January 14, 2012

same sweater, different project.

 so what to do now with a sweater with no sleeves?

since the AE sweater has such a sweet design down the center

i though why not make a knitted headband?

what you need:

1. scissors

2. needle & thread

3. a button or buttons

optional:

liquid stitch

cut along the outside of the pattern, be careful not to cut to close

because it will fray.  Cut the full length of the sweater.

Wrap the headband around your head and mark where you will need a button to keep

it tight.  Use the needle and thread to sew the button

 in the necessary location.  At the opposite end of the headband,

cut a small slit in the sweater to wrap around the button.

This is where you could use your liquid stitch to

 run along the edges to clean

it up a little.  I on the other hand enjoy the rough look

without using the liquid

stitch, but we all have our own taste.

With this button close style headband you can either wear the

button in the back or in the front, both are shown below



January 13, 2011

        

Charlotte Lorraine's has a very large $1 rack, where today

 I found this adorable (way to small for me) AE sweater.  So why waste a

dollar on something that I don't fit in? Two words, BOOT SOCKS. 

Boot socks are a HOT ticket right now and super easy to make yourself from sleves of old(or new) sweaters. 

Using  a neutral color such as this one above leaves your wearing window wide open.  You can wear this color with every outfit imaginable. 

cut the sweater sleeve off.. the best part about this is the line doesn't have to be straight, this is the end that will be tucked into your boots.  If you dont have a sewing machine you can also leave this end ragged, again it wont be seen.

Guess what?? YOUR DONE!! How easy was that.. not just slide your leg through the sleeve with the "wrist" end at your knee.  

Wear them bare legged..

or wear them over jeans to add some extra texture and color to your outfit.

the best part about, is I spent $1.00 :)



Welcome

Welcome to Fashion.Cents blog, a place to come for idea's

and inspiration on saving money but still keeping up with

today's fashions.   I am located in Bangor, ME. 

 I am starting this blog to bring attention to fashion

finding's a local Second Hand and Consignment shops.

By using a little imagination and creativity you can create outfits

just like the ones you see in magazines & spend half the price.

I will be using Charlotte Lorraine's Consignment Boutique

located at 15 Perkins Street Bangor, ME

for all my purchases.  They have a wide variety of items

and also offer great specials and sales.

Opening week of my blog I will be doing DOLLAR deals

and sweater love, showing multiple ways to wear

the same sweater. 

I hope you enjoy my blog. 

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