October 3, 2015

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Remake: Sample Sale Workout Capris

October 3, 2015

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I've been on a workout kick for the past four months - I signed up for Classpass (anyone else a member??) and have been taking all kinds of classes from spin and yoga to TWERKING!! Seriously, there's a class for that (I went with a girlfriend of mine and it was a blast) and I am now ready to take Miley Cyrus on :) I needed some new workout gear, so I went to a Beyond Yoga sample sale to see what I could snag. I grabbed a pair of leggings for $20 then hit the "damaged" area where each item was $2. HELLO GOLDMINE! I love to score pieces from here, because they're usually mildly damaged - nothing that a little elbow grease can't tweak.

Score #1, a fab pair of capris.

New Dress A Day - DIY tie dye workout capris

One small issue...there's a HOLE on the front and back leg!

Now that's not something that a little stitching can fix...

But when a set of pants retail for around $90 (yes, seriously), I go into "make it work" mode to really make them work.

I mean I guess I could get away with going like this...

You know, it would be a new fashion statement! OK, wanna see what I did?

You can see, TAGS STILL ON! These puppies are brand new.

I'm not a big fan of white pants in general, so I thought that I'd give them a little bit of flair and tie dye them!

I started by immersing them in water to get them super soaked and then rubber banded them in a bullseye style. I started at one end and then banded them to the other with about a 1-ish space in-between. I put on some gloves and was ready to go.

Tulip makes an awesome 1-step tie dye kit which I used for this project and grabbed two different colors - a turquoise-y blue and a pinkish-purple. I dyed every other section blue and then filled in the alternate spaces with the purplish shade.

After dyeing, I let my project dry overnight before I rinsed it out with water. Because there was a bit of polyester in the fabric blend, I saw a lot more of the color come out of the garment - this dye isn't polyester specific, but as you'll see shortly it was a milder shade of these colors.

Now with my new capris dyed, it was time to tackle the big hole. I took a pair of scissors and trimmed the area right about the hole.

With one leg done, I took the remnant portion and trimmed the other leg.

Because of the polyester in the fabric, I just let the raw edge fly! There was no fraying so I was totally okay with leaving them as is.

New workout pants complete! Now it's time for a class!

Instead of capris, now I'm calling them "over the knees."

It's really the perfect length and I LOVE the colors.

Such a nice change from what they originally looked like :)

Who's down for a Yoga Booty Ballet class? (PS, those are my fave!)

Anyone else have any workout clothing hacks? I bought a few other pieces that I worked some easy stitching magic on, that I'll show you soon!

June 29, 2015

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Jumpsuit Party!

June 29, 2015

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You guys. I scored the most amazingly ridiculous vintage jumpsuit that is in the process of getting adjusted as well as a shade change. Color thoughts?

I couldn't decide, so I started on another DIY to tide me over in the interim that involved a little tie dyeing! I can't wait to show you this project :)

Rubber gloves are on this week, because there's a whole lot of color changing on my agenda!

September 2, 2014

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DIY

Tie Dye Backpack

September 2, 2014

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DIY

The best way to give a white backpack a little face lift for school? TIE DYE! I wanted to put together a fun tutorial that shows how to transform a basic white canvas backpack into something chic for campus.

A little DIY action will make this budget backpack look like you spent beaucoup bucks! The hardest part was picking the dyes!

All you need is:

Canvas backpack: (I got this one for $10 at Forever 21, but you can thrift one, use one that you have already that needs an update, or hop on over to Target to grab something!)

Dyes: I went with an assortment of brighter colors, but pick any palette that suits your fancy!

Rubber bands/gloves: Gloves are a lifesaver for your hands when you're dyeing! Make sure you protect those fingers.

Time to get to work!

I began to add rubberbands to the backpack next. I pinched a section of the backpack, put a rubber band around the gathered area, and then continued to add bands every few inches.

I put the backpack under water until the entire piece was saturated.

Now it was time to add dye! I added dye to plastic bottles to make it easier for application onto the backpack. (Don't forget to wear gloves!)

Once enough dye was applied, I let the pack dry overnight and when it was dry, I snipped off the rubber bands with a pair of scissors. (It's so much easier trimming them off than trying to pull them off with your fingers, especially if they're tight!)

From all white, to fashionably dyed!

What a fun way to get your hands a little dirty to create something so cool for school?

It's also a great trick to revive an old backpack to make new again!

If spots are on the darker side, just use darker dyes to hide! This is going to be my new go-to computer travel bag since back to school isn't completely relevant to me anymore! (PS, I miss school!!)

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