Art…From T-Shirts?

This idea started when I realized I had a drawer full of old t-shirts that I just couldn’t throw out.  This may sound like the beginnings of a hoarder’s nightmare but each of these t-shirts brought back nostalgic memories.  

 

When Nicole discovered that I had this giant drawer filled with t-shirts I couldn’t throw out, she gave me a bag of her t-shirts, too.  Hmm, runs in the family.

 

I thought about cutting out square patches from each t-shirt and making a quilt, but my walls are filled with quilts from Merit Academy’s classes. So instead, I created t-shirt art all of Nicole’s favorite t-shirts and framed it. Her collection includes t-shirts from her Dollie days at Stanford as well as Jam Pac’d, Decadance, the Band and other college memories.  It also has Merit Academy, No Limits, and Dancenter, and her travels to the rainforest in Costa Rica and the Galapagos Islands. She even had t-shirts from her first modeling gig with Jeff Sumida.

 

 

Let me tell you, it was really easy, and fun to do! 

 

I bought an inexpensive framed chalkboard at Target, cut out the logos and artwork on the t-shirts, heated up my glue gun, and rolled quilt batting to add dimension.

 

Before I glued each piece to the chalkboard, Nicole and I arranged and rearranged each piece.  That was my favorite part!  She told me stories behind each t-shirt that I hadn’t heard before.

 

She’s taking her t-shirt art home and hanging it on her living room wall.  I’m sure it’ll be a great conversation starter!