DIY Flared jeans into skinnies with an embellished cuffed hem

Flared jeans used to be all the rage. I remember getting my first pair of flares back in the 7th grade. I felt so fashionable, you wouldn't believe. Now, most of us have already stepped on the skinny jean train, myself included. Although, it did take me a couple of seasons to really get into them. Somehow, I thought I'd look terrible in skinnies. But, luckily I got over it.

So, when I was going through the to-refashion piles back at home, these flared jeans sparked an dea in me. I'd seen a pair of embellished and cuffed jeans on Pinterest ages ago, and thought this would be the perfect match. Also, it's the perfect project to bust some rhinestone stash I had left over from other projects.

 Materials needed: 
1) jeans
2) pins and scissors (only when modifying the cut of the jeans)
3) sewing machine (only when modifying the cut of the jeans)
4) rhinestones, embellishment stones, pearls, beads
5) glue (E6000 works best)

 Step 1 

 If your jeans are already skinnies, then skip this step. But, if you're using an old pair of flared jeans and want to skinnify them, take these steps.
Turn the jeans inside out and put them on. Pin the flared part of the jean legs close to your calves. Take the jeans off (be careful not to hurt yourself with the pins). Sew new side seams where you pinned. Cut off excess fabric from the sides and zig-zag or serge the raw edges.
Dont' worry about the extra length, you'll need that to create the cuff.

 Step 2 

 Turn the hem twice so that it's the right length for you. When you want to use this on a new pair of skinnies, buy a longer pair to be able to cuff them.
Gather all your rhinestone and plan out the pattern or design of the cuffs. Then glue the rhinestones or embellishment stones in place. You could also sew them in place if you have sew-on rhinestones/embellishments, but I really couldn't be bothered.

Easy, peasy! I think next time I'd add even more embellishments, but I wanted to only use supplies I already had at home. More bling is always better, wouldn't you say? (haha)

Hope this inspires you to give your old pair of jeans some oomph.
xo Hanna

Super simple dotted t-shirt DIY

Hi, guys! You can barely call this a tutorial, but since I've been on a fabric paint crush lately, I thought I'd share this t-shirt experiment with you. It's one of those I-have-10-minutes-to-make-something kind of things. It's super simple and very fast, so if you have a t-shirt you'd like to update, give it a try.

I found this t-shirt at home and wasn't too excited about it. I knew it needed a little face-lift. I did this makeover in July on a day I really needed a change from cutting out and clueing together wedding decor. But, I didn't want to spare too much precious time doing something non-wedding-related, so I thought I'd play around with my new love of fabric paint for 15 minutes. This is what I did:

All you need is some fabric paint in your color of choice and an old wine cork as a stamp for the dots. The process itself was super simple. Simply lay out your t-shirt and place a plastic bag inside, so that the paint won't run through to the backside. And, dot away! I did my dots in a completely random pattern, but you could use a ruler to mark the place of the dots with small dots first to space them evenly.

Although I wouldn't call this my favorite t-shirt, I do like it a lot more now. I'm thinking about covering the whole t-shirt in dots. What do you think? Cover it in dots, or leave as is? Let me know in the comments!

xo Hanna

Credits // Author: Hanna Saar // Photography: Hanna Saar and Rein Saar

DIY Paint splatter t-shirt

Hey, guys! It's been a while since I did a DIY on the blog, so I'm excited to share this tutorial with you today. It's a simple project suitable for a complete DIY newbie, so if you've been meaning to make your first project, but don't know where to start, try this to get the ball rolling.

I've been wanting to experiment with fabric paint for quite some time now, and then one day I got this idea to make a paint splatter t-shirt. I think we all remember this technique from elementary school. You don't need to be an artist to create amazing patterns with this method. So, I bought some paint and went for it.

You will need:

• Plain t-shirt (a light color is best, although they do sell fabric paint for dark colored fabric as well)
• Fabric paint (I used 3 different colors from Dylon: deep pink, yellow, and turquoise)
• Small artist brush (the exact size depends on your preference)
• 1 big trash bag
• 2 plastic bags
• scrap fabric for practice

STEP 1

Prep your crafting area for paint. Cut a big trash bag open and lay it one the ground. The fabric paint does come off easily with water, but who wants to spend extra time cleaning up after. Also, prep your t-shirt by placing one (or 2, depending on the size) plastic bag inside the t-shirt. This prevents the paint from leaking through to the other side of the tee.

STEP 2 (optional)

Practice your splatter technique on a scrap piece of fabric to get you wrist action and tapping action going. Also, this will give you a good idea of how much paint to put on the brush, if you need a thicker brush, or if your happy with the pattern you're creating. I was happy with my platter, although I initially thought the splatter would be bigger. For me, the smaller splashes and dots were ok, but you might want to try out different size brushes.

STEP 3

Once your happy with your technique and splatter size, it's time to splatter on the first layer of paint. I wanted my splatter to cover only one half of the t-shirt front and run diagonally from one shoulder to the opposite corner. 

I used the darkest color first, but you can choose the order yourself. Once your happy with your first layer, let dry. 

Repeat with the other fabric paint colors and once your happy with the design, let it dry completely. Once it's dry, iron it as instructed on the paint label.

I think this t-shirt turned out pretty cool, so I'm dreaming up new ways to use fabric paint. I love wearing my new tee with my overalls. Makes me look bad-ass (or so I think).

Have fun splattering!

xo Hanna

P.S. I developed this tutorial for the Estonian fashion magazine MOOD (it was published in the May issue), and they were kind enough to let me share it with you as well.