Monday, December 16, 2013

Open Back Dress

Materials:
Old Dress
Paper
Scissors
Chalk
Stickers
Sewing Machine

Before:



How To:
1. First cut a heart shape out of the paper with your scissors. 
2. Now you draw the heart you cut out on the dress with your chalk.

3. Cut the the heart, follow the lines.

4. Sew edge. (i didn't do the sewing myself 'coz i need a sewing machine for a clean look, sadly i don't have one)
    * I also make the dress shorter (just above the knee)


5. Design! I decided to put the shining stickers (which is a phone accessory) at the edges to emphasize the heart shape on my dress.



6. It's done and i'm ready for the party!




Friday, November 29, 2013

DIY Roll and Tie CURLS

How To:
1. Take a strip of your hair.

2. Roll it over between your two fingers.




3. Lock it up or tie it.


4. Let it stay still that way for at least 10 mins.

5. Untie the hair, and VIOLA! You got your hair done!

DIY Flower Vase

Materials:
Glass Bottle, Electrical Tape, Spray Paint

How To:
1. Wrap the bottle with the electrical tape. Leave spaces to get the desired design.

2. Spray paint on the bottle surface.

3. Let it dry for a couple of minutes. Faster if placed under the sun.

4. Remove the electrical tape when the paint gets dry.

5. See the result. Ta da! Now you're done.

6. Pick a flower and place it anywhere in your house! Looks amazing!








Saturday, November 9, 2013

DIY Colored Shorts

Materials:

Water, Dye, PATIENCE

How To:

My shorts was originally color grey. I turned it white first by soaking in a chlorine solution. Hang it on and let it dry. So after that process i'm going to start with my purpose to color them!

1. Mix the violet color dye with water.



2. Soak the half of the shorts and remove it until you get the desired color.



3. Hang it on and let it dry. Mostly, it would take 24 hours to make it fully dry with the help of the sun also.


4. Do steps 1-3 for the pink color dye. You actually add more colors if you want and repeat all the process over again.



5. Voila! You're done!




Friday, November 8, 2013

DIY Heart Patterned Jeans

Materials: 

Cardboard, Paper, Scissors, Textile Paint, Brush




How To:


1. Cut heart shape from the paper.

2. Put the cardboard under the fabric.


3. Start painting the hearts using the cut out shape.


4. Let it dry for like 24 hours or you can iron it with a paper on top.


5. And you are done! 





Thursday, November 7, 2013

DIY Rainbow Bubble Snake

Materials:

 Plastic Bottle
Cutter/Knife
Cloth
Rubber Bands
Food Coloring
Water
Detergent

How To:

1. Cut the bottom of the plastic bottle using a knife/cutter.

2. Wrap the bottom with a cloth and fasten with rubber bands.

3. Make a bubble mixture by combining the dishwashing liquid and water.

4. Pour food coloring on the cloth and dip the it on the bubble mixture.

5. Blow the mouth of the bottle and you have a rainbow bubble snake! 


















Monday, November 4, 2013

DIY Crayon Melting Art

Materials: Crayons
           Hair Dryer
           Glue

How To:
1. Place the crayons on a canvas. You can place it straight up or in a shape you want.
2. Glue the crayons once you decided what you want. Let it dry for a while.
3. Turn on your hair dryer and use it on the crayons to melt. 
4. Let the colors combined, channel in different pathways.
5. Once you think it's enough, then you're done!
6. You can also decorate anything on the artwork.


DIY Fabric Bracelet

Materials: Fabric (any available)
           Scissors
           Braiding Ability (lol)

How To:
1. Cut out 3 strips from the fabric at about 1-inch width and probably longer length.
2. Secure/knot one of the edges.
3. Put it in place or you can ask someone to hold the one  of the edge.
4. Start braiding, easy as braiding your hair.
5. Try it on if it fits you, if yes stop, if no continue braiding.
6. Secure/knot the other end.
7. Wear it!


DIY Upcycle Old Tee

Materials: Old T-shirt
           Scissors

How To:
1. Never hesitate to cut an old tee, besides anything will do.
2. Place the t-shirt in a plain surface.
3. Cut vertical strips starting at the end and corner part of the t-shirt.
4. The strips should be 1-inch in width.
5. Stretch the fabric slowly.
6. It's done and ready to wear!



DIY Glittered Candle Holders

Materials: Clear Glass Bowl/Bottle(any)
           Spray Paint
           Glitters
           Electrical Tape
           Hair Spray
           Candle

How To:
1. Clean the glass surface. 
2. Make tiny stars out of electrical tape. Cut it out and paste on the bowl glass.
3. Spray paint.
4. Sprinkle glitters, make sure to cover the whole painted surface.
5. Spray on hair spray to avoid the glitters from falling.
6. Put the candle and light it up!




DIY Crop Top

Materials: Old Tee
           Scissors

How To:
Cut the desired length of the t-shirt as straight as you can. Stretch slowly... and it's done!