DIY Polka Dot Jeans
Pattern jeans are all the rage this fall, and making your own out of an old pair is an easy way to look great while saving money. All you need is a Clorox Bleach Pen and an old pair of jeans to create a fresh new look. I wanted to create the look for my little girls so I started with some denim leggings I found at TARGET for $8.
Shopping List at TARGET
1. Clorox Bleach Pen $2.74
2. Hydrogen peroxide $1.00
3. Denim leggings $8.00
4. Ruler $.99
5. Use your TARGET plastic bag to line the pants
Let the clorox gel sit on the jeans for minimum of TWO hours. Depending on the color of dot you prefer.
This stops the bleaching process and prevents the bleach from lightening other parts of the jean.
Repeat for the second side. Wash with detergent and dry jeans.
End result – two very happy & stylish girls ready for fall.
DIY: Polka Dot Jeans
1. Line the inside of the jeans with plastic (such as a cut open plastic shopping bag) to protect the gel from bleeding through from one side to the other.
2. Shake the Clorox® Bleach Pen® Gel with the cap on.
3. Begin applying the gel: using the fine point tip, gently squeeze out a 1/4 inch
dot.
dot.
4. Continue applying gel dots in a polka dot pattern, working in one direction (such as waist to hem) with the dots you have already applied always away from you.
5. Allow the dots to sit for 2 hours.
6. Keeping the jeans flat on the counter/work surface, gently remove the plastic liners from inside the pant legs.
7. Pour 3% hydrogen peroxide directly onto each of the dots, allowing it to soak into the fabric. This stops the bleaching action, and prevents any gel from lightening other parts of the blue jeans during rinsing.
8. When all the dots have hydrogen peroxide on them, slide them into the sink a little at a time, scraping and rinsing away the gel dots as you go with warm water.
9. Squeeze the pants dry using old towels.
10. Air dry the jeans completely before repeating the treatment on the other side of the jeans.
11. After rinsing the second round of gel polka dots, run the jeans through a gentle cycle using cool water and a little detergent.
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WHAT A GREAT IDEA! I will be doing this for my girls! such a great idea
Thanks! Once you have a girl I will make her a pair.
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