i diy. Chicago

FRINGE-TASTIC!

I should just buy this stuff in bulk.

What had happened was…

  • Old forever 21 long black shall
  • Bleach
  • Rubberbands
  • Fringe trim (3 yards)
  • Liquid Stitch
  • Scissors

1) I cut the bottom of my old shall up to where I wanted it to lay (allowing 4 inches for the fringe)

2) Twist up and rubber band for the tie dye 

3) Dip banded portions in a pan of bleach, saturating the fabric you want tie dyed

4) Take out from pan, let sit until desired color is reached (bleaching black goes from red -> orange -> peach -> white)

5) With rubberbands stil on, rinse with cold water. Then remove the bands and rinse again. Wash with regular detergent in cold water, dry on low heat

6) Lay garment flat on table to do the no-sew hem and fringe trim.  I went foot by foot, applying a thin line of liquid stich then finger pressing a half inch folded hem. 

7) After you hem the bottom, start to apply the fringe trim (again working in small sections and using a thin line of liquid stich)

8) Continue around entire bottom. Lay flat and let dry. 

DONE! BOOM. 

fringe.

DIY SUGAR SCRUB

Its Monday and post-Lollapalooza weekend so i’ll keep this DIY real simple.
You probably have:
Sugar
EVOO
Essential oil/parfum
Mix these 2:1, heavy on the sugar.
Tonight I will be enjoying this DIY scrub with a bubble bath a good book, mmhhmmm mama needs some love.

DIY SUGAR SCRUB

Its Monday and post-Lollapalooza weekend so i’ll keep this DIY real simple.

You probably have:

  • Sugar
  • EVOO
  • Essential oil/parfum

Mix these 2:1, heavy on the sugar.

Tonight I will be enjoying this DIY scrub with a bubble bath a good book, mmhhmmm mama needs some love.

monDIY deconstructing old jewelry to make new pieces #diy #makeshityourself (Taken with Instagram)

monDIY deconstructing old jewelry to make new pieces #diy #makeshityourself (Taken with Instagram)

put words on it!

soooo i became obsessed with rilo kiley’s song - a better son/daughter during my “dark and moody” phase a couple months back. went crazy one day and wrote out all the lyrics on a bed sheet. dont worry guys, im better now. 

but i think this sheet looks pretty bad ass. 

I hung it on my wall as a sort of flag-type thing, but i guess using the same technique for actual bed sheets wouldnt be so bad.

what you’ll need:

  • flat cotton sheet of the color and size of your choice
  • sharpie or fabric marker
  • awesome handwriting like me
truebluemeandyou:

DIY Sun Jar Made From Solar Garden Lights. Lots of tutorials for this, but this one has links to other sun jars also. From Free People here.

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Sun Jar Made From Solar Garden Lights. Lots of tutorials for this, but this one has links to other sun jars also. From Free People here.

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Christian Louboutin Pigalle Spiked Ballerina Flats. Yes, these aren’t as gorgeous as the $995 real deal here, but you can wear them anywhere without worrying if they get trashed and still look stylish doing it. Tutorial from made in pretoria here. 

truebluemeandyou:

DIY Christian Louboutin Pigalle Spiked Ballerina Flats. Yes, these aren’t as gorgeous as the $995 real deal here, but you can wear them anywhere without worrying if they get trashed and still look stylish doing it. Tutorial from made in pretoria here. 

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