Showing posts with label boho. Show all posts
Showing posts with label boho. Show all posts

Friday, August 17, 2012

Ombre-ish

We all get bored of what's in our closet and most of the time it's difficult to let go of our clothes.  Being that I love DIY projects, I have a hard time giving away my clothes because I know that I could change it into something new.  Then I have to actually DO the project and they're usually way more time consuming than we ever think they will be.  That's why I loved this particular clothing re-design.

ALL YOU NEED IS:
A spray bottle
Some bleach
A hanger
A shirt (or any piece of clothing)


     This project was fun and so easy!  I poured some bleach into the spray bottle along with a little water (maybe 1/4 bleach to 3/4 water), then I hung the shirt in the shower and started spraying.  The water might be unnecessary but I was just being overly cautious.
     Since I had never done this before I wanted to start slow by spraying a little bit at a time even though I don't think this project can really be messed up.  So, after the first round I went about my day knitting up some orders and getting them ready to ship out.  In between orders I would go and check out the bleaching progress.  Every time I went in it was like seeing a different shirt!  
TIP:
Change the spray setting from stream to spray for different effects


This is what I ended up with and I LOVE it!!

 This is the BACK and I like it better than the front. 

When i was all done I rinsed it out in the sink and hung it out to dry and then ran it through the wash.  I washed it by itself, again, being overly cautious, I didn't want to get any residual bleach on other pieces of clothing.

SIDE AFFECTS:
A clean shower wall

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Take It Outside

Since apartment living is our only option at the moment, I often find myself staring at these pictures, imagining what kind of outdoor space I would create if we had a little bit of land.  Whenever I see ads for outdoor seating and patio furniture I can't help but think how uncomfortable it always looks.  When I'm relaxing or enjoying a meal outside I don't want to sit on a metal chair, even if it does have a cushion on it.  I want to be cozy so I don't have to be bothered by how uncomfortable I am.  So here are some inspiration pictures I've found.  Maybe soon I will be posting pics of my own back yard!
 It looks like there is a bit of a travel theme going here too, probably my inner gypsy rearing her head :)


This takes my breath away, and I think I'll settle for just looking at the pic because unless I absolutely had too, this would never happen.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

A few of my favorite things...

This is my ring collection that I keep in a strawberry shaped candy dish made from milk glass, notice the puzzle ring that I forgot how to put together..oops