8 Worst DIY Fashion and Jewelry Offenders

Call this our fashion PSA.

By Marina Lamanna· 3/7/2014, 3:48 p.m.

Don’t get us wrong, we at Shoppist love DIYs (see: here, here, and here), but some of them we see floating around Pinterest, are just really, well, bad (also, weird and nonsensical). There are just things that don’t need to be made wearable (read: utensils). Think of it like this: With all the amazing make-it-yourself tutorials out there, why waste your time repurposing curtain tassels and weaving seatbelts together? And if you still have a hankering for some safety-pin fashion, just step away from the seed beads. Please, for all our sake.

Tassel Earrings

Fringe can be amazing (see: this post), but repurposed curtain tassels look ridiculous. Photo via Etsy.

T-Shirts Into Racerback Tanks

T-shirts exist for a reason. They are supposed to have sleeves. Chopping these off and fashioning a racerback tank—all unfinished seams and weird knotting—just isn't necessary; make the trip to Old Navy. Photo via Chewy Noodles.