3 easy DIY projects for instant glamour!
Let’s face it. Most of us get our clothes from the same handful of popular shops, meaning that fashion twin syndrome pops up more often than we’d like. So what’s a strong, stand-out-from-the crowd teen to do?
Personalize your clothes, of course! It’s easier than you’d think to make a few quick do-it-yourself updates to your outfits. And with clothes you’ve embellished yourself, you’ll be sure to shine. Here are 3 quick and easy ways to make your outfits bolder, better, and totally more you.
Pick up a few rhinestones, some sparkle paint, and a tube of fabric glue and your local craft store, and let your imagination go wild. Check out this great youtube video for how it’s done. You can use this technique to update T-shirts, blouses, the back pockets of your jeans, headbands, and bags. Use bright jewel-tone colors for fun or glam it up with diamond-like crystal shine. Everyone will be asking you where you got your outfit, and you’ll just wink and smile.
There’s no need to blow all your hard-earned babysitting bucks on a fancy-pants headband or hairclip when it’s so easy to make your own. Use an old T-shirt to make this sweet 5-strand braided headband, or craft some funky hair chopsticks on the cheap. We’re also loving these feather and flower hair clips, and super simple hair bows. What are you waiting for?
Fun jewelry is like the cherry on top of an already rockin’ outfit. So why would you settle for some ho-hum, mass-produced, chain-store necklace when you could make a piece of jewelry no one’s ever seen before? Plus, gathering your buds together for a crafting session is…well…kind of a blast. We’re crushing on these sweet as sugar cupcake rings, this chunky flower necklace, and this svelte beaded wrap bracelet.
Let’s get crafting, ladies! And don’t forget to upload photos of your finished projects on your me page.
Photo credits: Make it and Love it & CraftBits
By November 11
Fresh from a weekend shopping spree, you stroll into school on Monday morning rocking your new outfit. We’re talking skinny-leg jeans and a cute baby-blue cardigan from the mall. You’re feeling pretty awesome, walking through the halls on your way to first period when…wait…is that girl over there wearing the exact same thing?!
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