Tie Dye Denim

I mentioned in my last post my recent fixation with denim. I tried on a pair of Ralph Lauren bleach-dyed jeans but quickly inspected that they were something that I could easily do myself (that, and my internship this summer, while great, meant that I didn't really have the funds to purchase them that day anyways). I remembered seeing a tutorial by Honestly WTF and quickly ransacked my closet to find a pair of jeans I wouldn't mind ruining if my project went amiss. So, following their instructions, I grabbed the necessary tools (gloves, a rubber bucket, elastics, bleach, a pair of jeans), and set to work. It was super easy, but I would take caution: make sure you do it outside, or in a well-ventilated, clean space, because even when you are being super careful, the bleach does tend to get into the work space. Also, like they suggested in their tutorial for the sleeves of their denim shirt, I folded the pant legs into an accordian shape and then sort of crumpled the rest together. Be mindful when doing this-- some parts of my jeans were way more bleached than other parts because of the way I crumpled them. It looks cool, but I do wish it had been more even.

That's it really. It was super simple, and looks pretty freakin' cool. So give it a shot.

Sunday, Craft Day pt.2

Not sure what it is, but Sunday's always seem to be my craft days. I wasn't feeling too great today, but decided to go on Pinterest and find some necklace inspiration. This onee by Delighted Mama was the perfect fit. I didn't really stray too much from her tutorial (other than using different shaped beads and different colours), so check out her tutorial if you're interested! It was super easy and a lot of fun. I want to go back and get more clay now and try her other polymer clay DIYS. For now, here is my rendition.

My pretty beads in different shapes and colours

The beads all set out on the cooking tray with some parchment paper. She didn't specify to do this, I just did anyways. I also followed the baking instructions that were on my package of clay (since I used one different from hers), rather than what she prescribes.

The final result. The six in the middle were marbled by taking two colours together and just rolling them in my palms. For anyone who does this craft, beware! Wash your hands very well, or use vinyl/latex gloves- it picks up any/all dirt. Also, the gloves are good to get them smoothe, otherwise you get your fingerprints on them. Delighted mama has a tip for using polymer clay here

Sunday, Craft Day

This was the scene at one of my friend's houses this Sunday. Rainy days happen to be the perfect days for crafts, and Sundays are usually sleeping, lounge-around days anyways, so this all fit perfectly into my scheduling. It originally started with a pair of shorts I made using this tutorial. My friends thought I had bought them, and when I told them that I actually made the shorts out of a pair of my brothers old, old jeans, they said I had to show them. So, we all brought our old jeans (I thrifted mine for $5 from Value Village), and cut away.

I tried on the shorts before hand, marked how long I wanted them, and cut lines into them. They don't look the greatest right now, but as I experienced with the first pair I made, after washing them the rips become a lot more filled in and complete it perfectly. But we couldn't just stop with the cutting.

On the way to my friends house, we stopped by Michaels. These colours were on sale, so the three of them only ended up being around $5.25. Its a multi-surface paint, so it works on glass, wood, and also fabric! This was the result

I haven't washed them yet (hence the pink highlighter line marking where to cut), but I'm happy with how they came out! I also painted the belt loops in alternating pink, purple and yellow. Such happy, summer shorts!

Have a lovely week everyone