Ruffled Embellished Shirt: Fail

Okay. So this spring, I got a nice t-shirt at Kohl's. Decided I needed a couple more, and went back for different colors. But, the second time round, I didn't try them on, and somehow, a medium charcoal, was NOT the same as a medium white.
It was too big.

So, being the seamstress that I am, I just sewed up the side seams and the shoulder seams and tried to make it work. Oh, I also added a little bit of fabric to the V-neckline...modesty, you know.

Then I wore it while cooking without an apron. And...lets just say the grease on the stove got out of hand.
I had serious stains all over the front.

BUT, not wanting to give up, I decided to cover up the stains and make a cute embellished top like I've seen so many others do.

I cut up an old t-shirt, and made ruffles. I sewed them on in a
{what I thought was a pleasing design}
and covered the stains in the process!

Daniel thought my "pleasing design" looked like a snake.
So I took the ruffles off and started over.

But it still was too big. And the ruffles were very heavy when I wore the shirt, and it just made me grumpy every time I wore it.



And the shoulders were still puckering, after trying to make the too-big-medium fit properly.





So, I gave it to Goodwill. And these pictures are all we have left of the charcoal embellished shirt.