Beaded Cherry Shirt
This is a fun gift idea – I made one for my best friend’s birthday. There are so many cute things you can bead – I choose cherries because she likes them, but think flowers, Snoopy, a fairy, fruit, smiley faces, yin yang symbol, etc! Sometimes when I’m looking for symbol and little drawing ideas, I search for “flash tattoos” on Pinterest. :)
Overview
Materials
T-shirt
Thread
Specific beading needle (I didn’t realize a normal needle won’t work, but it’s too thick to slide the beads over)
Seed Beads
Embroidery circle
How To
Step 1
Draw your shape onto the shirt. I recommend putting the shirt on and then drawing it using a mirror, otherwise it might stretch weird if you just draw it on flat.
Step 2
Thread your needle, then pick up a bead with the needle and thread it back through the shirt. I found it helpful to dump some beads into a shallow little bowl so I could just scoop up a bead with the needle. Repeat a million times! I’m not kidding, it’s a slooow process, but you can do it while watching tv, etc.
Tip: Use different bead shades of the same color to create some dimension.
