(No sew?) Bow Sleeves :)

Hey there! I haven't done a whole lot on here lately and I'm sorry for that. Life has been kinda crazy and busy lately, but I'm about to make up for it :) Here's a really quick and super cute DIY you can do to just about any t-shirt! Let's get started :)

First, grab your shirt of choice! I decided to experiment on an old junkie school shirt I had lying around, but I'm definitely doing this on a cuter shirt that I'll actually wear :)

Now you'll want to grab your sleeves and cut (starting at the top shoulder seam) following the seam line down as closely and cleanly as you can for about 3 inches

Next- Cut off the cuff of the sleeve just underneath the seam line all the way around

*try to make it look nicer than I did >.< lol*

You'll be using this part as the center of the bow. 

Unfold the cuff and cut two 2 1/2 inch strips

Gather and pinch your sleeves so that it forms a bow shape

Wrap one of the small strips around the center of the gathering to form the actual bow.

Make sure the ends are on the inside of the bow.

 

At this point you may want to safety pin the strip, try on the shirt and adjust the center

so it sits just right on your arm (not too far back or forward)

After it's adjusted to how you like it you can either use hot glue, fabric glue, or a few simple

stitches to secure the center strip of the bow! (which is why its a possible no sew :) up to you!)

At the end you should have something like this (only cuter)

So yeah...that's basically it :) hopefully this helps some of you out!

Thanks for looking! :)

~Shannon