Tuesday 24 July 2012

DIY: Dip-Dye, Studded Shorts


I'm constantly lusting over the shorts from Bambi and Manson, but just can't afford to pay that for a pair of shorts right now as I'm trying to save for Ibiza! Above are a few I got my inspiration from.

The other day my friend Emma tweeted me a pair of dip-dyed, studded shorts she had made using an old pair of jeans. You can have a look at them here (hers are cooler than mine). So, I looked through all my jeans and came across a pink pair from Primark that I never wear and decided to try it.

What you need:
  • A pair of old jeans/shorts
  • Fabric scissors
  • Bleach (I just used my mums kitchen bleach)
  • A paint brush
  • Rubber gloves
  • Studs (ebay £1.15)


Step 1: Try on your jeans and decide how much you want to cut off, cut off the legs using a pair of fabric scissors.

Step 2: Fill up a basin with bleach (make sure you're wearing gloves so you don't burn your hands) and dip the bottom of the shorts in.

Step 3: Using a paint brush, blend the bleach up to create the faded effect

Step 4: Leave the shorts to soak on the draining board for an hour

Step 5: Rinse the shorts and put them in the washing machine to wash off the excess bleach

Step 6: Once the shorts are dry, attach the studs in a pattern of your choice. You just push the studs through the fabric and press closed the edges to attach them. I used a pair of tweezers as it's quite sore on your fingers.

And that's it, your own pair of dip-dyed, studded shorts for £1.15, bargain. 

What do you think of the finished shorts? What DIY have you tried?

Melissa
xxx

20 comments:

  1. They look amazing! You did a brilliant job! :) xx

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  2. wow you have done such a good job i would buy those! xx

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    1. Thanks Charlie! it was really easy, you should try it :) xx

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  3. These look sooo good!!

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  4. Your blog is beautiful and you should def sell some of your creations, they are lovely !! I'd def buy :).

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  5. They look soo good, defiantly gonna try this!xxx

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  6. They look great! Like something from Topshop :) x

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  7. ohh these are so amazing! I'll have to try this :) also really love your blog and I'm now following :) xxx

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  8. These are fab - perfect for Ibiza!! I'm definitely going to try this! x

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  9. These are amazing! I want to try these for my holiday!

    xx

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  11. Love this! The shorts look so pretty! :)
    xxx

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  12. LOve them! They're so girly!!
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  13. These are AMAZING!!
    Definitely going to be trying this!! :) xx

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