Friday, January 14, 2011

My "New" Coat

I had been looking for a new coat, but didn't want to spend the money for a really nice one!  Call me cheap, call me thrifty, whatever!
I found this one at Goodwill...I was actually looking for some primo wool to use to make flowers.  Sometimes I buy old wool coats for a bit of different textures to use in my wooling creations.
This coat fit me perfectly, felt good, looked good with some imagination and it was $20.  Brand name.  Problems:  only two of the seven buttons existed, it was dirty (see cuff above) and had a few areas to mend seams. 
So, I took it to the dry cleaners and went shopping for some buttons.  The buttons were almost two inches wide so I had my work cut out for me.  I ended up buying 1.5 inch buttons and tacking the button holes to make them smaller.
The buttons are black with a circular gold-ish design off center on each button. 
They add a lot of zing to the coat (that's my story any way!).
I wore it today for the first time and it was really warm and comfy!  And the Christmas scarf I got from my
friend Dorothy looks perfect with it!
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10 comments:

  1. jessJanuary 15, 2011 at 4:44 PM

    Very cute!! If anyone can visualize the potential in things at Goodwill, it's you:) We need to make another trip together next time I'm in town!

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  2. Tara@JustDevineStyleJanuary 17, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Yo did a great job on the coat. I know how expensive a nice coat is. What vision you had. I love the buttons you choose. The coat looks great on you.

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  3. JillJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:14 PM

    Great coat! and what a bargain!

    Thanks for linking up to A Round Tuit! Hope you have a lovely week!

    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://jembellish.blogspot.com/

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  4. Sarah @ Sugar BananasJanuary 18, 2011 at 4:39 PM

    Sometimes there's just nothing better than a wool coat. It looks great - and I'm glad you didn't cut it for crafts. Nice find! Thanks for linking to Sweets This Week.

    Sarah

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  5. UnknownJanuary 18, 2011 at 8:40 PM

    Great Coat! I love it. You did good!

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  6. Sandra ToroJanuary 19, 2011 at 2:43 AM

    great job!!! is so beautiful now!!!!

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  7. GingerJanuary 19, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    I love thrift store finds too! Thanks for linking up to Mad Skills Monday!

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  8. UnknownJanuary 20, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    Beautiful coat! Lucky you to have seen the potential in that Goodwill find. Thanks so much for linking up!

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  9. Misty @Creative ItchJanuary 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM

    You did a great job on your coat!! Thanks for linking @Creative Itch's "Sew Cute Tuesday"!

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  10. Holly LefevreJanuary 22, 2011 at 11:41 PM

    I love this! You took a perfectly good coat and made it your own (for a fraction of what a fab new one would cost).

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