December 29, 2011

DIY "OMBRE DENIM SHIRT"







I FINALLY got around to do this DIY but since I didn't want to ruin one of my favorite denim shirts, I went and bought a cheap one at a small store and luckily, the operation was successful!. ...This DIY is as simple as they come so if you are feeling adventurous, here is what you need and the step by step:


YOU NEED

*Special fabric bleach in powder (if you can't find it, use normal bleach)
*Gold buttons (make sure they are the same size as the buttons you are replacing)


HOW TO

1. Remove all the old buttons from the shirt (thats if you decide to change the buttons like I did)

2. If you are using the special fabric bleach, follow the instructions on the package to get the color off the sleeves. I had to heat up the water and pour the powder into the hot water.

3. If you are using normal bleach, pour the bleach (Carefully, otherwise you will stain your clothes) on a small tub with a little bit of water (enough to cover the part you want to bleach).

4. Make the sleeves wet BEFORE you get them in the pot or tub.

5. Once you have your sleeves wet and on the water with the beach, leave it there and move it occasionally so that the color disappears evenly.

6. See the color disappear and get it out of the water when you are happy with the shade. (you can leave it until its very light or maybe a lighter shade of blue).

7. Rinse it and dry it (I washed it again with fabric softener to get the bleach smell off it)

8. If you decide to change the buttons as I did, stitch them once its dry.

WHY DONT YOU TRY IT AT HOME? ;)




174 comments:

Ida said...

I love it!
Kisses from Poland

www.stylishmaniac.blogspot.com

Mela said...

Such a great idea for a D.I.Y !
Mela xx

http://melamusings.blogspot.com/

Irene Buffa said...

I did something similar last year!
Amazing!

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Arnold Teja said...

Nice D-I-Y ,Andy!

xx

Flora Moreno de Thompson said...

I have a boring button down that I think I'm going to try this with. Thanks for the inspiration!

Maggie ☮ said...

That looks really cool! I especially love the gold buttons!! <3

Honorata said...

Great idea to refresh the shirt!!!Girl you're creative type!!


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The Car Addict said...

Really like it!!

I wish you a gorgeous HAPPY NEW YEAR! Hopefully 2012 turns out to be YOUR Year!! :)


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my lifebook said...

just a piece of art:)

gigitjari said...

nice2 love it

Style-Pursuit said...

OMG! You always come up with the most amazing DIY projects! :o)

x

Miri said...

Oh wow - love it!


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A said...

Cute idea! I love the buttons!

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Styledrive said...

Can't wait to try this!

Laura said...

Amazing Andy!! I love this shirt =) You made a nice job haha!

Xoxo
http://lauralexo.blogspot.com

fiorka said...

wow! wow! wow! amazing!

Daniela Chimal said...

iNTERESTING DIY! maybe i'll use a old t-shirt jean from my mom :P!

BESOS DESDE MÉXICO!
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Fashion It Is You said...

I like it :)
You have great ideas

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Kila said...

Wooooow!! Love it!!
Andy, you're so creative! Thanks for sharing~ I'll try it;-)

Love,
Kila

Monika said...

Love your ideas Andy! Have a beautiful day

want more fashion said...

wooow that is a great post !
love this idea !
want to make it =)

Jez said...

Hola Andy!
Buenísimo en DIY que hiciste, tenes mucho talento para las creaciones de indumentaria!
Voy a intentarlo, siempre quiero hacer DIY pero entre que me falta tiempo y que siempre me olvido, nunca hago nada! Pero definitivamente este DIY tengo que hacerlo!
Un beso grande y Felices Fiestas!

The life after said...

Very cool. You're always so full of ideas!

The Life After

anna said...

love your DIY posts! I definetely must try this!

http://brandnewbyanna.blogspot.com

Lola said...

Nice one!

Vasilieva said...

Such an awesome idea. The buttons look fab and I'm loving the deep dyed sleeves

http://www.vasilievablog.com/

Xx

Miss Shannon Kaitlyn Veronica said...

Thanks for the tips!! always wanted to try this! xx

http://shesingsndrinks.blogspot.com/

marcella said...

this looks pretty cool and really simple to do :)
http://urbanprettygirl.blogspot.com/

Ramona said...

Nice idea :))


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Stamina said...

The final result is perfect! Like you bought it this way!

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Rosa said...

Que idea más genial!

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Grin said...

Awesome! I'm gonna try it!:)

Sandra Merino said...

love the result!! it looks fantastic and super original!!

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Ln said...

I like the idea. But I want to see you wearing it;)

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Modelovers said...

A very good idea! It Looks fantastic!

Tanja

www.modelovers.de

Michelle said...

nice idea love, im having a Kate Spade giveaway, come join if u like? http://mwanwan.blogspot.com/2011/12/kate-spade-giveaway.html

Between Heels said...

Una idea genial!!

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soffi said...

so doing this!

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Aida said...

Loved the idea, gotta try it!


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Helena said...

Me ha encantado, así que lo intentaré ^^
También tengo muchos DIY's en mi blog, por si tienes tiempo para pasarte :)
http://helenabyelena.blogspot.com

xoxo

Anonymous said...

I LOVE your DIY works!
I'm gonna try this one ;)

Styleclouds said...

Fantastic DIY!!! Absolutely fantastic!!! xo, Christina

http://www.styleclouds.de

Carlotte said...

Really awesome DIY!
Just one question, is your bracelet from fashionology.nl?

jolenesfashiondiary said...

Great DIY!
http://jolenesfashiondiary.blogspot.com/

Natalie Leung said...

seriously super awesome!! your effect is the nicest!

natalie
http://lucyandtherunaways.blogspot.com

Morgan said...

WOW such a great idea :)

http://mojomade.blogspot.com
Morgan xx

monkeyshines ♥ said...

brilliant idea! love the result!

Bises,
monkeyshines
http://monkeyshines-monkeyshines.blogspot.com/

kriss said...

amazing DIY!:)

Laura said...

This looks so cool! Great idea!

Hermanas Bolena said...

ME ENCANTAAAAAAAA!!!!!

ha quedado preciosa andy!!!

mejor que antes sin duda!!!

muy chulo el DIY!!!

Un besazo guapa!!!

HERMANAS BOLENA
http://hermanasbolena.blogspot.com/

Laura said...

Looks perfect :)

xxx
Laura

http://the-shoe-issue.blogspot.com

Miss Universo Paralelo said...

Me encanta el resultado!

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ely said...

You have such fantastic ideas! This shirt is simply wonderful!! I 'll try it at home sooner or later!

Niña imantada said...

Genial Andy! Voy a intentarlo! :)
Me encanta tu blog. Un gran abrazo desde España :)

Toni said...

I wanted to do this similarly and dip the top of the shirt...but I'm yet to find a decent denim shirt in a charity shop...typical! Looks awesome :)

http://ttonicaroline.blogspot.com

Su said...

Great idea!
Su.
www.sulikesclothes.blogspot.com

Asia Yakushevich said...

I'm just thinking about it and searching in google how to do it!!! And you are posting in time;) I want to do it with my old jeans skirt! Thank you, Andy, so much:)

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fasholina said...

Love it! <3
Great job! :)

http://fasholina.blogspot.com/

Laura said...

This looks great
I really need to try it out myself! :)x

Sabrina T. said...

it's really gorg!!very useful post girl!I hope u give us other suggestion like this in future's posts!:)

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N* said...

Great job! xoxo

StyleFax said...

Em...I'm kinda speachless right now...WOW!

I could never never believe that this shirt would change like that..


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Kisses :)

Julie208 said...

great !! nice idea

Alice Lee said...

woooooooow, great job ♥

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Carmen said...

wauww very cool! thanks andy!

onbeauty said...

i just love it andy! awesome tutorial, thank you so much for sharing! are u still in mexico or are you already back to amsterdam?
love the blog and the DIYS are definitely my favorites!
xx
anna

liveonbeauty.org

The Fancy Teacup said...

The shirt turned out wondrously, Andy! You make it seem so effortless, love it. x

www.TheFancyTeacup.com

Vilette said...

This DIY is not so complicated as I thouhgt = ) And effect is amazing!

http://archiveofmystyle.blogspot.com

catarina F Pinto said...

I Love DIYs!! This one is definitely a must! Got to try it!

Fashion Yoanna said...

It is a great idea :)

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Miladies said...

WOW! How gorgeous :)

Kisses from www.bpeinternational.blogspot.com

Miladies**

Thefashionguitar said...

Great DIY. Thanks for sharing!

XO Charlotte
www.thefashionguitar.com

Eline said...

it is looking amazing!
Great job!

L y A said...

Lovely & Easy !!
Happy new Year 2012 !!
Kisses
Lore
http://plikipliki.blogspot.com

Roby said...

Andy you are the best fashion blogger of the world!! I try to do this shirt! :*

Zweiteiler said...

awesome! I love this DIY!!! you are so inspirating.

crystal

SweeT_Love said...

WOOw beautiul

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*chara said...

Very nice idea.
I love the result!

xx
http://skinnyandflavored.blogspot.com/

Sandra said...

Lovely shirt!!! Kisses! S.

http://lepetitruemazagran.blogspot.com/

Laura said...

It turned out great! I'm a mess with this kind of things..

xxx

Raspberry and Rouge said...

SUCH a cool diy!! XO Rebecca
http://raspberry-rouge.com

linsey sijmons said...

Awesome, awesome, awesome!!!

With love,
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Karen Ussene said...

OMG ANDY THAT IS GENIOUS! GREAT IDEA!

Lumos Design said...

really nice idea, maybe you could also do the same for the collar.

http://lumosdesigns.blogspot.com

Anonymous said...

great!

Orchid said...

I love it XO Eve

http://orchid-orchidea.blogspot.com/

zrno radosti said...

so cool! :)

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Carolina said...

Great diy! =)
However if using normal bleach, don't use hot water. This will cause a reaction that makes chloroform vapor! (I know Andy didn't say anything about hot water with normal bleach, but just in case) ^_^

Angelina said...

Amazing! Looks very nice. :)

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Lifelessrobot said...

I think I'll try to do something similar

Stephanie / FAIIINT said...

This turned out really nicely! I love doing this on black denim jeans, you get a lovley black -> navy -> sky blue -> white fade! Oh, I want to go dip dye now...

Stephanie / FAIIINT.COM x

vogueno5 said...

i love it ! you are very creative : )

raQuel* said...

muy bonito

Male said...

Hola! Te quedo genial, me encanto. Besos
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IL said...

I love diy-posts!

madstyling said...

Great diy! xo Madeleine
www.madstyling.com

simplelove said...

loveeeeeeeeeeeeeee it! <3 andy You are so creative!

I also made my own shirt! must put it on my blog!

fashion tree said...

Lovely! :)

xx
www.followfashiontree.blogspot.com

The Princess Little Box said...

Great idea, must try at home =)

***
www.theprincesslittlebox.blogspot.com

OceanWind said...

I like so much this DIY posts, so inspires me to do something too!!!

(Amny, I experienced earlier some problems to post comments here)

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Messy Little Monsters said...

super cute! loving the idea!!
- mac

http://messylittlemonsters.blogspot.com/

Laura. said...

woow, the result is very nice! : )

Seycil Ciceylia said...

well, i should buy more button and change all my buttton up shirt.. thanks andy

www.sccorner.com

SAMANTHA said...

oh I love this! thank you andy!



www.dragonnfruit.com

Bch said...

Great idea!!!! :D
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Fashiable said...

Such a great idea. Can't wait to see the 'new' denim blouse on you!

www.fashiable.nl

Leila Mekhdiyeva said...

lovely :D

xx Leila

http://leilabellz.blogspot.com

The Little Texan said...

awesome diy! ombre is so in right now! :)

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james adam said...

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I need some websites related to children fashion and dresses like www.jellythepug.com. Please help me if anyone know about these type of websites.

Thanks

Melissa said...

such a great diy I might have to try this

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annalisa said...

neeed to try this soon!

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Prim and Polished said...

I'm always changing my buttons for golden buttons, it really makes the difference, thanks for this post! ;)

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Ambyr said...

This turned out awesome. I'm surprised I love it. I'm usually against fading of fabrics, but this looks so chic!

xoxo
http://www.thewrittenrunway.com

Fashion Me Wild - Style Team said...

Love the idea!



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SoliuMcqueen said...

That's amazing! I'll try it as soon as possible! :)
Kisses :*

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lucia m said...

LOVE THE DIY!!!

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Julia-Grace said...

I love the way this looks! Your DIY posts are the best. <3

Julia-Grace http://inseasonstyle.wordpress.com/

Excella Gionne said...

Que cosas tan increibles que se te ocurren :D Solo por eso buscaré una camisa jean y la desmancharé a ver que tal me queda jaja Y lo de los botones realmente le da un cambio total y hasta le dió vida a la camisa.

dissie said...

love You Andy !!! <3

Li said...

What an awesome DIY! Can't wait to see you wear the denim shirt!:)

Chloe Jacqueline said...

This is really really cool!

Clochet said...

Love it! the result is super cool. Have to try this ones with an old shirt!
xo,Clochet.

www.clochet.com

Jhomaira Agüero said...

fantastica y original!!

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Rodino Artajo said...

I love it! Totally Love it! Great job! :D


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BCN Fashion stylist: Mogadore and me said...

Oh dear Andy, honestly I follow you since long time ago and with this DIY , you make me love you more, you are not just a girl who have a lot of style and can have many kinds of clothes, you are an artist (not trying to be polite) . Really you have great ideas and that denim shirt is incredible! Definitely i´m going to try the same!
Good to see that you still enjoy to do your own designs and think on them.
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Marta Merino said...

Me encantan los post "hazlo tu misma"!
Gracias por todos los consejos!!!(:

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Dominika said...

amazing DIY!
<3

Fashion Philosophy
www.fashionphilosophy.net

jessica said...

really cool!


http://thisisenglandye.blogspot.com/

Živilė said...

wow! such a cool idea! thanks for sharing.

i'd totally do this :)

xx

http://fzivile.blogspot.com

The princess of Black said...

Me encanta la idea!!
Compraré una camisa para
probar!!
Las telas con veladuras son tendecia para el proximo SS12
Mil besoooo

Mónica Vicente said...

Joo me gustaba cuando también lo escribías en español...
Me gusta tu DIY, la pena es q mi camisa vaquera es clara!

Anonymous said...

GENIALLLLLLLLLLLLL !!!!!!!!!!
NATH from Paris ;)

Lisa said...

Well done!!!!! Loving!!!

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LSB
xoxo

Linda said...

Amazing DIY! You make this look so easy! I'm think I'm gonna have to try this now! <3

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Nee said...

you are soo creative, love the idea:)

Love,
Nee
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Kim Braun said...

good idea ;)

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call me debbie said...

You had so much time to come up with a diy and i really missed them! And this one is really good, andy i really like your style is so different! You don't just follew the trends, you adjust them in order to fit you!! Keep it like that girl!!!

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fashiongamble said...

thats a great idea. love the resultima

Aissata said...

great diy

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DNA (designers+artists) said...

Wow, you did a great job, it looks fabulous!

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Miss ✿ Brittany said...

love it

Sabrina said...

beautiful!!

umi said...

great idea!I want to try.

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Anita Hendrieka said...

This is such a great idea, great post!!

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♔♥FashionDreamer♥♔ said...

love it especially the gold buttons

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Kara said...

I love your DIYs! I am definitely going to try this one. I love how you made it ombre- really cool effect!
xx Kara
Sprinkles in Springs

Mia said...

i really love it. it is great how you create your own stuff here and there, so zara and hm stuff is not as boring as it used to be. you got some talent there honey. congrats.


xx m

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Little C said...

Veeeery nice and easy one to do at home. Definetly doing this soon!

Ría said...

I love this DIY.

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House of Mawes said...

neat tutorial! definitely going to try it out! :)

GUCCI'ikas said...

thanks for great idea!

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Adele said...

your DIY posts always remind me of your early years of blogging andy! you always have a great idea, this one is not an exception! :)

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Moni said...

it looks much much more stylish after its finished, you did a great job andy :))
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TrousersShoesandSkirts said...

Thanks for sharing, I think I'm gonna try this!:)

Lara said...

There is not much which is more fun and lovely than individualizing shirts with nice collars and buttons etc.

Thanks for the post, will try it!

Anonymous said...

Of all bloggers, you are my favorite Andy! You're so creative, genuine and original. I hope other bloggers learn from you.

Honey from Germany :-)

cris said...

genial!
me a encantado
besos
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Anonymous said...

fashionably GENUIUS!!! love the idea. please do more DIY projects Andy. Thanks!

Winter Cake said...

Te quedó genial Andy!

sweetsandbrains said...

love this DIY! Gonna fish around for a denim top. Thanks for the inspiration!:)

Step Ladders said...

Now they look like brand new. What a great idea. I might have a go at making some with my little girl. (4yrs old) It might be a laugh.

Solène said...

Looooooooooove it ! *-*

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Mae Codizal said...

wonderful idea! Thank you for sharing..I shall try this asap! :)


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Maria said...

Love it... its cool... and lovely.. definitely giftable :P

Anonymous said...

I'm loving that ombre is such a big hit this year. I just love it.

Lisa, Lasting Impressions

Diana Saldana said...

OMG i love this DIY. I have some youtube videos on how to design your own shirts for the summer. but you just gave me awesome ideas for the fall.

Thank you

<3 Diana

Dianasaldana.blogspot.com

Sarah Jackson said...

this is for my boyfriend... :P

Sarah McMahon said...

Lovely post and lovely blog! I must try this! Thanks!

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Vedette said...

One word, Genius! Once I get my buttons, I'm going to start doing this to my jeans.

Anas Rusmiyati said...

very interesting guide.
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t-shirt printing london said...

I much prefer this denim shirt ombre to a t-shirt version! It looks really high-end, and great for the winter too :) love it!

CTx

Elizabeth Hollands said...

I love the contrast with the new buttons. Looks fantastic.

Olivia Law said...

This is such a good idea! Need to try this! xo

Immanuel Bayu said...

good idea...
i have to try this...
thank you

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