The 80s Called... They Want Their Pants Back.

I have always loved art class and been super crafty... So, of course, I love anything DIY. So I decided to give acid wash destroyed denim a spin. I suggest anyone to give it a try because it definitely was fun. Plus, it's like getting a new pair of jeans practically for FREE99.


Here's what you'll need:

• A pair of jeans that aren't your fave (in case you don't like the results)
• bleach
• water
• a few small containers/buckets (I used medium-sized Tupperware containers big enough to fit your sponge into them)
• 1 pair of rubber gloves
• 1 sponge
• a couple of hair ties or rubber bands
• a utility knife/razor blade
• lots of newspaper
• a well ventilated area (which I didn't have, but I strongly suggest it!)

Step 1: Lay down newspaper on your floor to protect it from the bleach.

Step 2: Stuff your jeans with enough newspaper to ensure that the bleach doesn't soak through the other side.

Step 3: Use the rubber bands to tie different parts of your jeans to create a unique pattern on the denim with the bleach.

Step 4: Put on the rubber gloves.

Step 5: Make your bleach concotions. You will want to have different concentrations of bleach and water mixtures so that you can control how bleached your jeans get. For example, a container with 1 cup of pure bleach and another container with 1 cup of bleach + 1 cup of water.

Step 6: GO AT IT! Use the sponge to rub, drip on and soak the jeans with your bleach mixtures. You can also try scrunching up different parts of the jeans so that you get different effects with the bleach. FYI: they may look kinda ugly while you are having fun, but trust me, after you wash them they will look fantastic!

Step 7: Once you're done creating your masterpiece, run in through the rinse & spin cycle of your washer.

Step 8: Take them out of the washer and lay them out. Then with the utility knife make random, sporadic slashes down the front of the legs.

Step 9: Throw the jeans in the wash with nothing else (use the small load setting to help save some water!) with some soap and then dry them.

Step 10: Go wear your new acid washed distroyed jeans!!! Strut your stuff, baby!

Yep... That's it, 10 simple steps! Enjoy! Below are mine.