Skip to main content

DIY- Stars & Stripes Shorts


The 4th of July is fast approaching and ever since
I was a kid, I made sure I was wearing a red, white, and blue outfit. So to carry on this tradition, I took an old pair of jeans, cut them into shorts, rolled the cuffs, and went DIY on the back pockets. For the stars I used a cookie cutter and a stencil for the flag and smaller star. I used basic acrylic paint in red, white, and blue colors since I already had them and just a small paint brush since it was easier to get the points of the stars painted. After the paint dried I rubbed the painted area with a little silver glitter glue. I'm not sure if the paint will hold up through a washing, but I figure I will just not wear the shorts till the 4th and if the paint comes off, who cares? I still have a pair of jeans shorts to lounge in all summer long.

Supplies:
Jeans or jean shorts
Stencils
Paint brushes
Red, white, and blue acrylic paint
Silver glitter glue
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

How momma got her (blog) groove back!

 Yeah, I've taken a long blog sabbatical. But, it is time to get back at it. Let's face it being a mom is hard work and being a first-time mom is even harder. So, if baby boy goes to bed before midnight haha I'll use my precious spare time to pour a glass sit back and whine  a bit!
Post a Comment
Read more

"Maybe we can sleep in Make you banana pancakes..."

I just love that Jack Johnson song "Banana Pancakes" problem is when I hear it I want to eat them good thing they are super easy to make. Prepared pancakes Butter Bananas Chopped nuts Whip Cream Syrup
Post a Comment
Read more

Kale Yeah!

Oh Kale, when did you become so hipster? But it is pretty darn tasty too. So for dinner we had a nice kale salad 1 C kale, chopped 1 C Spinach, chopped 1/2-1 C Cole slaw blend with carrots 1 can of drained and rinsed white kidney beans 2 Roma tomatoes, chopped 1/2 purple onion, chopped lemon pepper to taste sunflower seeds toss with your favorite dressing So simple and yet satisfying, we completed the meal with a nice piece of buttered bread. YUM!
Post a Comment
Read more