DIY Lessons with MissPinkyBinky: Rainbow Rhinestone Necklace

I've been obsessed with neon  colored accessories but since I'm a budget fashionista, I never really spend too much on accessories. It's either I'd buy accessories from my secret places or I'd make my own. Recently, I've been so attracted with these rainbow colored crystal/rhinestone necklaces. Not knowing where to get them, I thought of making my own. Yes these "pang beauty queen" necklaces are very common. But i haven't seen them in rainbow colors. I never thought I'd be able to appreciate these kinds of fancy jewelry. Haha. Here's a very simple step you can do at home to transform that "pang beauty queen" necklace into a trendy rainbow colored statement necklace.

INSPIRATION

 First and second image from http://www.etsy.com/shop/DolorisPetunia

Image from http://richesforrags.tumblr.com

WHAT YOU NEED:

The cheap ones didn't work. The ones I used are from Sally Hansen, Face Shop and Wet and Wild.

The only thing you have to do here is paint it the way you like it. You can experiment with colors or patterns and you're good to go. I'm not sure of is how long the color can stay but what I'm not definite about is that they're fab enough to compliment my outfits! :)

DIY Lessons with MissPinkyBinky: Dip Dye Shorts

I felt really bad when I accidentally bleached my peach shorts from Zara after putting my wet, colorful scarf on top of it. I thought it was already hopeless because it didn't even pass as my favorite "pambahay". For a year, it became one of the forgotten items in my closet. If not for the dip-dye trend that became a very hot summer trend, I wouldn't have remembered it. I was actually thinking of bleaching my white shorts but then, tadah! I saw this in the far corner or my closet while I was looking for my white shorts. Below, I wrote a blow by blow process on how to achieve the perfect dip-dye look for your old shorts. :)

 Here's how it looked like before I dyed it.

 What you'll need:

       Venus dye (color of your choice)

       Old shorts

       Zonrox

First thing that you have to do is dye your shorts in to your desired color. In the case of my shorts, it's original color is peach so i decided to use orange dye. Here's how it looked like right after...

I didn't like how the color turned out so I soaked it in a Zonrox+water solution for a few minutes to achieve a washed look. I forgot to take a photo of it after the first wash/soak but I hope you can imagine it. After the first wash, I soaked the bottom portion of my shorts in pure Zonrox to wash-out the color completely. Here's how it looked like after 2 washes... 

After achieving the desired color and look, saok it in water then let it dry. After doing these easy to follow steps, all you have to do is style it. You can either cut it into your desired length, add studs or fray the hem and voila!

So how do you like my not-so-new-new-shorts? I can't wait to wear it! :)