1. wattlebirdblog: DIY dip dyed shoes via Frankie

    wattlebirdblog:

    DIY dip dyed shoes via Frankie

  2. amateurdabbling: DIY Keyrack LOVE the fact that you kept the actual lock - so cool. This will cause alot of folks to think twice before throwing out the door!!!

    amateurdabbling:

    DIY Keyrack

    LOVE the fact that you kept the actual lock - so cool. This will cause alot of folks to think twice before throwing out the door!!!

  3. craftdiscoveries: (via DIY Tutorial: Vintage Yardstick Arrow - Finding Home)

    craftdiscoveries:

    (via DIY Tutorial: Vintage Yardstick Arrow - Finding Home)

  4. superslyskillzmcfly: This is brilliant!! They don’t have retailers anywhere near me but they’re only $2.99 for twelve (and I guess you can reuse them if you wash them out). How yummy would a fresh strawberry freezy be?! [source]   Love this! I would wash and reuse as many times as possible!!

    superslyskillzmcfly:

    This is brilliant!! They don’t have retailers anywhere near me but they’re only $2.99 for twelve (and I guess you can reuse them if you wash them out). How yummy would a fresh strawberry freezy be?!

    [source]  

    Love this! I would wash and reuse as many times as possible!!

  5. titancia: craftdiscoveries: via No Sew Bows by Creating Laura I did this! I’m not posting photos, though. I don’t like my shoulders.

    titancia:

    craftdiscoveries:

    via No Sew Bows by Creating Laura

    I did this! I’m not posting photos, though. I don’t like my shoulders.

  6. gas-food-lodging: Button necklace —- if possible, and without damaging the button, using wire cutters,  cut off the shank on the back of the button before gluing it onto the felt.

    gas-food-lodging:

    Button necklace

    —- if possible, and without damaging the button, using wire cutters,  cut off the shank on the back of the button before gluing it onto the felt.

  7. lifeisarunwaysostrut: What you need to fabricate a vintage T-shirt: 1/4 c sodium carbonate washing soda + 2 c salt + 1 pack fine-grit sandpaper + 1 new T-shirt Step 1: Make Your Mix To create a vintage T-shirt, start by mixing together the washing soda and salt. “The salt acts as an abrasive, making the shirt look older,” says Miyong Noh, who, as head dyer at Gene Mignola in New York City, ages clothing for designers such as Calvin Klein and Polo Ralph Lauren. The alkaline washing soda breaks down the new shirt’s built-in coating that keeps it stiff, crisp, and … well, new. Start with one size larger than you wear; it will shrink considerably. Step 2: Do The Wash Throw the shirt into the washing machine with a towel or with other shirts you’re trying to age. Set the machine on the highest temperature. “The heat weakens the fibers,” Noh says. After the water has risen past the top of the load, dump in the soda/salt mixture and your usual detergent. After it’s done, dry the shirt on high heat. Then mix up another, smaller batch of soda and salt, and repeat the whole cycle three to five times, drying on high heat after each wash. Step 3: Brush It Off Now for that pesky logo. “Most printed shirts are screened with a resin-based material called plastisol,” Noh says. “You can distress the hell out of the shirt, and the plastisol logo will still be pristine.” Here’s where some elbow grease comes in. Using fine sandpaper, lightly swipe at the logo using circular but irregular strokes. “You have to make the aging look natural,” How to fake a vintage t-shirt

    lifeisarunwaysostrut:

    What you need to fabricate a vintage T-shirt: 1/4 c sodium carbonate washing soda + 2 c salt + 1 pack fine-grit sandpaper + 1 new T-shirt

    Step 1: Make Your Mix

    To create a vintage T-shirt, start by mixing together the washing soda and salt. “The salt acts as an abrasive, making the shirt look older,” says Miyong Noh, who, as head dyer at Gene Mignola in New York City, ages clothing for designers such as Calvin Klein and Polo Ralph Lauren. The alkaline washing soda breaks down the new shirt’s built-in coating that keeps it stiff, crisp, and … well, new. Start with one size larger than you wear; it will shrink considerably.

    Step 2: Do The Wash

    Throw the shirt into the washing machine with a towel or with other shirts you’re trying to age. Set the machine on the highest temperature. “The heat weakens the fibers,” Noh says. After the water has risen past the top of the load, dump in the soda/salt mixture and your usual detergent. After it’s done, dry the shirt on high heat. Then mix up another, smaller batch of soda and salt, and repeat the whole cycle three to five times, drying on high heat after each wash.

    Step 3: Brush It Off

    Now for that pesky logo. “Most printed shirts are screened with a resin-based material called plastisol,” Noh says. “You can distress the hell out of the shirt, and the plastisol logo will still be pristine.” Here’s where some elbow grease comes in. Using fine sandpaper, lightly swipe at the logo using circular but irregular strokes. “You have to make the aging look natural,”

    How to fake a vintage t-shirt

  8. valeriakwon: DIY : Ocean blue dyed t-shirt! Materials : Sterling pot, dye(I used ‘iDye with color intensifier), garment 1.Soak your shirts to the point where you wish the dye to reach. 2.Pour and dissolve the dye and color intensifier into the pot with water. 3.When the water boils, lower your t-shirt into the dye, up until the point that you dampened it.  4. The long it stays in the boiling water, the color will get richer. 5.Let it dry!  Summer is here! Get your ocean inspired look! 

    valeriakwon:

    DIY : Ocean blue dyed t-shirt!

    Materials : Sterling pot, dye(I used ‘iDye with color intensifier), garment

    1.Soak your shirts to the point where you wish the dye to reach.

    2.Pour and dissolve the dye and color intensifier into the pot with water.

    3.When the water boils, lower your t-shirt into the dye, up until the point that you dampened it. 

    4. The long it stays in the boiling water, the color will get richer.

    5.Let it dry! 

    Summer is here! Get your ocean inspired look!