DIY Fall&Winter Trends

Here are a few tricks of the season on how to keep a strap on your spending but still stay at the top of the trends.

Oversized Cable Knit Sweater - $7

Go to your favourite Second Hand Stores

Make your way over to the Mens Section

Depending on how close or loose fitting you want your sweater (I would suggest the large section.)

Make sure to try on the sweaters before you buy them!! 

Wash thoroughly

Dress it up with tights, an infinity scarf and high boots! &&Voila! You look fantabulous ;)

Trust Me. You CAN find a good sweater at second hand stores. I find one almost every time I go in to one. They're really easy to find.  

Infinity Scarves - $5

Venture off to your favourite second hand store for cheap finds

Look in the scarves section 

&& look for thick knit scarves, the ends and tassels do not matter

Wash thoroughly 

Cut off all ends - tassle bits

Apply clear nail polish on the ends so the tips don't fray

Sew the two sends together - just simple needle and thread, nothing fancy, and at the end make sure to coat the end of the thread with clear nail polish as well. 

&& there you have it!, when the scarf is only $5, at the end of it you've saved yourself $25+

Or.... you could knit one!

(Some of these are kind of silly but the first few are fun!)

Leg Warmers / High Socks - $3

Go to your Second hand haven

Mens socks section - you may think this is groadie - but they're only leg warmers and you're going to wash them. 

Get a few pairs of socks, look for really thick ones and really long ones

Wash them when you get home 

Snip off the ends to your socks - if you need length only cut off the toes - that will be enough space for your foot to get through, you could just wear the socks but that kind of defeats the purpose of bringing them up all the way and wearing them by your knees/end of your boots as leg warmers. 

Leg Warmers / Sweater Sleeves - $6

Same as above, except looking in the sweater section, this will be the women's sweater section

It may look silly, but try on the sweater's sleeves on your calves

When you find a sweater that fits, buy it, wash it

Cut off the arms at the length that is preferred! put them on your legs and your favourite pair of boots!

Enjoy! &&Happy Thrifting!