When it comes to making or buying your own things, you have to look at things for not only what they are, but what they can be.
Alright, rounding back down to my title-I really just wanted to show how important opportunities like these really are. You never know if you'll find another pair of pants that would perfectly fit your idea with just a few rips and tears, to jump on what you can get. Just remember that if you buy it or are given it and don't love it, you can give it or sell it to someone else, or you can alter it until you love it! And even if you alter it and still dislike it- sell it or give it to someone else. Pass it on. Sharing is caring.
Don't be snobby, beggars can be choosers, but if you aren't willing to sift through junk to get to the good stuff, you aren't going to get anywhere. Plus, you need supplies, you need all that you can get! Even for things you haven't thought of doing yet.
Give-away Clothes
I'm certain that at one point or another you have been presented with(usually a plastic garbage bag) of clothes that someone, somewhere, has deemed unworthy of themselves and decided to push on others. These, my friends, are gold mines. I know that some, if they even look at all, only take what they like and leave the rest for others to scrounge through.
Nope.
You have to think in terms of fabric, of zippers to be ripped out, of buttons to be reused, of lace to be sewn onto something much better looking than an ugly shirt. Sometimes I look back before I got into this kind of thing and want to punch myself in the face for all of the treasures I let go.
Don't turn away free clothes, my friends, even if they're horrifyingly ugly, you can pass them on to someone else.
Give away bags are treasures, sure, not everything can be saved, or re-purposed or transformed, but it's an opportunity, a place to start.
Thrift Stores
Usually people shoot me down when I talk about thrift stores, but if you know what to look for, they're amazing places. One example, my friends, is a Prada dress that my friend found in the night gown section, bought it at a price that was obviously made without proper understanding, and sold it for a few hundred dollars. They're magical places.
Even if it's cool, but not beautiful at first you can alter it to the way you want it. You can add the chains, you can add the safety pins, the bows, the clips, the straps, the holes, the zippers, but there is a chance that it already has them. With that, you might find something you didn't even know you wanted.
Sure, not every place will have this dream selection, but you have to look, if you don't, someone else might snatch that black and white striped long lab coat/jacket(that would be me, and I'm so proud of that thing)
The Dollar Store
Not all of them are gems(Dollar Trees are my favorite), but the dollar store is one of my main go-to's. I buy teeshirts(to wear, tie dye, rip up, cut up, put on your animals), socks that I use to make gloves(which I will show you how to do in the near future), makeup, safety pins(the best deal in town), and lots of other random, yet very helpful things I find.
(Very soon will be a post about my magical pant straps from these supplies)
The Internet
Never underestimate the power of the internet. It's a never ending fountain of useful knowledge and helpful advice(though you must be careful). I don't usually recommend online shopping, especially since plenty of us are not able to do so independently, and a lot of things are much over priced, but there are great things that you simply can't find anywhere else.You have to be on your game to get good deals, and not all of us have time to stalk that fabulous pair of pants while 11 other people bid mercilessly. Most of the time, if I'm planning to bid, I try to find things with the least amount of bidders.
For me, the best place to find deals on the internet are unlikely places. I search for brands I love on my go-to's like Storenvy and Etsy,
(crap, I shouldn't have told you that)
My best deal has been getting a Living Dead Souls dress for 13 dollars on Etsy
(though I can't even wear it, I'm tall, it's short, I have a big butt, it doesn't want to cover it.)
I'm certain that at one point or another you have been presented with(usually a plastic garbage bag) of clothes that someone, somewhere, has deemed unworthy of themselves and decided to push on others. These, my friends, are gold mines. I know that some, if they even look at all, only take what they like and leave the rest for others to scrounge through.
Nope.
You have to think in terms of fabric, of zippers to be ripped out, of buttons to be reused, of lace to be sewn onto something much better looking than an ugly shirt. Sometimes I look back before I got into this kind of thing and want to punch myself in the face for all of the treasures I let go.
Don't turn away free clothes, my friends, even if they're horrifyingly ugly, you can pass them on to someone else.
Give away bags are treasures, sure, not everything can be saved, or re-purposed or transformed, but it's an opportunity, a place to start.
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| You have no idea how much clothing is in this picture, half of it I don't even wear, but I will! I promise to make it awesome, and if it isn't awesome, I promise to learn from my mistakes. Mistakes aren't a bad thing, they just make your future projects better(I'm willing to admit I make mistakes) |
Thrift Stores
Usually people shoot me down when I talk about thrift stores, but if you know what to look for, they're amazing places. One example, my friends, is a Prada dress that my friend found in the night gown section, bought it at a price that was obviously made without proper understanding, and sold it for a few hundred dollars. They're magical places.
Even if it's cool, but not beautiful at first you can alter it to the way you want it. You can add the chains, you can add the safety pins, the bows, the clips, the straps, the holes, the zippers, but there is a chance that it already has them. With that, you might find something you didn't even know you wanted.
Sure, not every place will have this dream selection, but you have to look, if you don't, someone else might snatch that black and white striped long lab coat/jacket(that would be me, and I'm so proud of that thing)
The Dollar Store
(Very soon will be a post about my magical pant straps from these supplies)
The Internet
Never underestimate the power of the internet. It's a never ending fountain of useful knowledge and helpful advice(though you must be careful). I don't usually recommend online shopping, especially since plenty of us are not able to do so independently, and a lot of things are much over priced, but there are great things that you simply can't find anywhere else.You have to be on your game to get good deals, and not all of us have time to stalk that fabulous pair of pants while 11 other people bid mercilessly. Most of the time, if I'm planning to bid, I try to find things with the least amount of bidders.
For me, the best place to find deals on the internet are unlikely places. I search for brands I love on my go-to's like Storenvy and Etsy,
(crap, I shouldn't have told you that)
My best deal has been getting a Living Dead Souls dress for 13 dollars on Etsy
(though I can't even wear it, I'm tall, it's short, I have a big butt, it doesn't want to cover it.)
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| Honestly, I have no idea why it's sideways. Whoops. |
Alright, rounding back down to my title-I really just wanted to show how important opportunities like these really are. You never know if you'll find another pair of pants that would perfectly fit your idea with just a few rips and tears, to jump on what you can get. Just remember that if you buy it or are given it and don't love it, you can give it or sell it to someone else, or you can alter it until you love it! And even if you alter it and still dislike it- sell it or give it to someone else. Pass it on. Sharing is caring.
Don't be snobby, beggars can be choosers, but if you aren't willing to sift through junk to get to the good stuff, you aren't going to get anywhere. Plus, you need supplies, you need all that you can get! Even for things you haven't thought of doing yet.
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