Kaleidoscope Blouse

Hey guys! :D So the first semester of school has been over for awhile and I just wanted to post up some of my projects from my sewing class. :) Here is one of my three overall projects. Yep, I made this blouse! This fabric is so wonderful. Suites my blog name well. ;) I call it my Kaleidoscope Top. Hope y'all like it.

10/23/12 Late Nights with Friends OOTD

Hey guys!

Got my outfit all spread out.

Hey guys~ Haven't had an Outfit Of The Day (OOTD) post for awhile so here ya go! Went on an outing with my friends so here was my night attire. Oooohh! ;3 Got on my new crop top with built in bra and lace lining, a pleated volleyball skirt from a thrift store, my pleather jacket from Target, a Citizens watch, ring from Mexico, dead fish charm from Buffalo Exchange, DIY coral necklace, Ray-Ban Wayfarers, cute black lace panties from Target, Roxy board shorts to keep people form seeing my panties ;3, quilted backpack/purse from PLNDER, my friend's beanie, and well the top picture I'm wearing my friend's ski mask for his Halloween costume; he is going to be a Spy from Team Fortress 2. Speaking of Halloween, CANNOT WAIT! <3 I ordered a Dino suite but I think I got scammed sooooo pretty upset about that but still excited to dress up just pretty bummed that I cannot be a dinosaur if my costume never comes... :c

Here is part of his Spy costume:

10/11/12 Blue Eyebrows

Hmm cannot sleep. Lets make my eyebrows blue! Late nights + makeup + Photoshop = Fun and funky makeup photo shoot. ;) For some reason, at one point I seriously contemplated dying my eyebrows either blue or green. But then I realized that I was stupid and that you can totally make your eyebrows different colors with makeup! I just used an eye pencil and some shadow on my to achieve this blue. For Halloween I need to make them green to match my dinosaur costume! hehe~ <3

8/9/12 DIY Nebula/Galaxy Shirt

To make this...

You will need:

Optional: Sponge or paper towel and thin paint brush.

1. Lay the trash bag within the shirt so the bleach or paint does not seep through to the back.

2. Pour bleach into the spray bottle diluted with water.

 3. Spray from a distance with the bleach bottle and twist the shirt to create spiral galaxies.

 4. Let bleach dry. (You can wash the shirt of the bleach after it drys).

5. Prep acrylic or fabric paint.

 6. With the tooth brush, wet with desired paint color and flick bristles to get paint splatters on shirt.

7. Paint star patterns over shirt. In the right picture I made a mistake so I made it into a star haha.

 8. Damp sponge or paper towel with paint and water and dab over shirt for effect.

 9. Let dry.

10. Wash by hand and hang dry.

For this shirt, I added a little embroidery of my name on some fabric and sewed it on the bottom. <3

 Happy 19th Birthday Keith!

Enjoy your shirt. ^-^

6/7/12 Like a Sir OOTD

Today, I have on a sweater I got from a thrift store for a dollar (that's right a buck)! The tag actually says it is from H&M too, so it was a nice buy. I also have on a crocheted bow tie necklace that I made a few years ago (it makes me feel like a sophisticated gentleman). The acid wash shorts are from a little Korean boutique  that use to be near my house called. Sadly, they went out of business because they were located in an awkward place amongst restaurants. These studded flip flops from Old Navy I purchased a few years back were an investment. I wear them all the time and the studs add a little edge to the feminine sandal. Of course,  I have on my funky Eyeball ring from Etsy. I would also like to take the time to point out that I have NEVER painted my nails red. Past reds that I have tried haven't looked to great on my skin. But I absolutely adore this shade of red with my skin tone. It is such a deep and vibrant shade that I'm reminded of blood or Minnie Mouse's dress. <3

5/22/12 DIY Ombre Button Down

1. Take an old shirt or thrift a shirt you want to ombre! We got this shirt at a Goodwill!

2. Fill a bucket with water.

3. Mix in bleach according to directions on bottle.

4. Wet the bottom of your button down.

5. Dip the bottom of your button down into the bleach and let sit.

6. And wait.

7. Wait.

8. Make sure only the bottom is in the bleach solution.

9. When satisfied with results, rinse bleached area with water until all the bleach is out.

10. Wash by hand with detergent solution.

11. Hang dry or use dryer.

12. Wear stylish new ombre shirt! -like a baws ;)

Something awesome about this shirt is that the blue stripes didn't bleach out! Only the grey was washed away from the bleach. I think the button down came out pretty well for our first try. Things NOT to do that we learned from doing this; make sure you do not throw the freshly bleached shirt into the washing machine to keep the bleach from blotching other parts of the shirt. Also, make sure you thoroughly wet the area you want to ombre so the bleach slowly climbs its way up the shirt. Overall, this was loads of fun doing with my friend and heck, it is a rad shirt!