#imadethis: Ugly Christmas Sweater.

I used this WalMart sweater as inspiration. Was less than satisfied with the drain so I decided to make my own version. Was seeking something long enough to wear with leggings.

I went searching in Burlington Coat Factory for a plain red or green sweater, coming across this great high-low red one. (7.99 USD)

Then I went to Joann Fabrics to pick up these snowman buttons after Doug a bit of research online. 

I also grabbed a few packs of jingle bells (medium and small) to adorn the neckline and sweater for some tacky 3D elements. 

Used white fabric paint to create (what's left of) Snowman's body. Outlined perimeter with mini paintbrush. Filled in with medium paibtbrush. Used fabric marker to letter in the words then went over it with micro paintbrush and tons of patience. 

Glued jingle bells to sweater with metallic silver glue sticks (applied with high temperature hot glue gun.)

And, Voila! The finished product. Worn to two different parties: an ugly sweater party (top) and a Christmas pajama party (bottom). 

#imadethis: tribal skull hoodie repurposed

All this watching reruns of Boy Meets World makes me want some old fashion 90's layers in my wardrobe. I was thrifting and saw this in the boys section and the skulls were the thing that drew me. There is nothing like skulls and tribal is pretty hot right now too. 

Here are some process pictures with photos of the final product. 

Before 

The sleeves were pretty short. 

Process

Gave it not enough room to fray, but enough room to leave seam untouched. 

Really need to touch up the zipper. 

After

Detail of sleeve. 

#imadethis: Denim Jacket repurposed into vest.

One of my passions is repurposing clothing.  Not only does it allow me to make the clothing my own, but it becomes a custom piece. Since I despise wearing t-shirts, I wanted some creative way that allowed me to wear a t-shirt and still be fashionable. I figured that I would need to add a couple of items to my wardrobe. I really wanted to add the following to my wardrobe to expand: a chambray long-sleeved bottom down, a jeans vest (traditional) and a jeans vest (racerback, destroyed). I came across this awesome jean jacket in Goodwill a couple of days ago that was only 5 bucks so why not try this! It w's a perfect candidate. The sleeves were baggy and totally unflattering so I deemed this a perfect candidate. 

Before 

Sooooo baggy

Process

I literally cut all the way closest to the seam. Everyone is saying that it looks like I bought it this way. 

After

Head to Toe

#imadethis: Cavaricci Denim Jacket repurposed

Another gem from my thrifting trip. I had just expressed the need for a destroyed, cropped jeans vest for dresses, etc. This Cavaricci one was perfect. Not only was it an X-Small, but the actual denim will fray normally, making it look even more like it was purchased as a dress- not modified. To add to all that, the denim is soft and worn. It's perfect. 

Before 

I almost couldn't bring myself to cut it since it fit so well. Then I remembered that Florida is super hot and my wardrobe doesn't call much for jackets. 

Glad I did. 

After

Pretty flattering 😊