Boo and I are in Lake Tahoe for a few days. It was thundering and overcast when we arrived. We went on the beach before dinner……and Boo braved the large rocks….even with the stormy waves crashing over them.
Archives for August 2012
Tie Dyeing with Bleach
More projects where we remove color! Tie-dying can be super messy with all the powder and mixing. The same technique can be achieved by removing color instead of adding color. Here are some leggings I made my daughter that were a dark teal and I made them match the top with a sun-washed look by tying and adding bleach:
Dolla Dolla Makes Me Holla
So I put together a little slideshow on Hey, Look at Me of things that I’d need if I had to go back to school…..the list would cost an arm and a leg (especially since I threw in a Vespa……but how awesome would that be?)
My favorite part of the slideshow is a flashback to my horse-themed Trapper Keeper I used to have. That was so rad. Funny, because it looks so budget now…..stock horse photography thrown under some vinyl. But way back when…..I was in love with it:
All of this brought back the memory of the brand Units…..do you remember that store? All the pieces were color coordinated and you could add a patterned belt to “change” the outfit. The belt could also be a mini skirt or a tube top (so versatile!)…..but only if your mom let you wear it. My mom didn’t. Plus I didn’t really have a butt at that age so I just looked ridiculous wearing it anyways. I didn’t have boobs either….but I don’t have boobs now. Whatev.
My sister Perry so kindly reminded me of a few things I forgot to mention:
So after that exchange, I had to go and try to dig up a photo of my Sebagos, and my Hypercolor shirts, and the Units outfits. But I couldn’t find any. They must all be at my mom’s house. But, I did find this photo: [Read more…]
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