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My little 10 month old LOVES Elmo! We actually are going to be having his first birthday be an Elmo theme. I have been wanting to make something Elmo for him for awhile and I had this plain white t-shirt that just really needed something. I have seen these Tie T-shirts all over the place and thought what cuter than making an Elmo Tie :)
Supplies:
Plain White T-shirt
Hot Iron
Sewing Machine
Light Interfacing
Heat-N-Bond Adhesive
What is Heat-N-Bond?? Ashley over at Make-it-loveit has an awesome Sewing Tips tutorial all about it found( HERE)
A SMALL AMOUNT OF:
Red Fabric
Black Fabric
Orange Fabric
White Fabric
On the paper side of your Heat-N-Bond draw a tie shape.
Place your heat-n-bond paper on top of the wrong side of your tie fabric and press with a hot iron.
Specific Directions are on the Heat-N-Bond package.
Following your drawn line, cut out your tie shape.
Once you peel off the paper, the back side of your tie fabric should have a glue backing
Place your tie fabric glue side down on top of your shirt and press with your hot iron.
This will permanently "glue" your tie piece to the t-shirt.
Using the same process as above, cut out two white eyes, two black pupils, one orange
nose, and one black smile.
Using your hot iron, press these pieces down on top of your tie.
Turn your shirt inside out and place a piece of interfacing where your tie is.
( This step is optional, but it does make it a little easier when you zig- zag around the edges)
Turn your shirt right side out again and zig zag around all your edges. ( This step is optional too, but I highly recommend it, since it will be on a "baby's" shirt and will be going through the wash multiple times.
( Zig Zagging around the edges will keep the fabric from fraying)
This is what the back of the tie looks like once zig zagged
My little man LOVES it! It brought a smile to his face and that makes it all worth it!!
Happy Crafting!!
That is adorable! You did a great job and such a cute little model.
ReplyDeleteHe is so cute! He looks a lot like Bryan. LOVE the shirt, I might have to make one of these.... but maybe in a super why theme. My Little Man can't get enough of that show!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! Your little man is SO cute. And that shirt is adorable. Thanks for sharing at Crafty Sasse Wednesday :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Saw it on Funky Polkadot Giraffe. My little guy loves Elmo so I'm putting this on my to do list.
ReplyDeleteLove this tie! And what an adorable little model!!! New follower via tip junkie.
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Thanks everyone! We think he is pretty special too! @ Lindsey I would love to see your "Super Why" version :)
ReplyDeleteAhhh this looks too cute on him. We put a ban on Elmo in our house from the moment our first child was born... of course that means that every year for Christmas, my dad purposely gives one of my kids an elmo gift:) This I could totally handle.
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Amanda Joy
Joy in the Jumble
Katie! That picture of your little man in the shirt is THE cutest thing I've seen all day...which is saying a lot since I live with Little Crafter! I love what you did with this...the necktie effect is adorable! LC would be all over one of these. In fact, I may make him one; he has 4 or 5 spare white shirts...hmmm...gotta go! :) Thanks for sharing at Shine on Fridays!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you sent me your link! I love this Elmo tie idea, and your boy is beyond adorable!
ReplyDeleteOh! My! Adorable! I am going to have to make one of these for my bff's little boy! I am hosting my 2nd link party, and would love for you to add this along with anything else you like!
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Jessica @ Mom 4 Real
Ahh!!! I love that. Please make an Etsy account so I can order one for Daven. Your little boy is beautiful! <3 <3 <3
ReplyDeleteHOW PRECIOUS!!!!!!! Your little one is adorable!!
ReplyDeleteI would absolutely love if you linked this up to my new linky party going on now!!!
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xoxo, Mallory @ Classy Clutter
Oh this is so cute. I'd love to have one for my grandson,he loves Melmo. WOuld you do orders?
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OH MY!!! Your little man is adorable!!! I didn't want to scroll down to the end. Makes me miss mine being little!!! I love this tutorial and shirt!!! What a great idea, and you could make tons with different images. I love it. Would love for you to post on my blog linky party, it is going on right now. www.thesweettalkshop.com Hope to see you there.
ReplyDeleteSuch a cutie...you must be proud!
ReplyDeleteSuper sweet :)
ReplyDeleteFeaturing you on One Artsy Mama tomorrow!
ReplyDeleteSo cute!! My daughter loves Elmo too and has for so long. Thank you for sharing at Sharing Saturday!! I hope you will share with us again this week!
ReplyDeleteThat is absolutely adorable! I love it! Thanks for linking up! :)
ReplyDeleteSO Cute!!! I love this!
ReplyDeleteFirst, that little STUD is TOO cute for words! I just want to pinch his little cheeks! :) I love this simple shirt- so cute, and He Loves it- look at that Smile! Thanks for sharing! -Jen
ReplyDeleteYou know how much I love this project! :) Thanks for entering One Crafty Contest; good luck!
ReplyDeleteHe is so cute! My kids love elmo too. I will have to make them one. I am visiting from the One Artsy Mama Craft Contest and wanted to drop by and say hello. I am a new follower! Hope you will stop by http://garagesalesrus.blogspot.com and do the same.
ReplyDeleteRobin
I love making these tie shirts for my two boys! What an adorable version! My little one loves Elmo too, it was one of his first words lol! He needs one of these...thank you! :)
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