Outfit a day Part 2- Holiday

So this is the second part of the Outfit a day holiday edition. This is from the last week of my holiday.

This day I wore my denim DIY shorts, white sandals and a aztec print cropped top. 

On this day I put my fringe back (normally a full fringe, the heat didn't do it any good though) and wore my white boyfriend t-shirt and a hemmed skirt which is longer mesh at the back than the front but with a small underskirt underneath. I also wore my white sandals.

On this day I wore a plain black vest top and a pair of patterned short shorts from New Look. I paired these with my white converse.

On this day we were going on a trip to Puerto Banus so I wanted to look quite nice. I wore a black bandeau top with a plain black maxi skirt too. I wore my white sandals because they were the comfiest.

I wore a necklace with angel wings in it and matched it with this angel wings ring. Other than that I wore a red shambala bracelet and nothing else.

Because of the heat and pool water my hair had been drying naturally wavy so I left it, added some salt spray and put it half up half down with a plain black clip quite messily.

For my make-up I did a silver and black smokey eye with red lipstick.

On this day it was my birthday so I wore this maxi dress with the skirt underneath because i =t was my favourite. I'd also just been shopping and bought this cropped top with the mesh at the top. I wore a pair of black toms underneath. I'd straightened my fringe too and curled the ends of my hair.

On this day I wore my black maxi skirt again with my white sandals. I also wore the same top as before but in red (I bought two)

And on the last day I wore my DIY denim shorts and my black lace backed top. I left my hair natural and paired it with my white sandals.

Overall I loved dressing up nicely to go out and I'm quite proud of the outfits that I made with the clothes that I'd brought. I also had an amazing holiday which I will probably post about soon.

Stay Happy

Sarah

Video

So my new video is up on YouTube!

Want to know how I made these shorts?

Then check out my new YouTube video here>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkS5dPz2j08

Thanks for reading,

Stay Happy,

Sarah

DIY Denim!

Hey Guys!

So when I went to get changed today I put a pair of denim jeans on that had gotten a hole in them quite a while ago. The hole wasn't particularly big but over time it's gotten bigger and bigger, so now it just looks like it's gaping, and looks a bit trampy so I decided to make them into shorts. I really wanted a pair of denim shorts for the summer, so I thought why not save some money and make them myself. I've made shorts from pants before so I thought I'd just show you how I did it :)

So from these jeans.....

to these funky denim shorts.

So if you would like to see the transformation just keep reading :)

To start the only things you'll need are:

A pair of scissors

And some chalk (optional but it just helps)

 The first thing you need to do with lay your jeans out flat on the floor facing up. Then this is optional but I don't like cutting the whole leg off at once so I fold the jean leg up at the knee so it creases and then I draw a line with my chalk where I want to cut it.

 and then this is the result. You could always leave the jeans like this with the 3/4 length. It's great for summer, and they're really fun to wear with a pair of dolly shoes or converse. 

 The next thing you need to do, preferably when you have the jeans on, is mark where you want to cut the leg off at. I recommend doing it a little bit longer than you want them to be, because you can always trim them to the proper length you want later on. Just mark the length you want with some chalk or a pencil.

And then you can take them off and draw a line the whole way across the leg. Then start to cut the leg across the line. It doesn't have to be especially neat because you can always trim them neater later on.

So after you've cut the front of the jeans, turn them over so they're face down and carry on with the same line along the back. If it helps draw the line in chalk first like I have done.

 And then just trim the edges to make sure they look neat. 

After you've done this, do exactly the same with the other leg, making sure the leg lengths stay the same. If you trim one side a little bit, make sure you trim the other side the same amount so they look even.

Eventually they should look something like this:

But as you can see from the second picture, the bottom of my shorts at the back is longer than the front so I took them off again and trimmed them down. I kept repeating this, trying them on for size, and then taking them off and trimming away some of the length until they were the size I wanted them to be. Eventually I got them the way I wanted them.

And finally, to finish them off I didn't want the bottom of my shorts to be straight, because they obviously look cut so I started to fray the bottoms. To fray the shorts I just picked at the white threading at the bottom, so it came out of place. This left the ends of the blue threads on their own, which made them look fuzzy. I carried on doing this all the way round the bottom of the shorts and got this effect:

You don't have to do this but I think it makes the shorts look a whole look better.

And there you have it, brand new looking shorts. These shorts are perfect for the summer or because the weather here in the UK is still FREEZING you can always pair them with some tights and a long sleeved tee. I can't wait to wear these and take them on my holidays, where I can wear over my bikini by the pool or on the beach. I'm getting way too excited!

So I hoped this helped if you were making your own shorts, and if you did, let me know how they went. But if you were just reading this for inspiration, I hope they inspired you to create your own. You don't even need a nice pair of jeans. I've used a cheap pair from a charity shop before or even hand me down clothes are perfect, you don't need to spend loads on a pair of jeans just to cut them up. I've had these jeans for years and I think they are finally worn, but not anymore! I can get loads more wears out of these shorts now!

Hope you like them,

Stay Happy, 

Sarah