The Lovely Fall

Hello lovely readers.

Well, now that it's officially started snowing here in Utah I thought I'd share a few moments from my Fall! (I'm just a little bit late.)

I really wanted to get out and do all sorts of things this fall. I think I achieved that for once!

I went out on several hikes to enjoy the fall colors and leaves.
These I took when I did Dry Canyon trail.
Secret: I was so antsy this morning I went out by myself. I know it's a bad idea. Don't do it. (But I was fine, of course.)

 awkward eys? yes.

 These were taken up Provo canyon. Ok. I can't even remember what trail it was. I went with my mom and dad and it was so lovely!

I hiked the Y at night. Truth: I've never actually hiked the Y until now. Even though I'm a BYU graduate. Shame.

xo
s

Adventures with bleach

Inspired by these blogs (1,2) I've tried bleaching a few of my old things.

This was a t-shirt that my friend Amy gave me for my 16th birthday. (thanks amy.) Well, we could just say it isn't quite my style anymore. I still really liked the fit of the tee. So I thought to myself, "Hey, if I could make the whole tee be tan colored, then you wouldn't be able to read the words quite so much!"

Good thinking, self. 

 So I put it in a plastic bin and poured straight bleach over it. (I know you're supposed to use water too, but I didn't.) All the black seeped out and man it smelled horrible!

I left it in the bleach for a couple of hours. 

Washed it by hand in the sink. And hung it up in the shower to dry.

 This is the result! Holy smokes!

I love the new color.

According to this color chart, I think it's either "jasmine" or "Naples yellow." I'm good with that. they're both exotic! Just my style. 

What do you think? Would you ever try bleaching the crap out of something you own?

xo steph

Sunday Picnic II

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This might be do-able, right? Maybe?
Apparently I am craving a summer picnic party like this. Who wants to come?

I wish I could do some of these things with my house.

Alas,
I live in an apartment
I don't have money for things like that
It's a good day if the dishes are done.

But here are some pretty things for you to look at anyway!

All from Belle Maison A new blog that I found!

Skirt from Dress!

I've had this dress for several years now, and it was getting dingy from so much wear, tear, and love. It has a metallic print that started to rub off. It just made it look dirty. Not to mention that it was borderline short back before marriage, but now it is definitely too short! 

It sat in my D.I. bag for a long time, but I decided to pull it out and see what I could do with it!

Step 1.Cut off the top. This dress had smocking in the middle, so I cut above the smocking.

Step 2. Hem the top raw edge.

Step 3. Bleach test. I wanted a change of color, especially considering dingy metallic print. So I used the waistband ties that I had cut off to test how the color would turn out. After I let them dry I could see what the final color would look like. (Bleached items turned out surprisingly lighter that anticipated once they dried)

Step 4. Bleach the item. I let the skirt sit in 1:1 parts bleach and hot water for about 1 hour.

Step 5: Wash and rinse item. I hand washed the skirt several times before a through rinse and dry. 

THE RESULT

It took me so long to put out this tutorial, because I so wish I had amazing pictures like all the amazing bloggers out there, but I've decided it's better to post than not, so here it is! comments are always loved!

Pictures by Someone Else

I have a few before and after projects that I am dying to share, but I cannot find my camera cord anywhere! Boo. So the pictures are sitting, wanting to be posted. You will see them soon my friends, soon.

So for now, please enjoy a few pictures from other people of spaces that I love!

Pink Wallpaper

Plush Palate

Ada and Darcy