What a great day it was today ladies, I slept real good, skipped the gym, went out for breakfast with my mamita and had pan-cakes with sweet yummy syrup. I wanted to take a long walk at the park but my mamita (yes I still call my mom "mommy" in Spanish, we're so used to it and she'd get her feelings hurt if I didn't) suggested we'd go to the thrift store after breakfast and I obligued myself. I thrifted this wool jacket for $1.25, I love the color, the only thing I wasn't crazy about were the buttons. I immediately knew this coat jacket would look better with wood buttons. I also thrifted a few other things to refashion and then we headed to my sister's house to visit her and my adorable nephews, I definitely had a great day, unfortunately I didn't get to go for my long walk, maybe tomorrow if the weather is as nice as it was today.
So! this is not a refashion per se, well at least not for the savvy refashionistas, replacing buttons? are you kiddin? But hey, there's girls out there that would consider replacing buttons a big challenge and replacing buttons definitely changes the look of a garment.
BEFORE
The buttons weren't ugly but I wanted the buttons to pop out and lately I've been loving anything with wood buttons.
7 Responses to “Blue wool coat jacket: a quick way to refashion”
You have a great eye for detail...those buttons have made a huge difference!
This jacket is really beautiful ! :)
cute! i love exchanging buttons - it's such a fast and easy way to refashion something old.
Hahahaha, cats are funny. Mine do the same thing.
Love the new buttons on the coat :)
What a great find, and yes, definitely better with the wood buttons. It looks more...finished, I guess.
I love this idea! I'd been thinking about doing this to a couple of my jackets and I think I need to do it soon... it's such a cheap way to update a jacket. You've inspired me. =)
What a great deal! The jacket looks better with wool buttons.
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