Black to White Jeans, and a Quesiton for You

Hello! Sorry for the lag in posting. I have two excuses! One, I started working full-time and just don't have as much time to do fun things (bummer!), and Two, I broke all the needles on my sewing machine, so I have to wait to buy more (woops!). But don't worry, I still have lots to do and I'll get those needles soon.

Before I start, go visit my friend Lesa's blog post. She did it for me!! She's a funny gal with lots to say on lots of fun topics, so read all her stuff while you're at it!

Ok, back to business: I found my very first pair of skinny jeans in a pile of clothes to donate to the thrift store. I was sad because I really loved them and the only reason I had them in that pile was because they got white paint on them (they are black jeans). Then something amazing happened. A stroke of genius, inspiration, whatever you want to call it... but I had the thought to bleach them! I did the same thing I did over here, but this time I had to do the process about 4 times at 45 minutes each. Woof.

Silly me, I didn't take a picture before, but here's a picture of a seam which I removed (more on that later) so you can see the great contrast in the before and after with these jeans. I was really amazed they got so light!

Well, I was really excited and I tried them on and...




They didn't fit. Not even close! They were HUGE. Like, 3 or 4 sizes too big! Ok, so either I lost a LOT of weight in college, or something about the bleaching made them get ginormous. I have a hard time believing either. So, it's still a mystery!

I was sort of bummed, but then I remembered this post from C&C, and I got more inspiration :)

But, until I get more needles, I can't finish them :( Here are the before shots, though, so you can admire the bleach's job.

 SEE?? HUGE!!

I am in need of some new music. I love my Pandora stations, but I'm getting a little tired of the same songs over and over. Please, comment below and give me suggestions! :)