Tag: Patches

iSpyDIY’s Valentine’s Day Guy DIY

For Valentine’s Day, iSpyDIY is hosting a segment where popular male bloggers create DIYs that ladies can make for the special men in their lives!  Doesn’t iSpyDIY come up with the coolest ideas?!  Her first DIY features Marat Shaya creating a DIY varsity sweater using our varsity letters (in store).  This season of love should be renamed to the season of creativity!

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DIY OMG Sweatshirt

Candy of Taylor and Demolish recently made a sweatshirt with supplies from our store, and we loved it so much we had to share. She was inspired by Acne’s “OMG” sweater, and used iron-on letters from our store to create the same effect. The collegiate feel is perfect for fall, but we also love the fun quirky aspect of the sweater. See the tutorial below, and stop by Taylor and Demolish to see more!

The inspiration:
Supplies: O, M, and G chenille heat-set letters, a sweatshirt, and an iron

1. Line up the letters where you want them on your sweatshirt.

2. With the iron on its cotton setting, place it onto each letter for about 45 seconds each. Simply hold it down, rather than moving it around.

3. Let it cool for a few minutes, then you’re ready to wear your new sweatshirt!

Refashion Your Old Jacket!

By Blerona

Refashion your old jacket with some modern buttons. It’s time to start saving and wearing what you already own. And an easy way to do that is by updating your old jacket with some new buttons, something so simple makes all of the difference. That’s what I did with my pea-coat below, I changed my old black w/ red line simple buttons with new pyramid buttons. And I love the look!

 

Materials:

  • Black Thread & Needle
  • 2 15mm Square Raise Button W/Shank Item#41660 – Old Gold
  • 2 20mm Square Raise Button W/Shank Item#41660 – Old Gold
  • 10 25mm Square Raise Button W/Shank Item#41660 – Old Gold
  • For buttons call 1.800.9.MJTRIM or check out our many other buttons!

 

DIY Feather Patch Keychain Accessory

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By Blerona

Accessories, we love them. And thankfully there are all different types of accessories from jewelry to legwear. And if you’re anything like me you’re all about the DIY accessories, and lucky for me I recently bought a bag that needed some sort of accessory to spruce it up. So I decided on a feather keychain. Here’s what I came up with.

Materials:

Findings:

  • Swivle Hook Item#35596 Antique Brass ( 1.800.9.MJTRIM)
  • 1 Eye Pin (Craft Store)
  • 3 Small Split rings or jump rings (Craft Store)
  • 1 Large Jump ring or split ring

Directions:

  1. Stick the eye pin through the top of the feather patch, and then loop the eye pin around itself to hold. Then attach that to the larger jump ring.
  2. Attach a small ring on wooden key and locket button.
  3. Attach another small ring around the locket button, and attach that jump ring to the larger jump ring.
  4. Attach the coin to end of a chain scrap, then attach a small jump ring to the middle of the chain and connect it with the larger jump ring.
  5. All of your pendants and feather patch should be attached to the large jump ring.
  6. Now tie the dupioni ribbon around the large jump ring and cut the ends on a preferred slant.
  7. Attach the large jump ring to the swivle hook and close the large jump ring.

Revamp Your Old Wadrobe

By Blerona

We all have that section in our closet piled up with unworn clothes that we don’t know what to do with. Well it’s time to recreate and revamp those old garments into something new and fabulous for the summer. Iron-on appliqués are the easiest DIY’s that can turn your old ordinary wardrobe into something extraordinary. Check out our simple DIY instructional video on applying an iron-on appliqué.

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DIY Holiday Week Two: Iron-on Applique

Hello Holiday Lovers,

As part of our Holiday Season, we are creating DIY Holiday Gift Idea videos for your gift inspirations. Last week I took you on a tour in our NYC’s 5,000 sq ft showroom. This week Carlos and I show you how to apply an iron-on appliqué. A great gift for anyone on the holidays!

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Click here for a list of materials 

Tune in next week for a look that will have you chained to our website!

Happy Holidays, Blerona