So yesterday I went to a thrift store and bought a bunch of used clothes for about $7-$13 a piece. I figured I would alter some of these clothes to turn them into my own custom pieces. So here is a quick tip to create an old sweater into something that probably still looks vintage, but with much more appeal and personality!
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Essentially, I bought this used. loose sweater; it's a knit crop style sweater.
I also bought crochet lace trim from Fabricland.
With my handy dandy sewing machine, I used the trim to make a collar on the front neck line of the sweater. It gave it this vintage look that I personally love.
So after running it through the wash, I wore it today to work with black, high-waist leggings and black suede wedges from Nine West.
This ended up being my outfit, I love love love it! Definitely doesn't look like I only spent 15 bucks to make my top ($12 on the sweater, $3 on the trim)
So if you want to find an inexpensive way to customize your outfit, give this little number a try! ENJOY! :)
Okay, so I thought it would be really fun to make new button earrings because after I moved to my new house, I threw out the ones I made before.
Anyway, I'll have another button earring tutorial up sometime this summer because I usually cover them in fabric like canvas and burlap, but I wanted something quick and easy with the matching buttons I had at home.
WHAT YOU'LL NEED
-A glue gun, obviously with glue gun sticks
-Earring backs, I personally used rubber ones because you're almost guaranteed they wont fall out.
-Flat-ended earring posts (you can get them in either silver or gold for sensitive ears, I used gold-colored steel)
-Buttons, whether they are the same or assorted, just buy a bunch, you're likely to get more than a handful of matching pairs.
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Put a small drop of hot glue on the flat side of the earring post
2. While the glue is still hot, press the backside of the button to the glue on the earring post
3. Once the glue has dried, attach the rubber earring backs.
ET VOILA! Button earrings!
