DIY dip-dyed ombre sweater

One of the newest trends I am loving right now is the dip-dyed ombre look. I've seen pants, dresses, sweaters, jackets, and over-sized shirts sporting this hot trend.

This ombre sweater sells for $24.80 at Forever 21

I decided, hey, maybe I can make my own ombre sweater! So I did!. There's tons of videos on youtube on how to ombre pretty much anything, if this is something you wanna try to do as well.
I found an oversized sweatshirt at my local Goodwill for like 5 bucks and I got the dye from Hobby Lobby for like 3-4 bucks. So overall I spent less than $10!

So how did I do this? First you prepare the dye solution and then place it in a bucket (you need to do this while the water is still hot!). Next you dip the bottom half of your sweater in the bucket. Keep the water moving. Since this part will have the strongest color, keep in the bucket for at least half an hour. (You probably do not want to be holding the sweater for the full 30 minutes so try to find a way to hang it while at the same time have the bottom half soak in the bucket). Last, lower the sweater into the bucket a little more and leave in here for another 15 minutes. After this, wring it and rinse it in cold water. You can then place it in the dryer or hang it to dry and Ta-dah!

I'm kinda obsessed with studs right now, so I put some on my sweatshirt.

Doggy Fashion

One of the newest trends these past few years is dressing up your furry best friends in cute and adorable outfits. Although this is totes adorable, these clothes can be quite expensive!!

How cute is this little fellow?

If the expensive prices are what's deferring you from dressing your puppy in the latest trends, fear not. I have a solution. Look for old clothes or pieces of fabric you may have laying around your house and start cutting away. You don't know how to sew? No problem; use super-hot glue if you have cut more than one piece of fabric. I decided to make my Chihuahua a denim vest.

Here's what I did: I found a sleeve of a denim jacket I had already re-fashioned (blog entry: The Perfect Denim Vest) and used that sleeve to make a vest for my doggy. I did not even have to sew up anything! I just had to figure out where I wanted her front legs to be and cut two holes there.I also trimmed the sleeve so it would not look so long on Chiquita. I had some studs laying around too so I added those to the vest as well and eventually got this.

Chiquita looks so hardcore.