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Before and After: Perfectly Pink Pearled Shorts

Once upon a time I had this wonderful pair of white capris that I just adored. They were so versatile and made every outfit seem expensive. So you can understand how devastated I was when they turned pink in the wash, right? I hope so! Anyway, after hours and hours of trying to bleach them this horrible pink stain remained:


Finally when I overcame my great loss I decided to use the stain to my advantage and take on the obvious...

...To die them even pinker (specifically a color called the 'rose of Paris'!). Then I cropped them, then I cropped them even more. To finish off I sewed on the pearls and turned them into this perfectly pink pair of pearled shorts. Enjoy!




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40 comments:

  1. Val - A Cleaner ClosetJanuary 11, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Adorbs! Way to make something so cute out of an unfortunate laundry incident. :)

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  2. SampadaJanuary 11, 2012 at 11:21 PM

    So cute! I love your blog, there are so many DIYs I want to try out!

    -Rose

    rose-et-violet.blogspot.com

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  3. House of AvandanJanuary 12, 2012 at 12:35 AM

    That is so cute! Great job!

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  4. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:18 AM

    Great job! Very nice DIY!

    Victoria,
    'The Wind of Inspiration' personal style blog

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:46 AM

    I adore these DIY shorts!!

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  6. Forever Miss VanityJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:56 AM

    Those shorts look so cute and I love your blog.
    I'm following
    xxxx
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  7. UnknownJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:00 AM

    Great blog dear!!! Thanks for your comment! I follow you.. if you want take a look to my new blog e follow me!!! :D

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  8. Grace (The Stripe)January 12, 2012 at 10:55 AM

    so sweet!

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  9. Alela SirahJanuary 12, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Very cute DIY! You have a new follower! I do quite a few DIY's myself take a look when you get a chance!
    http://fashionablyspeakn.blogspot.com/2012/01/vintage-of-day.html

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  10. lucia mJanuary 12, 2012 at 1:45 PM

    LOVE IT!!

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  11. Fash BoulevardJanuary 12, 2012 at 3:26 PM

    i obviously need to borrow these shorts. sooooo cute. i love them. adore this post, hun. if you get a second, I'd love to hear what you think of my Gossip Girl inspired look. xo

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  12. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 7:26 PM

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  13. The Sister StudioJanuary 12, 2012 at 8:17 PM

    DARLING. I just love the shorts. Thanks for sharing. :)

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  14. Jazzy E (Hivenn)January 12, 2012 at 9:34 PM

    SO pretty! x hivennn

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  15. Marina January 12, 2012 at 11:31 PM

    Muy bonitos!!!!!

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  16. PaulaJanuary 13, 2012 at 4:14 AM

    Love this, great tip dear! xx

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  17. badBarbaraJanuary 13, 2012 at 8:16 AM

    you are pretty amazing!
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  18. BunnieJanuary 13, 2012 at 12:17 PM

    Aw, well the shorts look super cute! Its sad the capris were stained, but you made something great out of it's flaw.


    xo

    Dolled Up Daily

    Haylee

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  19. ALLAROUNDEVEJanuary 13, 2012 at 5:29 PM

    That's what my mum did to a dress of mine when I was little :) Still have it.

    EAK

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  20. Content Director - Strong Female LeadersJanuary 13, 2012 at 5:40 PM

    Cute one.
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  21. TrendydolapJanuary 13, 2012 at 7:42 PM

    short is so cute! and I love it color!

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  22. Veronica January 13, 2012 at 8:44 PM

    Thanks.. the shorts are really cute! Like the pearls..

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  23. RoxannaJanuary 13, 2012 at 10:34 PM

    Woah, such cute shorts! Great styling idea :). And thanks for your post!

    xx Roxanna

    www.dissectmystyle.com

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  24. nooneJanuary 13, 2012 at 11:34 PM

    great job on the DIY! it looks lovely and looks like they should be pink from the start! :D

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  25. Ms.FashionistaJanuary 14, 2012 at 5:22 AM

    Amazing that you did that yourself! Follow each other?

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    xo

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  26. THE HF BLOGJanuary 14, 2012 at 7:11 AM

    thanks for your comment dear!
    i'm a new follower! nice change ;)
    HF

    http://www.the-hf-blog.blogspot.com/

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  27. MeeraJanuary 14, 2012 at 11:29 AM

    I LOVE this DIY! It is such a creative, funky idea.
    Thank you so much for your comment on my blog! Please stop by again!

    xoxo
    Meera

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  28. UnknownJanuary 14, 2012 at 5:23 PM

    Too cute!! That hem looks great too, wish I could sew that well!!

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  29. Sav GraceJanuary 14, 2012 at 6:47 PM

    Super cute!


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  30. Style by BrunoJanuary 14, 2012 at 8:26 PM

    Nicely done

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  31. StylishByNatureJanuary 14, 2012 at 8:54 PM

    What a transformation !!

    Thanx for lovely comment. Following now...Mind following back ?

    ♡ StylishByNature.com

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  32. SABINNA and DAVIDJanuary 14, 2012 at 11:51 PM

    this is a very cute idea! also really like the details on the shorts!

    xx, Sabinna and David

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  33. Emily ParkJanuary 15, 2012 at 12:10 AM

    thanks so much for your lovely comment :) and these are so adorable! i wish i was good at DIYing. haha :)

    www.lifeasadaydreamer.blogspot.com

    -Emily.

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  34. MJanuary 15, 2012 at 3:31 AM

    your blog is so creative !! love it :D
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  35. AnonymousJanuary 15, 2012 at 8:38 AM

    That is such a cool DIY, I absolutely love the pearls! I just came across your blog and it's great, I'd love to keep in contact with you. Would you like to follow each other? Let me know by leaving a comment on my blog saying you did, or follow me and I promise I'll follow back!
    xoxo, Veena

    http://seven-inch-stilettos.blogspot.com

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  36. UnknownJanuary 15, 2012 at 2:30 PM

    so adorable!! love it!

    - aimee

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  37. Stilettos DiaryJanuary 16, 2012 at 11:05 PM

    lovely idea!! :)
    love
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  38. SaraJanuary 17, 2012 at 1:50 PM

    Amazing DYI, I have to tray it ASAP, the result is awesome and it doesn’t seem so hard to do, thank you for the idea! You have a lovely blog and I am a new follower! Hope you will like my blog and follow back!
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  39. RosemarieJanuary 21, 2012 at 5:45 PM

    Love these! I would love to cut my capris down to shorts.

    Thank you for the inspiration!

    Confession: While trying to copy and paste your URL into a new window, I mistakenly included your link in a comment I left on another blog. I corrected it but I thought it was funny! Haha, happy mistake because I love your blog.

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  40. MaryJanuary 21, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    Great shorts you did!

    http://acupofmary.blogspot.com/

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