Sweater Vest with Leather Buckle

This is a neat way to slim down a frumpy sweater that may be outdated or perhaps from a thrift store. You could actually turn it into a sweater vest like the one pictured or just add a buckle to gather the waist in a bit. The buckles should be easy to find at Joanne Fabrics or your grannies junk drawer, or steal on of of something else! Here is a site selling cool patent leather ones. And here is a site selling toggle closures.