The last time you saw this jacket was back in July in this outfit post where I told you I’d soon be doing a DIY with it. Cut to [a few] months later… here it is! I used these studs and an old motorcycle jacket that I had from forever 21 (similar one here).
I layed out the studs to see how many I would need for this project as well as determining what I wanted the spacing to be. As you can see in my inspiration photos, the studs on those pieces are extremely close. I liked that look, but for a cotton jacket it would have been too heavy and wouldn’t have hung properly, so I spaced them farther apart.
In order to see where I needed to make the cuts, I pressed the stud into the jacket to make an imprint. Then I made a slit (one for each tip) with an X-acto knife.
I pushed the tips of the stud through the fabric and flipped it over to see what I was doing. Taking the other end of the X-acto knife (the one without the blade), I pushed the tips inward and down to secure the stud.
It takes some time and a bit of elbow grease, but the results are quite nice. Pretty easy DIY, right guys? I’ll have an outfit photo wearing this soon!
Twitter: _micshi_
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Very nice!! I love that you used a blue jacket, and i love the picture of the jeans!
Twitter: kirstinfoley
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Uhm it came out amazing!!!! Gees I love it
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Twitter: MJ_Beauty
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What an awesome jacket!! I love that color blue and what an affordable way to get a studded biker jacket. :)
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Twitter: ConsiderMeLuvly
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Love this idea!!!
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Oh that’s uper cool :)
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Twitter: gamedaystylist
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Such a great idea!
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You did GREAT! And what a smart idea. I love this look but never thought about doing it myself!
xo Josie
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Twitter: FrntRowSpctator
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DIY Queen of the Year goes to…….. KARA! You are so talented my friend. I always say that because your DIY’S are so professional looking!
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GAWSH! You are good. You have such great DIY’s.
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Twitter: FashionableESQ
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DIY queen. :)
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those studs are placed so perfectly on your jacket – they look great (and almost like it was store bought that way!). great job!
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I love all your DIY! This is so funky and fun, and I love the color and where you placed the studs! Now what jacket can I do this too….
xx
pearl
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Such an amazing idea! Love it!
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Visiting from Monday Mingle. This looks amazing. Love the color as well.
Daphne.
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Twitter: EstelleGriepink
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Looks amazing!
(And excuse me while I go on a commenting spree. It’s just that once I read one post I just keep going and they’re all so good!)
xxx
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You are brilliant…That’s gorgeous!
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Twitter: davinadonkor
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All your DIY posts are so cute and amazing! I want to try all of them! New fave blog :)
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