Wednesday, March 23, 2011

INGREDIENTS:
-H&M Trench Coat ($60)
-Approximately 400 chopsticks or candy apple sticks
-Handsaw
-Gold spray paint
-Chalk
-Glue Gun

DIRECTIONS
Before you begin: if you're particularly good with a handsaw or know someone with a power table saw, proceed with Step 1. For those of you who don't have those tools handy, you can make an alternative version of this trench by purchasing and using gold studs instead. If you choose to do the latter, please refer to the second set of instructions and note that this project will get a bit pricier.

1. Cut down chopsticks or candy apple sticks to about an inch with a handsaw or ask someone with a power table saw to cut down for you. You should end up with 164 pointy ends for each sleeve.

2. Once you finished cutting the sticks, it's time to paint them! Make sure you're in a well-ventilated area and are working on a flat surface. We suggest protecting your workspace with old magazines or newspaper.

3. Apply a layer of gold spray paint to the pointy tips. Leave them on your workspace for approximately 15 minutes or until dry. Flip them over and spray the other side.

4. Before you apply the spikes to the jacket, use white chalk to outline a rectangle on each arm, starting at the shoulder and ending at the elbow. You want it to be large enough to fit approximately 24 rows and five columns, but this will vary depending on the size of your jacket and how many spikes you want on it.

5. Space the gold spikes evenly in each row and use dabs of hot glue or super glue to secure each spike onto the jacket.

6. Wait approximately 10 minutes or until the glue is completely dry before wearing the trench.

If you choose to use studs:

INGREDIENTS
- H&M Trench Coat ($60)
- 17 bags of Tree Spikes ($13/bag of 20) in Gold
-Leather hole punch or X-Acto knife
-Chalk

DIRECTIONS
1.Before you apply the studs to the jacket, use white chalk to outline a rectangle on each arm, starting at the shoulder and ending at the elbow. You want it to be large enough to fit approximately 24 rows and five columns, but this will vary depending on the size of your jacket and how many studs you want on it.

2. Create small holes using a leather hole punch or X-Acto knife where you would like each stud to go.

3. Press the post of the stud through the small hole and screw the back onto the post.

So I posted this even though I'm not sure how I feel about it! What I think would be DOPE is the same process done to a t-shirt or even using different paint. Like black on black-meaning spraying the wooden pieces black and applying them to a black or grey T. Just my thoughts-XOXO-NCG


4 comments:

  1. I agree Nicole!! I saw this and was like uhhh...this particular Burberry trench should be burberry or no trench at all lol, ur right a tee would be cute or even the collar of a button up!

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  2. Okay so I'm not crazy then...because when I first looked at this I said "no way." I like your ideas!

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  3. Yes dolls....We are all thinking the same thoughts :)

    Virginia-Now that you are Tumblr I can't comment like before...or maybe I just don't know how lol! But girly ur shoe game is KILLEN em!

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  4. Thank you!!! everyone has been fussing me out about not having comments, so i just added it on my page!! :) so dont forget about me on tumblr! lol

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