 Hey guys, it's Brandon creative happily dressed a fashion blog dedicated to self-acceptance self-confidence and self-sufficiency and welcome back to my channel So I get tons of questions on my Instagram about When did I start sewing? How did I start sewing? How to get better at sewing so I decided to make a whole video about my sewing experience How I first started and show you guys some cool things that made along the way So I believe I purchased my sewing machine back in January of this year It was kind of just a push because I thrift all the time And sometimes I'm in a thrift store and I'll see something that's like maybe an inch or two inches too big for me especially pants and I would just think it would be so much better if I knew how to alter my own clothes So because of that I decided to take a leap of faith and purchase a sewing machine and teach myself how to sew honestly YouTube is my answer for everything. I've learned everything about photography. Maybe not thrifting but photography and sewing I've learned from YouTube I've watched a lot of like with Wendy and some other smaller sewing YouTube channels Just to kind of figure out the basics of my sewing machine How what kind of stitches there are and like what stitch is best for what material and things like that it's always a learning process There's like no one who like knows it all each day is like a day to learn a new technique or a new type of I don't know something So I started back in January and at first I only use my sewing machine to alter my pants So take them in and after I started to feel more comfortable with my sewing machine I embarked on bigger endeavors like creating things from scratch. I would never forget the first day I decided to transform a jacket into a cool bag. I've shown you guys that bag before I made a car heart gene like tote thing out of a car heart jacket and then I stopped sewing for a little bit I think I was just really busy with photography and working in school and then about a month or so ago I had this great idea to make a dickies bag out of a size 34 pair of red dickies that I thrifted I haven't even deconstructed the whole pair of pants yet, but I've made four dickies bags out of them I'm about to show you guys now. I'm super proud of these bags. I will be selling them very soon But before I sold them I wanted to go and make a video about them first because I am very happy with the turnout They have a lining so now I'm just gonna show you the very first one. I made I'm wearing now to kind of show you guys What it looks like I'm just gonna stand up because it's easier, but basically it's like a belt bag I'm gonna sit on my stool But it's a belt bag that you can like put your phone in put your keys in but it just stays right there. I got this trim from Joann's started to a hook that I also bought from Joann's and then I used some spare fabric to add Little clips on the side. It has dickies on the front. I saw the logo on the very front There's white stitching around the side. There's even a lining on the inside It was an old t-shirt that I didn't wear anymore But I sold that down. I don't know if you can tell but yeah, I sold that down into the bag and honestly, I'm so Stoked with how this turned out the fact that I like even made this and created this. I was so shocked. I was like, oh my god I'm capable I made this and then I always skip the last two belt loops that kind of hangs lower And just clip it in and then there you go When I'm out and about I use it to just hold my keys in my phone Especially like when my pants don't have pockets It's so cool. So nifty and no one else has something like this So after I made the first one, you know, it's pretty hyped to make another one So this time I made the same kind of bag but with a different color strap This one's a navy blue strap to match the navy blue and the dickies logo and then also the lining of this one It's different. It's like a green hawaiian shirt that I never wore anymore I don't know if you can see that detail, but it has like leaf like a leaf pattern On there, which is really cool. I love the green the red and the blue together I think it really compliments the color scheme of the logo itself So super happy about that. So after I made that one, I thought I'd try a different concept and make a belt loop clip bag Hopefully let me show you what it is will help explain it better. But basically it's a different version of the same bag This one only holds like smaller items. I mean still a phone Steer your keys, but it's just like a skinnier build It has the same lining as the gold bag But basically these two clips which I got from An old laptop bag These two clips go on your belt loop I designed that one based off this bigger Guest bag that I made and actually I made this bag before I made any of the dickies bags. So basically this guy Clips right here on your belt loop and it can just hang there, which is really cool I made this one from old jeans that didn't fit me anymore. They were way too small So I was like, why not make a bag out of them? These are also from a laptop bag that I thrifted from value village But basically I sold it to the sides. It also has a lining of that gold shirt. I have used that gold shirt up It is all gone now, but then on the back. I went ahead and painted my Instagram name. I thought it was really cool So this one I'm not selling obviously because it is mine and it has my instagram handle on the back of it But I love this bag so much and actually wear it a lot if I'm not wearing the dickies bags I made this belt loop bag too out of some out of your og Cacky dickies and then the lining of this guy is hawaiian as well From like a hawaiian shirt that I thrifted and actually I took this one on a recent shoot that I did To hold my spare lens so that way I wouldn't have to run back to my That way I wouldn't have to run back to my camera bag and it was so Extremely helpful. This one will also be for sale Look on my instagram for more details about that and if you're curious about how I did it I made an instagram tutorial about how I made this bag So it will be in the story highlights of my instagram. You can definitely go check that out if you want to I had a lot of fun making this it was like 2 a.m in the morning and I was like why not make a bag So I did I'm honestly so impressed with myself. The first step is buying a sewing machine The second step is just experimenting with it Sewing things deconstructing things making things into other things and just having a good time I know when I made my first dickies bag when I have more right now I just wanted to create a bag and there were definitely a lot of failed attempts I actually still have a bag a denim bag in my I have like a box full of Just random stuff that I want to either repurpose or remake into something But I tried to make a denim bag at first and it was horrible. I failed completely It's still unfinished and I don't think I'm ever gonna finish it But you'll definitely fail a few times But the best way to get better at sewing is just to keep sewing. I hope you guys enjoyed this video I just wanted to come on here and have an honest talk with you about my sewing experience When I started and kind of where I've been progressing since I really hope to make more dickies bags and obviously I'm not just gonna make dickies bags my whole time Who knows what I'm gonna sew next But I think it's really cool to have a concept in your head and to create it whether that be through sewing or photography That's kind of what I love to do. So I wanted to share that with you guys Let me know what you think about these bags. Would you buy one comment down below? Don't be rude And actually if you do want to purchase any of these, I will be selling them on my instagram very soon So just make sure you're following me check my stories because that's where I will update people on where I'll be selling them at But that is it for this week's video. I like being consistent. I like this Posting videos when I'm supposed to thing. It feels really good. 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