Sunday, January 16, 2011

DIY Blazer & Yellow Belt for MYM Entry



I hope everyone had a great weekend and everyone was safe, healthy and happy. Welcome back to "It's Sewtastic, Mama" and hope you will enjoy your visit. Today, I am sharing you this very easy and quick DIY Blazer and my inspiration is Kyla of Blue Collar Catwalk and her lovely DIY Jacket. I fell in love with her jacket when I first saw it and I was wanting one just like that. So when I went to the rummage sale at the church here in town, I was looking for a blazer that I can later on turn into something like the ones Kyla was wearing. I was so excited when I found one and with the price, amazing! I bought this women's blazer for about $1 and since it was a little bit large for my size, I did put it in the dryer hoping that it will shrink a little bit. Its sort of work and I actually like it now. The good thing about it is that if I screw up on this one, then I won't feel too bad about it since I didn't have to spend that much money, but I was really hoping that it will turn out well. And it did!

So here's what I did. As you can see, the blazer did not have four pockets of the front, so what I did was pretty much what Kyla did on her jacket as well. I have a baggy cargo pants that I don't really like that much, so I took off the pockets and sewed it on the blazer. The only hard part on this DIY was the pinning and making sure that the pockets will be even and not crooked. Once you're finished sewing the pockets on the front of your blazer, you are good to go! That was it! Easy, right? I told you it was easy and quick. So go on now and make your own DIY blazer and then come back here and tell me how yours turned out. Thanks for Kyla for the inspiration!






Gray Shirt: Free
DIY Blazer: Rummage sale find $1
Skinny Jeans: Old Navy $20+
Scarf: Walmart $10
Boots: Wanted Shoes $79.99 Free
Belt: Rummage sale find 25 cents


20 comments:

  1. Wow very creative ka talaga Din. Keep it up and have fun.

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  2. Hey there, Analou! Thanks for stopping by. Glad you like it. :)

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  3. this is so much fun! i wish i could sew:p

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  4. How fun! Love the outfit.

    I played too. Mine's here.

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  5. Fantastic job!! wish I could sew...
    Happy MYM!

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  6. Great job and great for mellow yellow monday!

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  7. Wow you did a great job with your jacket as well as your photo. Thanks for sharing!
    MYM

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  8. The yellow belt really makes it look so nice!

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  9. loved ur photos.

    you're really creative. i used to buy at ukay shops here tapos ire-repair ko nlng.

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  10. wow, great find find there. after some repairing that blazer does not look like a dollar:)

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  11. Ang galing galing mo talaga sis.. Curious ako on whose taking the pics? Hubby mo ba?

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  12. artistic snaps...like all of them.

    Thanks for visiting my page. keep visiting.

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  13. So creative.. ang galing mo , Adin. Nice pics.

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  14. nice pics Adin, model na model ang dating. thanks for visiting my blog. happy MYM!

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  15. oh my! I'm loving it...love all the poses...very creative ka jud mamiAdin!

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  16. Vowing to make one of these jackets myself!

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  17. Good job mommy adin, ganda ng mga poses ahh. walay snow sa inyo inday adin?

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  18. Nice pics, the jacket looks very nice....thanks for visiting my blog.

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  19. you must be busy, ala pa update hehehe

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  20. Great finds and you look so stylish!! I could not find the mail you sent me about the serger. Sergers are somewhat different from sewing machines in that they sew much faster, cannot top stitch, as they cut the fabric edges of the seam while sewing. Have a look at one in one of the fabric stores. They should let you test it out. I loved mine, until my dog tore the thread holders off. It holds 6 to 8 spools of thread.

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