Copycat: Stolen Girlfriends Club Fringe Sweatshirt

My heart beats twice for fringe so when I saw this sweatshirt originally worn by Jenny Slate on Parks and Recreation earlier this season, I took a screen shot and added it to the to-do list!! (For those Parks and Rec fans, you can head over here to HelloGiggles to read the post with the full TV tie in! This is one of my faves on TV and Jenny's character is the best. I heart Mona Lisa Saperstein!) It was a basic grey sweatshirt with suede fringe on the front of it...

...made by Stolen Girlfriends Club.

To me, it was the perfect piece to DIY. This is something that can easily be done with a grey shirt that’s already in your collection or one scored from Old Navy (which is the one that I used).

Here’s a rundown of the supplies you’ll need:

1. Suede fringe trim from your local craft store (this is from M&J Trimming)

2. Fabric glue or thread (Aileen’s Fabric Fusion is a great option)

3. Grey sweatshirt (here’s the Old Navy one I used (*it's on sale for less than $6!! but there isn't full sizing. Here’s another great option from Kohl’s that can also work.)

I began with my grey sweatshirt and placed the trim in a V shape to mimic the original piece.

With the V shape made, I began to pin the fringe trim in place.

Once the trim was pinned down…

…I grabbed a magazine to put in-between the sweatshirt layers…

…and started to glue the trim in place. This is a heavy duty fabric adhesive so the trim will stick super duper well! If you have a sewing machine, a quick stitch at the fringe seam will work like a charm as well.

Once the glue dried and the trim was affixed, it was time to wear the sweatshirt!

Jenny Slate is my brunette sista.

I totally shoulda made that face.

This is such a comfortable piece to add to the wardrobe...

...and it couldn't be easier to make!!

JS' tiger necklace is totally legit too.

I opted to go sans necklace, but you can get a matching version of hers at TopShop. The more I look at it the more I want it!

DIY eagle necklace soon? Just might be the next project on the agenda!

Copycat: DIY Marc Cross Personalized Black Satchel

I created another post for HelloGiggles that I wanted to share here because it's so super easy to do and makes you feel like an artist.  No joke - I totally felt like a Pollock-in-the-making!

After catching a few episodes of the "Sex and the City" prequel, "The Carrie Diaries", mostly to check out the 80s wardrobe, I saw the perfect DIY - the personalized purse that young Carrie wears to her coveted Interview mag internship.  Yep, I knew I just had to make my own!

The show version is a personalized Marc Cross purse, but my copycat piece was a garage sale score for just a few bucks! I found one that had a gold buckle to recreate a similar clasp found on Carrie’s.

Here’s a rundown of the supplies you’ll need:

1. Purse (This one from Forever 21 is virtually identical!)

2. Assorted shades of nail polish

3. Straws/toothpicks/coffee stirrers – any tool to move/adjust/arrange the polish

The first step is to put your purse on top of a layer of cardboard, newspaper, poster board; anything to protect the floor that you’re working on. and begin to flick the nail polish wands onto your bag. There’s no right or wrong way to do this - get into the groove and wave away! (Jackson Pollock would be very proud of this piece!)

I repeated the previous step with each new color of polish until I felt my design was complete. I used a whipping motion with my hand to get longer lines and let the wand drip directly onto the purse to create dots.

I opted to leave my name off of it, but go ahead and personalize if you feel like some monogramming!

Lil’ Carrie and I have matching bags!

This is something super easy to do to any of your older purses that might need a little TLC. And honestly, this is a little bit of 80s flair that won’t have you totally looking like Flock of Seagulls, unless pompadours are your jam.

More fun TV show remakes to come (and if there are any wardrobe items that you swoon over), be sure to let me know!  I'm always adding ideas to the list!!