I'm a big ole fan of Girls and since the season finale was on HBO last night, I felt inclined to make something to tie into it. For those of you super-Girls fans, head on over here to HelloGiggles for the entire TV rundown. I kind of freaked out when I saw today’s remake on the fifth episode of this season. Lena Dunham in a crop top covered with little plastic lizards? Sign. Me. Up. Seriously. The original shirt is by Toy Syndrome and I couldn't wait to make my own version!
This is something that can easily be done with a white shirt that’s already in your collection (or your boyfriend or girlfriend or roomie’s) or a basic Hanes tee from Amazon!
Here’s a rundown of the supplies you’ll need:
2. Plastic lizards (these are from Party City!?! Grab some plates and balloons while snagging a package of these guys!)
3. Lime green thread and a needle
4. White t-shirt (I have a stash of basic Hanes tees that I wear all the time)
I began with my plain white tee and set up a dye bath on the stove. I boiled water, added tan dye to the pot, and turned off the flame. I dipped my already wet tee into the dye bath (wetting it in advance helps evenly distribute the dye), and submerged the tee completely in the pot for about 30 minutes to absorb the color.
Once the tee was dry, it was time to place my reptile friends! I found thread in the same lime green shade of the lizards, made pencil mark placeholders in the areas to match the placement of the lizards on Lena Dunham’s shirt, and began to stitch the lizards to the shirt.
Three rows of five lizards had to be completed to match the original piece.
And after some quick hand stitching, the lizards were all attached.
To match the crop style of the shirt, a quick cut along the bottom of tee was all that was needed to complete the replica.
Straight from the small screen, my new crop top is ready to wear.
I feel just like Lena Dunham.
And it's a piece that is so easy to DIY.
Because of the hand stitching, this is something that would just be heading to my sink for some hand washing. Woolite City, USA!
I feel like I should be in Florida with this shirt on!! (Oh the lizards...)
