Moved to New Blog!

Hey Guys! So long time no see right!? Anyway I decided to make this post to inform you that I'll be moving blogs to http://astralmerman.blogspot.com/

Please, please go and follow! I will be starting to post soon, and tell your friends if they have a blogger too haha!

Hurricane Sandy's a life ruiner...She ruins lives

Hey guys! I'm sorry I haven't posted lately. Due to the hurricane, I've been out of power for some time. Now that I'm back, I just wanted to make a quick Halloween post (even though it was postponed to Saturday here in Pennsylvania). I hope you enjoy! =]

Gabi was Steve from Mincraft for Halloween. I helped paint all the little pixels on her head along with my older sister. I t was really cute helping her walk up to the doors because she couldn't see much through the head we made, and she kinda bobbed from door to door.

Skeleton Crew-neck: DIY project 

Shoes: Salvation Army 

Jean Button-up: Levi's 

Carpenters* Suck!

Hey guys! I'm a little late on posting this, but I wore this yesterday. My dad and I went out to pick up my sister from college when we drove by this cool abandoned company. I really liked the look of it, so I decided to take some photos. 

By the way, there was a beaver that ran out this door as we approached it.

Every time I see the PK kid sign, I feel a little at home again.=]

My sister said I remind her of Superman here when he rips off his clothes to save some random people.

When I see this picture, it's almost like I just finished some graffiti and stepped back to admire it. In reality, I'm trying to decipher what it says.

Jean Vest: DIY

Leather-sleeve Hoodie: Forever 21 Men

Jeans: H&M

Boots: Mark Anthony (from Kohl's)

Jean Jacket to Jean Vest DIY

Hey guys! I'm back with a DIY for you all to try. Below is how I transformed an H&M jean jacket I found in a thrift store to a badass vest. Enjoy.

What you'll need:

1. A Jean Jacket (duh!)
2. A pair of scissors
3. A black piece of fabric (I used a solid black bandana I found at AC Moore for less than 2 bucks)
4. Fabric chalk (regular chalk works if you haven't got any fabric chalk around)
5. Fabric pins and a needle and thread (thread color of your choice)
6. A stencil of whichever design you want (I made mine). You can find the image I used here.
7. Fabric Paint (I used the Tulip Brand in Glacier White)
8. A sponge brush (any will do)
9. A small paintbrush for touch-ups (optional)

Let's begin:

Step 1: Start with your jean jacket, and turn it inside out. Cut along the arm seams to remove the sleeves. It should look like this when you're through:

Step 2: If you can't eyeball how much fabric you'll need, place the cloth over the back of the jacket. Make sure the fabric is ironed so there are no wrinkles. You should be able to feel the "grooves" of the jacket (basically the square frame on the back where your fabric will go). Using your fabric chalk, trace along those grooves so you know how much to cut.

Once you've done that, you can cut it out! Tip: Cut at least a few centimeters from the outline just in case your tracing wasn't accurate.

Also, don't worry about the chalk outline as you're going to use the opposite side.

Step 3: Use the pins to secure the fabric to the jacket while you sew, and then hand-sew it on. It should look like this:

Step 4: Grab your stencil and sponge brush, and paint your image onto the fabric. My anatomically correct heart came out like this:

Take this time for touch-ups. Here's the final product:

Step 5: Embellish as you like! I should be ordering some studs online soon, but I'll manage with some safety pins and band buttons in the meantime.

Take Away The Ugly is a punk rock band in the NY/NJ/PA area. Check out their website and listen to their music by clicking on the highlighted links.

That's it!

 Hope you enjoyed the DIY, and feel free to leave a comment and pictures of your own Vest DIYs.