Thursday, February 9, 2012

DIY DECORATIVE COLLAR

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FACT: Procrastinating over a university assessment late at night is the most conducive environment to DIY crafting. As a bona fide Chipster, I love collars, and I noticed that they are selling them by themselves in all the stores now (for like $10+!!!), so I decided to make my own. It is SO RIDICULOUSLY EASY. I think I will rename my blog "Home of the Way Too Easy DIY Projects".

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First, all you'll need is any old collared shirt in the colour/print of your choice. Check thrift stores for cheap ones, especially in the men's section.

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Cut just outside the seam along the collar (not at the part where it folds over).

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Using fabric paint/pen or a sharpie colour in the tips of the collar.

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You can use real glitter, but I didn't have any so I just used glittery nail polish to paint over the tips.

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Then I just added some stripes for fun. And that's it! Super easy and now you can wear your collar with jumpers (sweaters) and dresses, or to class up a bikini - whatever! Other things you could use to decorate your collars - polka dots, studs, stickers, or brooches.

Thanks for visiting!

4 comments:

  1. i'm obsessed with collars, but so far they've all been attached to shirts... i think i need one of these! and i like the nautical vibe the stripes give it. don't know if I'm brave enough to wear it with a bikini though. anyways great post!

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  2. ooh, very crafty! i love collars too, but cannot for the life of me imagine wearing them without a shirt attached! i wonder how people pull off individual collar?

    ♥ valour & lace

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  3. This is very, very cool. I might try this out one day.
    I like the miniature (polar?)bear in the first photo.

    Oh, and I totally dig the Totoro in your header-picture!!

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