Sonya Nimri

Clothing makeover goddess Marisa Lynch and I had another crafty play date and I finally decided to reinvent my circa 1995 velvet striped pants I've had since, well, before anyone I knew had a cell phone. I've had so much trouble letting go of them because I love the way they feel- the fabric is luxurious and awesome and really amazingly soft and silky.  They are Miss Sixty brand, which, we all know makes timeless, yet time travel-able basics.  Yet I never wear them because they are just TOO MUCH going on.  If they were a circus tent I would move into that tent...  Anyway, not quite ready to toss this awesome material just yet. A chair would also look great upholstered in this fabric, but, there isn't enough for that so we put our reinvention caps on and...  BEFORE (notice the Christmas tree in the background, It was March friends.  Yes, I am that lady.) …and the amazing up close and personal shot of the velvety material. VELVET!!!!!! ...

Jean shorts are a summer staple- a must in this roasting L.A. heat.  A great project to do with jeans that have stains on the legs or are a cut that no one is wearing.  This pair of white bell-bottomy jeans were not only unflattering on my figure, but had some yellow stains on the knees that I couldn't get out.  An ombre effect was the easy choice because they were white and took easily to dye.  I was on a jean short kick and redid a bunch of my wide legged jeans- and will be posting the other three projects to come.  The original jeans, the white ones had a some yellow stains here and there.   1.  Scallop the bottoms with sharp scissors. 2.  Get some dye, I had a super big tie dye kit handy.  First, I used just a little of the blue and dipped the whole shorts in. 2.  Mix violet with a hint of orange. 3.  Use a sponge brush and paint the bottom 2 inches with violet dye. 4.  To the area be...