Well, over the weekend I finally got my sewing machine back from the repair shop and I'm way too excited to be sewing with a machine again. My first order of business was to finish off a scarf that I'd been painstakingly handsewing (it was rather depressing that I'd spent hours and hours on this thing, and with the machine it only took an hour to finish). Pictures!
Alrighty, here's the rundown - the scarf is basically patchwork. I call it the Rockstar Scarf, not because a rockstar would wear it, but because it has rockstars on it. An Ozzy Osbourne t-shirt, and a Rolling Stones t-shirt met their doom in order to become this awesome scarf. I followed the directions from Generation T by Megan Nicolay, and the whole thing was fairly simple to make. At least once I had my sewing machine back. I'm very proud of it, and ecstatic to have my little sewing machine back in working order. Watch this space; I'm sure there will be much more DIY madness to come, probably with tutorials. I'm not going to post a tutorial for this one, as it's not my work, so I'm not going to splash it around everywhere when the owner of the idea is trying to make money from it. It seems pretty much every DIYer of the t-shirt reconstruction breed has this book anyway, so it shouldn't be hard to find a copy to borrow!
Onto the next order of business! I've decided that as the newest addition to my little blog here I'm going to post about ways that I save money on quality clothing - or more specifically, the times when I find an exact brand name item for significantly less than the cost from the brand itself, or exclusive brand stores. As much as I'm not that big on brand names myself, I know some people are, and I want to get it out there that sometimes you don't need to pay as much as you think! Often if you just do some smart shopping you can find the same items for as much as half the brand retail price. You just have to know where to look. Just check out exhibit A:
This t-shirt is by an Australian brand called One Teaspoon. It's actually one of my favourite brands - they seem to know how to keep things young and hip, without making you look like you aren't old enough to be out on your own. Although this one appears not to be on the One Teaspoon website anymore, you can pick it up here for $59.95 (plus postage). Or you can trot into Trade Secret like I did, and pick it up for $29.95. Normally I wouldn't even splash out this much cash on a t-shirt, but it is quite good quality, and that's half price. At Trade Secret you can also get this t-shirt for $29.95 (online price $59.95), and this oversized t-shirt for $34.95 (online price $69.95). Plus, if you're lucky enough, a few of the other styles have been marked down to $18.86, but they're only in limited sizes. Ah, how I love clothing that I can actually afford to buy. If you're hungry for bargains, don't despair - I do this alot, and since I love to hear the sound of my own voice (or hear the clicking of my own keyboard) it's guaranteed my bargain purchases will end up documented here.
Until next time, xo.
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