The Result
I have an addictive personality. Whether it’s food, clothing, or magazines, whenever I find or rediscover something I like I will buy/eat/do it over and over again, like The Great Peanut Butter and Jam Sandwich Addiction of November ‘09 where I had about two per day. My addictive personality touches all parts of my life including my Do-it-yourself projects. So yes, I have done another grommet DIY! If you look back (waaaay back to three weeks ago) I have already done a DIY with grommets but I have had way too many ideas whirling around in my brain on how to play with grommets that I just had to do another one (and maybe more, again, my brain whirls). In any case, I hope you like my newest DIY!
What You Need
- A Tshirt: I used an XL so I can wear it as a dress (3 for $10)
- Grommets and Grommet Kit: They come in various sizes and you can find them at a fabric store from $5 – $12 depending on size and amount
- Hammer
- Scissors
How-To
- Turn your shirt inside out. When you hammer grommets, the bad/ugly side faces you so by turning the shirt inside out the good side of the grommets will face out.
- Decide on the placement of your grommets. Mark with a pen or whatever you have handy (that’s washable!)
- Make small holes with scissors or a hole punch if your kit came with it
- Depending on if your kit came with an “anvil” tool place that under the shirt and then the grommet with the “horn” or the long tube
- Place these two parts under the pre-made hole and pull the tube part of the horn through the hole.
- Place the other side of the grommet over-top fitting around the horn
- Use the Tool onto the horn and use a hammer to fuse the two ends of the grommets together. Make sure you’re on a sturdy flat surface to hammer on.
- Voila! Continue until you finish your desired design.
Total Cost of DIY: $10
Photo Gallery
Final Thoughts
Sorry for the monstrous amount of photos but it’s a hard process to explain. I hope you like this DIY! Let me know what you think about using grommets! Would you like to see more of them?
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The Find
A Bitter Fashion Memory
I have found a lot of great items in the kids department in thrift stores. The boys section always produces some nice blazers but this time I found something from the girl’s section – a little floral dress circa 90s, the days of Full House, Family Matters and Sister Sister. I seriously think my cousin owned this at one time. I remember the pretty flowers and soft fabric which turned out to be rayon – a material, I found out, my mother wanted nothing to do with as it’s hand wash only. So there I was stuck with my practical and boring, easy-to-wash cotton t-shirt and jeans while my cousin ran around in her flowing dress that didn’t let her skin breathe properly. I was so jealous! But today I am happy to have finally redeemed this painful childhood moment of my past. And to my, Mother (who would probably roll her eyes at this repressed fashion memory) I say, “It may have taken me eleven years to find but this dress is finally a part of my wardrobe. So there!”
Before & After
The Alteration
I changed the collar as it was just a bit too girly for me. I already look 17 years old and a lace-trimmed peter pan collar isn’t exactly mature. (Note: I wanted to keep the collar intact because when/if I’m ready to give it away it’s easy to change it back to it’s original from). Quickly, here are the steps I took to make it more age-appropriate:
- I took the buttons off to replace later.
- I turned the collar inside, ironed it and sewed it down.
- Now, I’m a bit boobalicious for the dress (quite rightly as it was meant for an 8 year old) so I sewed the two button front areas together (to prevent a popping-out situation) so the bottom two buttons don’t actually function in the normal button-hole-button way
- Voila! Quick and dirty fix.
Final Thoughts
Do you have a repressed fashion memory from your childhood? I think we all have family members who have prevented us from wearing or owning something that we really wanted and we still hold onto that memory. I’d love to hear your story… and it would make me feel better about being such a brat. 
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Rainy Days Ahead! Gear Up with Vintage
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Hello! Sorry for the late night DIY but I’m a student so…. there. With the homework out of the way I would like to show you this easy do-it-yourself project. I wore this fringe tee today and let me tell you, fringe is fun! I’m one of those people who enjoy/annoy other people by swinging in chairs. Fringe is the grown-up version of a fun chair swing. Without further ado I hope you like my latest DIY!
What You Need:
- One tshirt: I got mine from Salvation army for $1.50
- Fringe: I paid $3 for this fringe which was in a package of remnants (leftovers) at Sussman’s Bridal on Queen, normally this size is $18/yard
Instructions:
- Find a tshirt
- Pin on the fringe or other trim of your choice
- Sew directly on making sure the fringe doesn’t go under the needle. One thing to note is that if you’re using a sewing machine make sure the tension is loose otherwise the fringe will get sucked up.
Gallery:
Total Cost of DIY: $4.50
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In a Poll I asked you “What Vintage Accessory do you own the most of?” Here are the results:
30% Jewelry
27% Shoes
25% Purses
9% Belts
9% Scarves
0% Hats
First of all, thanks for participating! I really love that there are so many vintage jewelry and shoes running around out there! I am surprised however, that more people didn’t have vintage belts – there are so many amazing ones out there! Obviously, this is the accessory I have to most of. I have over 40 and I have to stop myself from purchasing them now. Here’s my collection:
Most Interesting Belt:
One of these belts… Keep on Reading »
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A tidbit about each store:
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As promised here is my DIY! I tried to prepare this project two days ago and thought I could do it without the proper tools but turns out you can’t! I get my ideas for DIYs through various websites and blogs. I subscribe to over one hundred blogs (through handy Google Reader) and whenever I think I (and YOU) can do something I see I tag it with a “DIY”. I probably have hundreds (well over a hundred at least) posts that I scroll through for inspiration for each new project. I have had a pack of grommets since November after I saw the picture below from 10th Muse. I love this peek-a-boo style and waited until I found a suitable dress to apply it to. BUT I still haven’t found one so I decided to apply grommets to a plain men’s t-shirt. I hope you like it!
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A How-To Quickie!
I am little Ms. Procrastinator and I waited until last night to do my original Do-it-yourself project which unfortunately failed because of the wrong tools. But I have this quick and dirty project for you now and there will also be a DIY Wednesday!
One of my favourite sites, Refinery 29, featured an awesome post on the bow-tie as a spring trend for girls! I instantly loved this idea so I made one out of an old hair clip and a pin.
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I broke a rule. It’s a girl rule AND a fashion rule so it’s pretty important. I bought the same thing as a friend. Before you gasp and point your fingers yelling, “shame” let me explain. I work with this cute, stylish girl who loves vintage shopping so whenever we work together we talk about our latest finds, stores we plan to visit, etc. She owns these amazing brown lace-up boots and I have been obsessed with them forever. On Friday, I was in the Queen East Area (Riverdale) and I had to visit Common Sort, a great consignment/thrift store that I never get the chance to visit as often as I would like. I have found some great boots before and was hoping to score again. I saw these suede beauties and instantly fell in love! Keep on Reading »
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...It was my boyfriend, Wes’s birthday yesterday but we are celebrating it tonight where I’m giving him his gifts and where we plan to drink a meter of beer. Being the DIY/Thrift-obsessed person that I am I decided to make him a gift as well as find something spectacular at a thrift store. Wes is obsessed with bikes (he has four) and doesn’t have any decorations on his wall. (Yes two unrelated things but I’m coming to that.) He also loves t-shirts, weird right? He has over sixty t-shirts, plain shirts, patterned shirts, wolf shirts, and band shirts. So for his birthday I decided to hand embroider a picture of a bike so he can hang it on the wall AND find him a hilarious vintage t-shirt.
Bike Picture:
I used a backstitch for the frame and a chain stitch for the wheels. Check out the videos below on how to perform these stitches. Keep on Reading »
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