Jeans-to-Shorts Toooootorial! (Bleached/tie-dye shorts, that is!)

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I came across this tutorial a la Pinterest and thought it looked too easy not to try...so...I tried! And I am pretty happy with how it turned out! Yay! :D

1. So grab ye some jeans! Or some shorts...they can be any color, but the darker, the better! I bet khaki would look cool, but I haven't tried that yet. I had these jeans, and my stubby legs did weird things in them cause they were too long and and and its a long story. I don't like jeans. ANYWAY.

2. OFF WITH YER LEGS. I like to cut mine long so I have lots of room to mess up. Baha.

3. Grab a handful of rubber bands and tie up your shorts like you would a regular tie dye t shirt. 

4. Completely forget to take pictures of this ste- oh wait. Thatttt's just me. I'm sorry about that, girls and dudes, but I, once again, forget to photographically evidence this next step.

5. Acquire a plastic tub, and fill it with 1 part water and 1 part bleach. You'll want to put enough in there to completely cover your pants-wad.

6. Let it soak until its the color lightiness you want, and fish that sucker out! I left mine for about 30 minutes because I wanted SUPREME WHITENESS.

7. Now you can just leave them cut-offs, but I don't like cut-offs on me, so I hemmed mine. OPTIONAL. Totally optional :)

8. Go take awkward self-portraits of your pants in the driveway with your tripod!

Yeahhhh. LikeIsaid. AWKS. TOTZ AWKS.

Prettiful Paper Protector Picture Pockets!

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Alliteration are awesome! Baha okaynowanyway! This is going to be a shortsie post, but I found this project on Pinterest....SOMEWHERE...and loved the idea and it was so EASY. When I make some more I will post a tutorial for you guys, because, likeIsaid, EASY. 

So the most handsome man on the plan-, I mean, my fiance, (who shall henceforth be referred to as 'The Fabulous Mr. S') just went through Navy Basic Training, and while he was gone, I wrote him a letter for every day he was there. And, (as much for me as for him) with every day he was gone, I would take a picture of the number of days he had left and send it to him. It gave me a challenge and it helped the days go by :) I didn't want to just throw the pictures away, so I decided to save them in my Large Purple Notebook Of Mr. S's Things :)

When I post the tutorial, I will take better pictures. basically, all you do is sew vertical channels in a regular ol' sheet protector, put your papers/pictures/flowers/whatevers in and then sew them in nice and snug with horizontal channels! The possibilities for these are ENDLESS, and I am hoping to do some more in the very near future. I'll share with you guys, of course, because ya'll are fabulous :)

Also, this can be good if scrapbooking isn't your speed, but you still want to preserve your memories in a easily accessible (and still cute, in my opinion!) way.

jordan

A Slightly More Personal Post...

Hello, fabulous people! I am sorry for my absence, I had been planning a very special trip...one that involved my wonderful fiance graduating from Navy Basic Training! Now I know what you're thinking, 'THIS IS NOT CRAFT RELATED!' It is going to tie in, eventually, I promise, but some trip pictures first! :D

Naval Station Great Lakes, Chicago, IL

Fiance's division!

After graduation. Best. Moment. Of. My. Life. 

Was it a long 2 months? Uhmyes.

Hey there, Sailor :)

Waiting on our Chicago pizza! It COMPLETELY lived up to the hype!

It was one of the most wonderfully wonderful amazing fabulous weekends of my existence. I have missed him more than I even thought possible, but I am so unbelievably proud of him! I know this isn't a normal craft-y post, but this handsome man is one of my biggest fans and sources of encouragement when it comes to the things I make. I love you, darling :)

jordan