pinterest project success-heart sweater

I originally saw this project over on Pinterest and instantly thought of an old sweater I had that would be perfect for the project.

So I followed the instructions on this super cute blog and was very happy with how it turned out.

print pattern

pin on shirt

sew on X's

tear off paper

done!

The one thing I didn't do that she suggested was to spray the paper with water to soften it before tearing it off. If I had actually read that I totally would have done that! My X's were perfect but with tearing they got a little loose. Be sure to dampen your paper before tearing!!!

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before/after

I pulled out a sweater the other day that I hadn't worn for months. I didn't notice til we were walking out the door, but it had a stain on the sleeve. So I just hid it while we were at church and afterward threw it in the wash...well it didn't come off. So I thought I'd try dying it. I was impressed with the result and will for sure try dying again in the future. The pictures are a little boring, but it was late at night and I was anxious to dye the sweater!

I used Rit Dye in scarlet and was hoping for a little darker red, but it turned out lighter, oh well. I bought the dye at our local grocery store and just used the directions on the package.

before

after

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