Normally, do-it-yourself projects can be associated with Martha Stewart or carpentry, but one may be surprised to find that you can sass up your wardrobe in the confines of your cramped dorm room or shared apartment.

Fashion DIY is a perfect way to use the rejects that Buffalo
Exchange threw back at you and reconstruct old fashions into new.

From that worn T-shirt to those grimy flip-flops that you’ve been meaning to throw away, anyone can use old materials and make them look like they came from H&M.

While DIY can run in the extremes, such as making dresses out of meat, the following projects are a lot less grotesque.

These projects are so simple that even the clumsiest of people can do them.

Fancy one-shoulder ruffled top

if you want to add some fanciness to the plain white t-shirt, one-shoulder is the way to go. And when you add that ruffle along the collar, you could look like Michelle Obama, maybe.

materials:
white cotton t-shirt
scissors
straight pins
sewing needle
thread in a color to match the t-shirt

1. lay your t-shirt on a flat space and cut 3 or 4 inches from the bottom of the shirt. This piece will be used to make the ruffle.
2. cut a diagonal line from one shoulder down to the
opposite armpit.
3. using the piece cut from the bottom of the shirt, gather the strip along the collar to make a ruffle effect and pin the gatherings along the neckline.
4. sew the strip with a needle and thread along the neckline.

(idea courtesy of Erica Domesek from the blog psimadethis.com)

Fingerless sweatshirt mittens

use your old ratty physical education sweatshirts or that ironic ugly Christmas sweater to make warm winter mittens.

materials:
scissors
needle
thread
marker
old sweatshirt

1. trace your hand onto the sweatshirt without drawing between your fingers and cut out two of each shape of each hand. Use the end of the sweater as the bottom opening of the mitten so that it can act as a cuff.
2. flip sweater inside-out so that you sew along the edge of the inside of the sweater. You will flip it back right side out later. Leave a space at the end of the
mitten to leave a cuff to put your hand in.
3. flip sweater right side out. Repeat steps 1-3 for the other hand.

(idea courtesy of eHow.com)

Tank top purse

turn your fancy tank tops into purses in literally a
minute. All you need is a tank top and a hair band, and the best part is that you could always turn the purse back into a tank top in even less time.

1. flip the tank top inside out.
2. tie the end of the tank top with the hair band.
3. flip the tank top back out and use the straps as purse straps for a light bag on the run.

(idea courtesy of eHow.com)