut Explore Air™ 2 machine I did a pineapple polka dot shirt back in May, it's the same technique for this tote bag. All the Cricut Design Space info and the FREE png files for the pineapple are on that post. Lay the iron on vinyl metallic side down on the mat.  Mirror the image for cutting. Cut the pineapple bodies in gold. Peel off the excess gold iron on. I made this one big sheet of pineapples, so I didn't have to spread out the pineapples by hand like I did on the shirt.  It wastes more vin