DIY bleached & studded jean shorts

Finally some almost spring weather! To celebrate, we made these adorable bleach dipped & studded jean shorts. First of all, you cannot go wrong with a pair of cut off levi's and adding bleach and studs to them? Mmm... perfect.

You'll need: A pair of shorts (we suggest levi's), bleach, a bucket or bowl, and studs.



I rigged up a pretty nifty little contraption with my bucket and a hanger that ended up working really well. I hung my shorts from the hanger and filled up the bucket with bleach water so that it hit the shorts about half way up. I then let them sit for several hours, until they were as light as I wanted them to be. (May we suggest using the rest of your bleach water to clean your bathroom? Leah did this, and was able to clean up her dorm showers after they were caked with mud from mudslam).

Once your shorts are done give them a good wash in the ole' washing machine and dry them. You can then add your studs in any design you like! I did a line across each back pocket and a couple in the front.




We seriously love how they turned out! Since we share clothes, we can't wait to wear them all of the time this summer. We will of course have to take turns, so hopefully it won't lead to any arguments:). Sharing clothes is awesome! Erin and I are so excited to move into our apartment (NEXT WEEK!) and have each other and each other's closets so close!

What are you excited to wear now that the weather is nice?

-e plus l

Finally some almost spring weather! To celebrate, we made these adorable bleach dipped & studded jean shorts. First of all, you cannot go wrong with a pair of cut off levi's and adding bleach and studs to them? Mmm... perfect.

You'll need: A pair of shorts (we suggest levi's), bleach, a bucket or bowl, and studs.



I rigged up a pretty nifty little contraption with my bucket and a hanger that ended up working really well. I hung my shorts from the hanger and filled up the bucket with bleach water so that it hit the shorts about half way up. I then let them sit for several hours, until they were as light as I wanted them to be. (May we suggest using the rest of your bleach water to clean your bathroom? Leah did this, and was able to clean up her dorm showers after they were caked with mud from mudslam).

Once your shorts are done give them a good wash in the ole' washing machine and dry them. You can then add your studs in any design you like! I did a line across each back pocket and a couple in the front.




We seriously love how they turned out! Since we share clothes, we can't wait to wear them all of the time this summer. We will of course have to take turns, so hopefully it won't lead to any arguments:). Sharing clothes is awesome! Erin and I are so excited to move into our apartment (NEXT WEEK!) and have each other and each other's closets so close!

What are you excited to wear now that the weather is nice?

-e plus l

DIY leather feather necklace

Last week, while relaxing in the art building assuming spring was coming (it snowed...), I decided it would be fun to try my hand at some jewelry making, so I whipped out my hot glue gun and some feathers and got to work. This necklace turned out to be super easy!

You'll need: glue (my hot glue gun worked wonders), scissors, leather, some sort of chain or rope, and feathers.

First you'll need to cut out your leather piece. To do this I cut out a 3x4 inch rectangle and then folded it in half and made a triangle shape at both ends. You can really cut out whatever shape you'd like though.

Next, glue feathers that are about the same length on half of the leather piece (make sure not to cross over the mid line!) I put enough feathers on to cover that half twice, so it wouldn't look wimpy.

Then you'll need to choose how long you want your chain, rope, or leather string to be and line it up on the mid-line of your leather piece. Then fold over and glue!



It seriously only took my like 10 minutes to make and now I wear it almost everyday! It makes more simply outfits look less boring (plus it looks great with a pair of moccasins)

-(e plus) l

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Last week, while relaxing in the art building assuming spring was coming (it snowed...), I decided it would be fun to try my hand at some jewelry making, so I whipped out my hot glue gun and some feathers and got to work. This necklace turned out to be super easy!

You'll need: glue (my hot glue gun worked wonders), scissors, leather, some sort of chain or rope, and feathers.

First you'll need to cut out your leather piece. To do this I cut out a 3x4 inch rectangle and then folded it in half and made a triangle shape at both ends. You can really cut out whatever shape you'd like though.

Next, glue feathers that are about the same length on half of the leather piece (make sure not to cross over the mid line!) I put enough feathers on to cover that half twice, so it wouldn't look wimpy.

Then you'll need to choose how long you want your chain, rope, or leather string to be and line it up on the mid-line of your leather piece. Then fold over and glue!



It seriously only took my like 10 minutes to make and now I wear it almost everyday! It makes more simply outfits look less boring (plus it looks great with a pair of moccasins)

-(e plus) l

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