$299 at Urban OutfittersOkay, so Georgina and I want to do a lot of DIY this winter, including making jewelry, maybe learning to sew, making headbands, etc. What makes me mad is that I don't classify our new-found desire to create as being trendy at all, but I guess it MUST be because Urban Outfitters has an entire DIY section. Is this just a collegiate phase of independence? Is it tied to the bad economy?
Not for me.
I saw an awesome pair of jeans at Ralph Lauren that have flannel patches all over and almost considered buying them (with my employee discount, plus they were already on sale), but I realized that I could just make them myself with an old pair of jeans (if I knew how to sew). I also went to Barney's to discover headbands that cost like $75 because they were covered in feathers. I could do that with a glue gun!
So is it "cool" to DIY, or just practical? Or both? Anyway, I am excited to "express myself" this winter by making things that will probably just fall apart because I'm not skilled whatsoever. But I can learn. But not on a sewing machine from UO that costs $299. Kind of defeats the economical purpose.
Not for me.
I saw an awesome pair of jeans at Ralph Lauren that have flannel patches all over and almost considered buying them (with my employee discount, plus they were already on sale), but I realized that I could just make them myself with an old pair of jeans (if I knew how to sew). I also went to Barney's to discover headbands that cost like $75 because they were covered in feathers. I could do that with a glue gun!
So is it "cool" to DIY, or just practical? Or both? Anyway, I am excited to "express myself" this winter by making things that will probably just fall apart because I'm not skilled whatsoever. But I can learn. But not on a sewing machine from UO that costs $299. Kind of defeats the economical purpose.
Haha I like your quotes and the title
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