What the BLEACH? Today I we are making “Tea Stained Bleached Blue Jeans”!!! I know these days all of the cool kids are wearing bleached jeans and shirts so I figured I would add my own little touch to some! You all know one of my favorite brands I work with is I Love to Create and they have this amazing new tie dye color called “Tea Stain”…. I know! Check how Martha Stewarts visit to Louisiana! ALSO! You can still enter the Michael’s sweepstakes to win MOOLAH!
Now we don’t have to use up all of our tea bags to stain anything. I wonder if there is a ketchup dye because I seem to always drop that dagumm stuff on my clothes.
Blue Jeans | Bleach | Gloves | Rubber Bands | Tie Dye
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1. Wrap your jeans in rubber bands from top to bottom then pour strait bleach directly on top of the rubber bands. 
2. Let them sit for a few hours in the sun. They will start to get orange then white. It all depends on the color of your actual jeans. 
3. Fill your bottle of tie dye with water, to the line. Pretty simple!
4. You have to mix really good because the powder settles on the bottom and it needs to be completely dissolved. 
5. While your jeans are still wet with bleach start applying the tie dye liquid directly on top of bleached areas. If you put too much then pour a little bleach on top of dye. 
This is what it will start to look like. I am loving this vintage look already!
6. When you are happy with your jeans put them in a plastic bag for a few hours or overnight. 
This is what they will look like when you take them out of the bag. I am in LOVE!
Cut off the rubber bands and VOILA! Magic! I like to wash them by themselves so nothing else gets damaged or stained.
I am so excited with the way they turned out. FYI: When I washed them the tea stain washed out a little but I am still pleased with the light wash it left behind. 
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Photography: Jaderbomb // DIY tutorial by: Jaderbomb // Tie-Dye : Michael’s // Affiliate Links: Amazon
I got these two white canvas bags from Michaels and I truly love them! I love that you can personalize them to match your own personality! 
What product goes the best with fabric? Tulip Fabric Paint. This product owns my entire crafting heart. I use it on so much and it’s the most durable product I have come across for painting on fabric.
The first thing I like to do is insert a piece of card stock or water color paper in the inside of the bag. This stops the paint from bleeding through the bag to the back side. 
Start adding the dots onto the bag in random places. I had to add a few dabs to get a perfect circle. What helped me is once my pouncer touched the bag I sorta applied a little pressure to the pouncer and this helped push the paint out of it. 
How pretty!
On the drawstring bag I wanted to use one color and how could I not use this Aqua color! It’s to die for. To add a little spice to the bag I added black whimsical circles around the dots. Don’t worry about these being perfect because they are supposed to be fun!
The instructions for the iron-on studs said to use an iron but I used my heat gun which I also purchased from Michaels. Place the gun a few inches away from the stud and while heating the stud I used a screw driver to hold it down to make sure the adhesive backing attached to the bag. I then opened the bag and applied heat to the stud from the back end. This is my favorite tool ever! Please do NOT touch the stud after you applied heat to it because it will indeed burn you. I have proof if you really want to see!
Step ONE: Get out your cork board and lay it on a flat surface.
Step FOUR: This is what it should look like when you are done.
Step FIVE: Take your ruler and create angled lines in each section starting at the top and working your way to the bottom.
I am loving these colors! This alone is ART!
Step SEVEN: Start painting each section with your paint. I will tell you when you use a dark cork board like I am using you might have to put two or three coats of paint, depending on how opaque you want it. 
