"Pin"- Spiration: DIY Bleached Denim

Remember when I told you all that I love denim? I was serious. I remember the acid wash jeans trend when I was younger, and I didn't get the memo they came back.

Until I saw these....

The Style Climber

To say I fell in love is an UNDERSTATEMENT!

So what did I do? I hurried to YouTube and found me a tutorial. Since I had everything I needed at home (except rubber bands), I decided I was gonna try it later when I got home. I love a good DIY, and this one seemed quick and easy. I couldn't wait to get home and try it.

And I did...

and here is how they turned out...

*Hangs Head in shame*

See...what had happened was...I THOUGHT I knew what I was doing. I THOUGHT I remembered everything from the YouTube tutorial, and I didn't refer back to it before starting this process. I added almost an ENTIRE container of bleach to the bin and NO water!

A mess.

Not to mention I almost hyperventilated from all the chemicals in the garage. Oh God that was a disaster.

So...I tried again.

A little better

These were okay, but as you can see on the left leg, I didn't have as much of the bleached effect that I wanted. Not bad for the second try though.

The next day, I took myself to Pinterest and decided to search to see if I could find a tutorial on how to do this, because that YouTube one wasn't doing it for me (if you watched it, you can probably see why). In typical Pinterest fashion...it saves MY day.

Pinterest Link and Blog Source

With my new found direction, I was determined to try again. I really wanted to do this on a darker rinse pair of jeans (like the ones that were destroyed in the first pic), so I headed to Old Navy, and bought these that were on clearance AND a size smaller (shameless plug...I know), and went back home for my third try.

They say third times is always a charm because...

I got it right y'all! 

I am telling you all! If you are not on Pinterest, you are missing out in LIFE! That site has a tutorial, recipe, inspiration, or picture of ANYTHING you can think of! Create an account...like YESTERDAY and get to being "Pin"Spired! Oh...and of course follow me here! You can get a sneak peek of things I plan on featuring on my future "Pin"-Spiration posts.

Thanks for reading.

Ok, Bye!