How to DIY Spice up a Boring Shirt Without Ruining It

3 Materials
2 Minutes
Easy

Do you want to wear a t-shirt but your outfit is feeling blah? Try this no-sew t-shirt hack to instantly upgrade a casual look in a few simple steps.

Tools and materials:

  • T-shirt
  • Scissors
  • String
Before photo and inspiration photo

Here is the before pic and inspiration.


1. Wear your t-shirt as usual

Put on your plain t-shirt. It can be cropped, but it doesn’t need to be. Whatever you prefer!

Wearing t-shirt

2. Cut 2 strings

Next, cut 2 equal pieces of string, each roughly 8” long. 

Cutting strings

3. Tie 2 bows

Finally, thread each string inside the sleeves, at the front of the shirt, tying each in a simple bow.

Tying bow

That’s all there is to this t-shirt hack, and look how adorable it turned out!

Easy hack t-shirt

Easy hack t-shirt 

Your basic t-shirt can look so cute with this easy peasy t-shirt hack. All you need to make a big difference is some string or ribbon and scissors. I'm a huge fan of this trick.


If you loved this t-shirt hack, check out my other Upstyle posts on How to Make the Cowl Neckline More Modest and How to Turn T-shirt Into Crop Top Without Cutting.


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Suggested materials:
  • T-shirt
  • Scissors
  • String

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