The DIY Bandwagon

Hey guys ;) , so today I have been oh-so-very-busy DIYing! For those of you who know me personally, I don't DIY (full stop) . I am quite artsy-crafty but for some odd reason I have never DIYed before *shrug- I've never found the time or couldn't be bothered... I got my inspiration to DIY my shorts this way from flipping thru the July edition of COMPANY magazine (>.< fave magazine)!

Okay so jumping right into it, here are all the things you need:

- A pair of shorts or jeans

- A piece of fabric you want to use (could be an old shirt etc.)

- A piece of paper

- Super Glue

- Scissors

- Toothpick (I used a cuticle pusher thingy)

         

It's really quite simple...

1. First choose what you want to replace with fabric (for me it was only one pocket)

2. Place the paper above or beside the area and cut out the shape slightly bigger than it is

3. Choose what part of the fabric you want to use (I chose this totes cute floral print <3) and cut it out against the paper.













4. Compare it to your shorts/jeans pocket to see that it fits before glueing













5. Apply some super glue quickly and precisely to the top seam of the pocket and then cover with fabric

6. Use your toothpick or cuticle pusher to hold the fabric in place. If needed put some more glue on top of the fabric in the seams.7. Test that you've glued it securely at the top by pulling it gently and no gaping holes appear. If they do apply more glue at the top but don't put too much as the fabric will get hard and it will look "wet".

No Gaping

Gaping 

8. Once the top is secure, do the same with the side, as there is no seem it is slightly harder as you have to glue the fabric as close to the side as possible. If you have fabric left over after glueing, cut off with the scissors carefully.

9. When glueing the bottom, make sure to leave about an inch of fabric glued on the inside so when your shorts or jeans ride up it still looks believable!

10. To avoid fraying of the fabric, coat the sides with glue.

~~THE FINISHED PRODUCT~~

So this is my DIY ^ , what's yours?? Go on, jump on the DIY Bandwagon too ;) Leave your pictures of your DIY! It doesn't have to be clothes, it could be for household items, face masks etc. Come on give it a try before summer ends :) ! Don't forget to comment your thoughts on mine too (I've changed the settings so ANYONE can comment so go on. I dare you ;) )

lots of hugs,
littlemissarianna x

My 5 Aims for the Summer {TAG}

It's summer, the time for relaxing and doing whatever you want- whenever you want. But June has already come and gone... and it made me realise that there was only one more month left of summer. More or less, I've had an EPIPHANY (click on the link if you're not quite sure what it means) to complete 5 tasks by the end of July. These tasks are completely random and were all thought of at 1 am, so please excuse any bad grammar :)

1. Start and maintain a blog...
So here it is, the main reason why I started this blog that YOU are now reading! :)


2. Find my perfect lipstick/lipgloss shade...
Yes I am such a girl. But recently I've gone shopping with my girls for some of that lip popping locking colour and could not find a SINGLE shade that suited me!!! So I'm set on findin myself the "perfect" fun lipstick/lipgloss shade for little ole' me.

3. Go rollerblading...
When I was younger, I have to say I was quite the pro at rollerblading... not really. (-.-)" BUT I have recently found my old skates in the garage and I am bent on learning how to roller blade again .

4. Sticking to the Blogilates beginners exercise calender...
I'm sure most of you have heard of Blogilates before- if you haven't please, I'm telling you please for you and your body's sake, just click the link. Blogilates videos are such a fun and, may I say, fabulous way to motivate yourself to keep fit. Cassey Ho has also made monthly calenders to tell you which exercises will help achieve your dream body! Lately I've been skipping out numerous days and honestly haven't really been exercising this summer, which is exactly why this is one of my aims for the summer!


5. Go lake swimming...
Having just recently moved to Finland (okay not really-- I've been here for a year) lake swimming is one of the 'things to do here' (I wouldn't necessarily call it a "tradition"). As there are more than many lakes scattered around the country, it should be quite easy to accomplish :) .


So these are my five aims, and I definitely tag and recommend every single one of you reading this--yes you, to create your own list! If you would like, comment your opinions, thoughts and questions of my list below! Also, feel free to comment your own list! Basically the point of completing these tasks is to feel as if you've achieved and accomplished something new this summer. Hopefully, you and I will. ;)

a thousand hugs,
littlemissarianna x