Killing the colors

  Since I've been trying to tackle the obstacles within my mind I find it somewhat easier to start making things again.. Getting there, bit by bit. It's a slow process but I really want to get trough it so.. I'll manage!

And I know I should be focusing on deciding a cosplay for Desucon 2013 next month (Yeah. I haven't eaven decided it yet 100%..) but I wanted to share this project I've been doing~

The Bleaching! It's amazing what you can do with just bleach and inspiration. (Ok, I did use some rivets and fabric paint, but you get the idea.)

Plain lila pants..

Plain black shorts..

Bleaching is such a fun and an easy way to upsycle some of your clothes, but remember to wash your bleached clothing before you wear it since bleach may irritate your skin so be careful and always use gloves. Also to get the result you want you should test the bleach on the cloth you want to alter since bleach reacts differently to all fabrics since it "eats" the color off.

 So let the transformation begin!

Lila pants feeling the bleach~

 Mmm... They remind me of My Little Pony- Friendship is magic TwilightSparkle!

Atleast for the colors. Right?

Dabbed with fuchsia glitten fabric paint

More!

Aaand done.

The black shorts Bleached!

Other bleached clothing:

Bunch of Bleached pants

Skirt- Bleached and trimmed with lace

I hope this inspired you to try it out for yourself <3

I'm not perfect

There's a whole lot of issues running trough my head these days and trying to find an appartment isn't making it any easier. At the moment I'm also trying to discover a way to work on my Perfectionism.

I think that's my worst obstacle, since there's no such thing as a perfect person.

Being perfect is just something that's planted in our heads since we're little. We keep trying and trying to get there and get disapointed and angry with ourselves because we'll never be good enough. And that causes anxieties and stress. Atleast that's how it is with me. I'm not good at giving myself any credit for a job well done or being proud of what I have accomplished..

Since I've started to acknowledge it, I have actually started to create again and finishing old projects of mine. Earlier I've been scared to eaven start doing things as I am put down by the fear they'll never be good enough. But I have set my own standarts ridiculously high and failure has never been an option to me.
I realize that now..

I still get discouraged easily at some days, but I want to feel the joy of making things and finishing them eaventough they might not be the best of their kind, but atleast I've tried my best and had fun while doing it.

And that is amazing! Hopefully a new start for the better..

Suki- Avatar the Last Airbender

A good example: The first backround of this picture failed and Sukis' hair suddenly got some weird splatter marks on it. I felt devastated and I tought I wouldn't eaven want to see this picture ever again. I was couraged by my lover to just make a new backround and try to color over the splatters... After a while, I did. And this backround was so much better! And the splatters are gone. I did it!
And it felt so good to finish this drawing and I dare to say that I am proud of it.
Sometimes eaven a mistake can be a good thing.