Walmart Pickin' Part II (And a bonus outfit!)

Heavy duty glue, aquatic fish tank tube thing and metallic spray paint.  I wonder what the cashier thought of me.

So yesterday, I spent the afternoon working on my first Walmart DIY.  I wanted to create a cool, airbrushed, tye-dyed, kinda weird jean using the metallic gold spray paint.  Best $3.45 spent.  There's so much I could do with that spray paint, oh the jeans were just the beginning!

Top- French Connection, Belt- a really really big dog collar, necklace- DIY, Jeans-DIY, Booties- Marshalls

To create the jeans, I just laid them out on the grass in the blistering hot sun and applied 3-4 layers of spray paint.  I tried to get some paint splatter on their too by shaking the can horizontally as I went along.  I also tried to do less on the knees, to give a worn look.

As for the fish tank air tube thing, I'm in the process on working on a cool belt which would probably show up in an outfit post later on in the week.  The jeans though are my pride and joy.

Dress- H&M, Belt- DIY, Necklace- Forever21, Boots-Vintaged (90's? 80's?), Headband- Banana Republic

Oh and totally off topic, but this is  a dress that I brought recently from H&M.  When I brought it home and tried it on for the first time (I rarely use dressing rooms), I hated it.  Discouraged I clipped the receipt to it and stuck it in my closet (BTW that's a great tip.  If you're not sure about a new purchase, paperclip the receipt to the price tag so it won't get lost.)  

But after seeing a few other bloggers rock it in different colors, I figured it wasn't too bad.  So I quickly whipped up a belt and tried it on again today with a few other accessories.  Now I love it and I can't wait to take the price tag off and wear it.

P.S. I made the belt out of an old broken handbag strap in case you're wondering.