Give Your Wardrobe a Spring Makeover
As the seasons change once more, it’s time to look at what you’re going to wear for spring, and even further ahead to summer. As soon as the winter chill is over, you know you’re going to want to update your clothes and accessories and embrace the sense of opportunity and fresh beginnings that spring brings with it. However, a change of season does not mean that you have to break the bank and buy an entirely new wardrobe (no matter how appealing that often seems). Instead, it is cheap and easy to transform your existing wardrobe with a variety of simple tricks that don’t require an expensive seamstress or any particular clothing skills. Just get the scissors ready, a needle and thread if needed, and a little bit of patience and before you know it you’ll have a new and unique look to take into a fresh new season.
T-Shirts and You
There is so much that the simple t-shirt is capable of, and if you’re bored of wearing the same plain colors every day you might be surprised to realize just how easy it is to customize your boring old tee. Whether you’re a dab hand with needle and thread or are far more confident with a glue gun, simple changes like adding a funky patch of cloth to make a chest pocket can make all the difference to a tired-out t-shirt, giving it a lease of life that will make you feel awesome.
Alternatively, you can take that t-shirt and transform it into something else entirely. You might need to know some basic sewing skills, but it’s still pretty easy to turn your worn out tee into a very fetching crop top that gives your favorite t-shirt an extra lease of life instead of being relegated to the pile at the bottom of the wardrobe. Easy to do and cuter than it deserves to be, a t-shirt turned into a crop top isn’t difficult to do. As with most of these tips, the most important element is time. If you don’t happen to have a spare t-shirt laying around, then the simplest solution, of course, is to steal your boyfriend or husband’s favorite t-shirt and attack it with scissors.
Studs are back!
They might have had their heyday in the 1980s, but the idea of sticking patches and studs on your clothes to bring them back to life is a fashion trend that has been slowly creeping back. Cheap to buy and easy to poke through all but the thickest of materials (you may well need a dawl if you’re studding leather), studs can be placed in any shape and any location, although hem studs are currently a fashion favorite. Even footwear isn’t safe from your stud-frenzy, with Converse especially becoming more customizable either professionally or at home. You can buy studs cheaply and in a variety of styles and colors but remember that moderation might be preferable.
Mixing up the Jean Pool
An old pair of jeans can often feel too important to simply throw away, which is why jeans are also the most often customized of all clothing items. They might be trickier to style than a t-shirt, but the possibilities make it absolutely worth it. You could go for the traditional ‘Jorts’ simply by trimming the legs to create a classic pair of jean shorts. There’s a reason ‘Jorts’ are classic; they look amazing and are ever so simple.
You might not be ready to cut up your jeans quite yet, but you realize that the massive tear in the knee does not look good. There are a few options here, the most obvious one being to sew up the worn hole simply. Often though, this is more difficult than it looks, so more and more people are going for Custom Iron on Patches, which need no needle and thread. Quick and easy is the key to all these tips, and ironing on a patch is about as quick and easy as it gets.
Who’s Shoes are those?
So, we all know that shoes are accessories you can’t have too many of, throwing them away when they get a little worn is an absolute no-no. Luckily there are a number of thrifty rescues that not only look unique and comfortable but more importantly means that your favorite pair of heels is going to survive another spring clean. With a bit of leather dye you can transform your old leather shoes into a pair that look new, and with simple ideas such as applying glitter to your heels with a little help from a glue gun, there’s no need to throw those shoes away ever again. Let the hoarding begin.
A Little Bit of Bling
A touch of paint or even the drastic step of using scissors, clothes are always possible to breathe new life into. Whether it’s painting your own initials onto the pockets because you read that monograms are back in style, or you want to make a statement with some bold spray paint decisions and a pair of old shoes you haven’t worn since a wedding, customizing your own clothes needn’t be daunting. Even if it all goes wrong and that worn out t-shirt is simply ruined, wasn’t that the point in the first place? These are tips and tricks to do on clothes that you most likely wouldn’t wear again, so what does it matter if you get glue everywhere and end up deciding to throw them away? Just pull out the next old item of clothing and learn from your mistake. Wearing unique clothes that you customized yourself is going to get you attention and can even make a great icebreaker when someone asks you where got those beautiful shoes/t-shirt/ jeans. Being frugal is becoming more popular, so you're not going to look like the odd one out if you're standing there in a fresh pair of jort. You’re going to look and feel spectacular.
There is so much that the simple t-shirt is capable of, and if you’re bored of wearing the same plain colors every day you might be surprised to realize just how easy it is to customize your boring old tee. Whether you’re a dab hand with needle and thread or are far more confident with a glue gun, simple changes like adding a funky patch of cloth to make a chest pocket can make all the difference to a tired-out t-shirt, giving it a lease of life that will make you feel awesome.
Alternatively, you can take that t-shirt and transform it into something else entirely. You might need to know some basic sewing skills, but it’s still pretty easy to turn your worn out tee into a very fetching crop top that gives your favorite t-shirt an extra lease of life instead of being relegated to the pile at the bottom of the wardrobe. Easy to do and cuter than it deserves to be, a t-shirt turned into a crop top isn’t difficult to do. As with most of these tips, the most important element is time. If you don’t happen to have a spare t-shirt laying around, then the simplest solution, of course, is to steal your boyfriend or husband’s favorite t-shirt and attack it with scissors.
Studs are back!
They might have had their heyday in the 1980s, but the idea of sticking patches and studs on your clothes to bring them back to life is a fashion trend that has been slowly creeping back. Cheap to buy and easy to poke through all but the thickest of materials (you may well need a dawl if you’re studding leather), studs can be placed in any shape and any location, although hem studs are currently a fashion favorite. Even footwear isn’t safe from your stud-frenzy, with Converse especially becoming more customizable either professionally or at home. You can buy studs cheaply and in a variety of styles and colors but remember that moderation might be preferable.
Mixing up the Jean Pool
An old pair of jeans can often feel too important to simply throw away, which is why jeans are also the most often customized of all clothing items. They might be trickier to style than a t-shirt, but the possibilities make it absolutely worth it. You could go for the traditional ‘Jorts’ simply by trimming the legs to create a classic pair of jean shorts. There’s a reason ‘Jorts’ are classic; they look amazing and are ever so simple.
You might not be ready to cut up your jeans quite yet, but you realize that the massive tear in the knee does not look good. There are a few options here, the most obvious one being to sew up the worn hole simply. Often though, this is more difficult than it looks, so more and more people are going for Custom Iron on Patches, which need no needle and thread. Quick and easy is the key to all these tips, and ironing on a patch is about as quick and easy as it gets.
Who’s Shoes are those?
So, we all know that shoes are accessories you can’t have too many of, throwing them away when they get a little worn is an absolute no-no. Luckily there are a number of thrifty rescues that not only look unique and comfortable but more importantly means that your favorite pair of heels is going to survive another spring clean. With a bit of leather dye you can transform your old leather shoes into a pair that look new, and with simple ideas such as applying glitter to your heels with a little help from a glue gun, there’s no need to throw those shoes away ever again. Let the hoarding begin.
A Little Bit of Bling
A touch of paint or even the drastic step of using scissors, clothes are always possible to breathe new life into. Whether it’s painting your own initials onto the pockets because you read that monograms are back in style, or you want to make a statement with some bold spray paint decisions and a pair of old shoes you haven’t worn since a wedding, customizing your own clothes needn’t be daunting. Even if it all goes wrong and that worn out t-shirt is simply ruined, wasn’t that the point in the first place? These are tips and tricks to do on clothes that you most likely wouldn’t wear again, so what does it matter if you get glue everywhere and end up deciding to throw them away? Just pull out the next old item of clothing and learn from your mistake. Wearing unique clothes that you customized yourself is going to get you attention and can even make a great icebreaker when someone asks you where got those beautiful shoes/t-shirt/ jeans. Being frugal is becoming more popular, so you're not going to look like the odd one out if you're standing there in a fresh pair of jort. You’re going to look and feel spectacular.