cheap and chic: DIY Scarf Vest (1 minute or less!)

You're one rummage through your own closet and 60-seconds away from a cheap and chic fashion hack that will double your investment on a staple accessory.  YOU HAVE TO TRY IT!


Little rant before I get down to the quick and dirty on this fun and flirty little DIY: I hate Facebook "click-bait."  "Wait until you see what he does with this hammer!" "She takes a paper plate, a garbage bag, and a piece of gum...watch what happens next!!!"  "This guy can make shelves...out of roadkill...you have to see to believe!!!"  UGH!  STAHHHHPPPPPPP. I don't get how to monetize (or whatever is achieved through likes and shares) on social media.  Are people getting rich?!  Are people getting actualized?!  I don't get it.


That being said, I did totally come across this fashion hack on such an FB click-bait.  Guilty.  A fashion-forward and totes fun gal from my graduating high school class posted a video on her wall and I felt as though if she endorsed it, I endorsed it without even seeing it.  But I DID watch it and I learned to use a common closet staple in a completely new way.  And now I'm more than slightly obsessed with blowing peoples' minds when they compliment my "super cute vest" and I tell them, "I made it!"  Stop it.

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Watch the below video from momtrends for the tutorial. Once you get the hang of it, you can go from scarf to vest in under a minute. No sewing involved.  If you can tie a knot, you can make a vest. So many practical and fun ways to integrate this cheap and chic trick into your wardrobe!

In my experience, thinner materials work best.  I tried this with a blanket scarf and it did not go well.  I'm personally sticking to knits, jerseys, and voile fabric which most scarves are made of anyway.

If you don't have a scarf large enough to achieve a vest, you can buy like 1.5-2 yards of fabric of your choosing and  just use that!  If the edges fray, who cares?!  Even more "on-trend."