DIY BLEACHED STUDDED SHORTS

I'm not really a big fan of what Rihanna normally wears but i do love this denim look and especially these shorts!!

  

I used an old pair of jeans that i turned into shorts shorts, but i still didn't wear them so i went about reinventing them again and making my own pair of studded shorts for free! :)

Bleaching

As you can see, my jeans were quite a dark colour so went about bleaching them! :)

I'm not sure what was wrong with this denim, but it WOULD NOT BLEACH!

I used a mixture of thick bleach and water, i left them  to soak for over 6 hours and they didn't change colour at all...

I had to get more bleach and I found Tesco's own brand thin bleach, £0.29 for a 2 litler bottle so got that!

I used the bleach neat and left it on my shorts and it finally started working :)

I still had to wait a long time for them to bleach, about another 6 hours but it was worth the wait

As you can see, they are significantly lighter than what they were...

I wasn't sure whether to cut the shorts and leave the bottoms frayed or to roll them up, but decided to roll them up as i was scared i'd cut them too short and ruin them haha :D

Studding

All i needed to do then was to stud them! Luckily for me i already had some leftover studs from previous projects so didn't have to spend any money on them :D

I only had 88 studs, so they wern't going to look as studded as Rihanna's but i still think they look okay :)

The only problem was that i couldn't get the smell of bleach out of them. I left them over night to soak in water, washed them twice, hung them outside but they still smell :/ I guess it will just go with time ...

Something i also like at the minute are these studded shorts that don't actually have studs on!

Not sure how you would wash them and how the long the 'studs' would hold out for, but i think they're pretty cool! :)

Outfit

Peach foil vest: Topshop - £24.00, find here

Silver spike necklace: H&M - £6.99

Sunglasses: Christian Dior - £240.00

Nude patent court shoes: Select - £10, find here

Grey quilted bag: Marc b by Marc Jacobs

Shorts

Old pair of jeans: Mum's wardrobe - £0.00 :D

Bleach - Tesco's own brand thin bleach @ £0.29 for 2L

Rubber gloves

Scissors

Studs - 1/2 inch tall cone studs, pack of 100 @ £10.95, find here

Sammi, x

DIY GALAXY SKIRT

Okay, so I was never any good at art when I was at school, infact I was so bad that my art teacher once laughed at one of my painitings. I thought the stick men were a nice touch ... haha anyway, despite my terrible art skills I really wanted to make myself a galaxy skirt, hope you like it! :)

How i made it

I stated off with a basic plain black skirt. I didn't want to buy and expensive one just in case it went wrong so used this one from H&M that cost £3.99. They sell them in Primark for £3 but the material is very thin, a little too see through and quite flimsy.

 Bleaching

The first thing I did was to spray my skirt with bleach. I used a spray bottle filled with watered down thick bleach, about half bleach to half water. It takes the colour out leaving it a nice red colour. It only took a few minutes so had to keep an eye on it :) I then washed the skirt to stop the blecah from reacting anymore and left it to dry overnight.

Painting

After doing some research, I found that people like to use acrylic paints to paint clothes as they're a cheaper alternative to fabric paint. I wasn't sure if they'd wash off but had been told they stay on quite well so thought i'd have a go using them along with a spong to give the right texture :)

I put a plastic bag inside my skirt to stop the paint running to the back and started painting! I used the darker colours first then the lighter ones and kept building it up.

For the stars i used a toothbrush to flick on white paint (yes, i used a chopstick to stir my pain haha)

I then left it to dry ...

I feel the colours looked better when it had dried :)

I then painted the back...

This is my finished skirt, it looks like it was made by a 5 year old child... haha! I think it could have used more blue but I guess as it was my first attempt, it will do :)

I got the fabulous idea for this galaxy skirt off fellow lookbooker Ashleigh F,

Check her out here

:)

Outfit
Studded jacket: My shop, ASOS marketplace, find here
Wet look mesh body: Miss Selfridge - £25.00
Silver spike necklace: H&M - £6.99
Bracelets: Tresor Paris - £149.00 each, find here
Sunglasses: Christian Dior - £240.00
Black tights: Primark - £2
Peep toe platform heels: ASOS - £30

Skirt
Basic Black skirt: H&M - £3.99
Rubber gloves
Bleach
Spray bottle - Wilko - £0.70
Plastic bag
Toothbrush
Sponge
Chopstick (optional haha)
Acrylic paint in blue, red & white: Wilko's own brand - £0.90 per 75ml tube

Sammi, x

MINT, LAVENDER & SILVER

A few new spring buys :)

I love the mint bag & shoes and think they go great with the lavender / lilac lipstick and nails :) I got this jacket quite a while ago but this was the first time i'd worn it as it hadn't been warm enough haha I didn't wear the necklace with this outfit in the end as it didn't look right and looked better without it :)

I love the cute bow on the back of this jacket! :)

Outfit
Silver bow detail blazer: H&;M, £34.99
Gold sparkly jumper: H&M, £24.99
Shney jeans: H&M, £24.99
Mint envelope clutch bag: ASOS, £15.00, find here
Patent pointy court shoes: New Look, £15.99, find here
Silver necklace: H&M, £6.99
Bracelets: Tresor Paris @ £149.00 each find here
Nail paint: Barry M, 308 Berry Ice Cream, £2.99, find here
Lip paint: Barry M, 129 Palest Lavender, £4.49, find here

Sammi, x

DIY STUD PUMPS

I'm in love with all the studded pumps around at the moment!

Clockwise from left:

Topshop, Jeffrey Campbell, Christian Louboutin, Christian Louboutin, Christian Louboutin, Romwe

Middle:

Topshop

I really wanted to buy some from Topshop the other day but they were sold out in my size and i wasn't too keen on buying any from overseas as custom charges get me down! So i thought why not make my own? :)

 

Outfit

Studded jacket: My shop, ASOS marketplace, find here

Mesh cut out bodysuit: Miss Selfridge

Leather look leggings: Primark

Bag: Marc b by Marc Jacobs

Necklace: H&M

Bracelts: Tresor Paris

Shoes

Ballerinas: Primark - £6

Studs: 150 9mm silver nail studs - £7 Find on ebay here

Sammi, x