11.1.12

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!




40 comments:

Val - A Cleaner Closet said...

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

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Sampada said...

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

-Rose

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House of Avandan said...

That is so cute! Great job!

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THE WIND OF INSPIRATION said...

Great job! Very nice DIY!

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Anonymous said...

I adore these DIY shorts!!

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Forever Miss Vanity said...

Those shorts look so cute and I love your blog.
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Unknown said...

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Grace (The Stripe) said...

so sweet!

Alela Sirah said...

Very cute DIY! You have a new follower! I do quite a few DIY's myself take a look when you get a chance!
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lucia m said...

LOVE IT!!

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Fash Boulevard said...

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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The Sister Studio said...

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

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Jazzy E (Hivenn) said...

SO pretty! x hivennn

Marina said...

Muy bonitos!!!!!

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Paula said...

Love this, great tip dear! xx

badBarbara said...

you are pretty amazing!
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Bunnie said...

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


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ALLAROUNDEVE said...

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

EAK

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Cute one.
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Trendydolap said...

short is so cute! and I love it color!

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Veronica said...

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

Roxanna said...

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

xx Roxanna

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noone said...

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

Ms.Fashionista said...

Amazing that you did that yourself! Follow each other?

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xo

THE HF BLOG said...

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

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

Unknown said...

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

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Sav Grace said...

Super cute!


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Style by Bruno said...

Nicely done

StylishByNature said...

What a transformation !!

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

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SABINNA and DAVID said...

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

xx, Sabinna and David

Emily Park said...

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

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-Emily.

M said...

your blog is so creative !! love it :D
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Anonymous said...

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

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Unknown said...

so adorable!! love it!

- aimee

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Stilettos Diary said...

lovely idea!! :)
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Sara said...

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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Rosemarie said...

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.

Mary said...

Great shorts you did!

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