Dancewear re-fashion: crop top (2)

This is just a quick re-fashion post that really just shows the difference rhinestones can make!

This is the same plain crop top I used in this earlier post, but this time I added colourful rhinestones of all different sizes and I LOVE how it turned out! I have had many complements on it and it could always work for a costume or just help you stand out in a audition or workshop.

Really sorry about the terrible quality of all these photos, especially this one but the strap got very badly damaged and is falling apart so I am in the process of fixing it and it doesn't look pretty!

This was just a plain v-neck lycra leotard that I got for christmas and was the perfect candidate for some plain rhinestones in the centre. Most of my friends didn't even recognise it after the rhinestones !

Just shows what a little sparkle can do!

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As if I didn't have enough

I bought 2 new washi tapes here in London :D I tried not to but it can be hard to find them and after all who can resist neon pink ? I had actually seen the orange and red tape on Pinterest and loved it but couldn't find it anywhere that would ship. Delighted with my purchases :)

What to do with terrible Instax photos ☹

So I gave in..... I used my Instax, but now I regret it.

I couldn't stand not taking photos so very stupidly I decided to take photos of some flowers. Yes, flowers. And sadly the first 3 turned out crap, this happens a LOT to me, I get a craving to use the camera and then take a handful of duds. If anyone else uses on of these cameras you will know how expensive and hard to get film is....

The Solution? Washi Tape!

Washi tape has a particular way of making even the worst photos look a little cuter. At least now when I look through my album I won't be too mad and it was a good opportunity to try out some of my new tapes and at least now I know not to photograph flowers....

Instax withdrawal ☹

All summer I have been happy snapping with my Instax mini 7s. Without school and dance I have had a LOT of time on my hands, I have now finished my first album and am almost halfway into my second one! You can see more on these in an older post here. But, since I have come back from my dance intensive "Shawbrook Summer School" where I used my rainbow film, which you can see here I have had nothing to photograph! Given that the film is so expensive I'm not exactly going to go out and take photos of some flowers! My best friend in the whole world and fellow Lomographer Sarah has been away at another intensive, so even my photo buddy isn't here! I am dreaming of hearing that printing buzz again! Hopefully I will get some shots next week when she returns and with our other bunhead buddy Elizabeth before I head off to The Dublin Cheer Experience on Wednesday :D Which I will post more about next week!
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Annoying Instax mini film cartridges

These little things are driving me crazy ! Every time I take an empty cartridge out of my Instax I feel like there is something I could do with it ! I know some people turn them in to photo frames but I am looking for something else..... But what ?

There may be a DIY post on its way :P

✿Dancewear re-fashion: Crop top ✿

So at our studio we don't really get the opportunity to wear things like cute crop tops (sadly we really are Bunheads )

Anyways, whenever opportunity knocks we will jump at the chance to wear something fun! I have always been a little bit obsessed with my dancewear... I LOVE all the styles and adding a little bit to it yourself and just how fun it can be!.. But not really the price (especially if its not your run of the mill black camisole leotard). 

Recently, Penneys/Primark have started to sell plain crop tops in just the basic black, white and grey. As soon as I saw them I knew I could have some fun jazzing them up !

I started off with a plain black crop top that I bought in Penneys/Primark for €3

The next step was to ruche or gather the centre of the crop top to give it a different neckline. I think I gathered it to about 2 1/2 inches from the top of the item but just do it until you like the shape. To gather the centre, secure the thread at the top of the garment then make a running stich down as far as you like then bunch the fabric up and try to neatly sew it in place. 

I had bought a dark animal print stretch fabric months before so I decided to use that as the fabric for my straps. 

I cut the fabric into roughly 3/4 inch strips  long enough to cover the straps after being braided. I secured the strips in a stack of three by sewing them discreetly. I then braided the strips and secured them the same way. 

I sewed these braids to the original straps because I thought it would be easier than sewing them as new  ones. I also sewed an extra piece of fabric over the centre to just tie the whole piece together. 

The Final Product:

Please excuse the terrible selfie!

Re-washi taping my instax mini 7s

If you look at some of my earlier posts you can see that I used a hot pink chevron washi tape to cover some parts of my Instax Mini, well, when I was at a residential dance summer school last week I accidentally put my camera in the bag with my clothes which I decided to throw on the floor when frantically looking for a particular leotard. Anyways, I found it at the bottom of my bag with the batteries out and when I put them back in it wouldn't work *minor panic*. After tearing off all of the washi tape and shaking it around a little it started working again *panic over*.  But then I had a washi tape-less Instax! The perfect opportunity to try out one of my new patterns!

I chose the orange and white stripe that my best friend Sarah got me :)

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Dancewear re-fashion

I have had this cotton, forest green Plume leotard for a really long time now but I rarely wear it as it has a crazy high leg line and is super low cut so it looks pretty ridiculous on me. (This is not me BTW its just the photo on the website)

After seeing a Tshirt refashion using a bleach pen, I decided to give it a go on my cotton leotard. I decided on a *zig-zag/Aztec pattern which I drew on with chalk first. I then traced over the chalk outline with a Clorox bleach pen ( I ended up running out of it so I made my own, see link below) It tells you to leave it for about 3/4 minutes but because the leotard was so dark and was not completely cotton I ended up leaving it on for about and hour and a half. After that all you need to do is rinse it off then put it through the washing ( I did it by itself in case some of the bleach and dye ran etc.) and you will have a super cute patterned leotard !

*You can use whatever pattern you want
Bleach Gel Recipe

The Finished Product !

Washi Tape crazy

Something else that arrived this week was the washi tape I ordered off Ebay. I ordered 7 rolls off Ebay, I had the three chevrons previously and my wonderful Co-blogger Sarah got me the red polka dot, orange stripe and the super adorable "Happy Birthday" tape. I am super excited to start some new projects with my new cute patterns.

So far I have shown you 2 projects which I will link below, my most recent project was covering my mothers iPad mini smart cover. I used my new purple tape and this was the result :)

Washi tape Instax mini 7s

I have been wanting to customise my Instax mini 7 for a while now, so I looked online for accessories but then it hit me! I had bought some Washi Tape recently on my holiday to the US! Perfect for adding some fun to any item ! 

I chose a hot pink chevron and covered the cover for the battery area, the button, and the little knob at the other side.

I absolutely love it now ! :D