DIY Friday: distressed & studded sweatshirt

So I'm liking the rocker feel lately... And this is the perfect example too.  It's edgy but you can balance it by pairing it with feminine items. Say, a flowy skirt or wideleg floral pants or printed haram-esque pants. Also a body con pencil skirt would work too! 

This is the perfect DIY if, you too like the Edgy look.

What you'll need:

Studs (I bought mine at hobby lobby in the leather making area)

Raglan sleeve Sweatshirt (again I bought this at H&M in the men's section)

Sandpaper 

Scissors 

1. (This was me trying to lay the sweatshirt out flat. Thank you Graycie!)

You'll want to lay the sweatshirt out flat. Minus the dog.

2. Lay you studs out.

3. Grab one of the shoulders of the sweatshirt & grab one stud. And place the stud over the the raglan seam on shoulder on the front of shoulder.

4. Poke the stud the through the sweatshirt. Once it's gone through, use your scissors to bends the tines, as if the stud & tines are hugging the sweatshirt.

5. Repeat this process until you reach the armpit seam. (I did not run it around the whole arm, just the front.) 

Then repeat to the out her side: 

6.Next, use your scissors to cut holes in the ribbing on the hip, arm cuffs & neckline. Sizes of holes should vary. Start stretching the holes. 

7. Use your sandpaper on the holes you just cut. 

8. Stretch out the ribbing and sweatshirt as much as possible. You want a worn in feel. 

9. Then I slit the hip ribbing on sides and stretched those aswell. Then I sandpapered them. 

10. I Will warn you, once you use the sandpaper, the sandpaper will great holes, so don't freak out if you have more holes. It just adds more character to your sweatshirt. 

Now for the styling: I see a black bodycon pencil skirt, with an off-white chiffon collared shirt, this navy sweatshirt and black pointy toed flats or heels & a brightly colored cross body bag in pink or highlighter yellow. 

So, here ya are! I hope you try this DIY! Happy Friday! -Ryn

Style find: Madewell Tote

I am totally swooning over Madewell's Transport Tote in English saddle (They have a black color with caramel handle tote too.)

I would adore having this bag. Which I will be owning soon.

[If anyone would like to buy this for me, you are more than welcome to! ; )  ]

Perfect for a carry-on!

It is a bit stiff in the store. But one of my sales girls that I go to all the time said "It will soften!" Yay! And The really cool part is, you can have any leather Madewell bag monogrammed!!! The colors you can have are, either gold lettering or dark brown lettering. It is $10.00 extra, but it's well worth it I think! (I heart the gold lettering. The only part to make a decision on, is if I should do RYN or LEB... What do you think? LEB are my initials.)

Here are the dimensions:

the transport tote $168.00  Item# 53228 (Madewell)    A ruggedly cool carryall in softly worn leather—it's the stuff-it-all-in-and-go bag you'll sling over your shoulder daily. Low-key, in a style and material that lasts forever. One of our all-time favorites (and yours too). Leather. Interior zip pocket. Unlined. 8 1/4" handle drop. 13 3/4"H x 17"W x 6"D. Import. Can be personalized with a monogram.     * You must fill in size  This is such an adorable bag! I know I will use this tote A LOT when I get it!                      Happy Wednesday! - Ryn