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Yes! I am so happy with how this re-fashion turned out. I have been longing for mint jeans (along with the rest of the English speaking-world) all spring. So I decided to do something about it. And that something was not spending $60 on up for the available options. See my tutorial below!
First I bought a pair of white jeans for $6 at Savers. They weren't skinny jeans, just plain old straight leg.
So I quickly fixed that problem with seriously basic sewing. Which I'll explain:
I bought them because they fit in the waist and that's about all I cared about. To be clear: I did not alter the waist at all. Just the legs from mid-thigh down to the bottom.
All I did was turn the white pants inside-out, lay a pair of skinny jeans I had that fit well on top of them. I pinned the white ones right on the line of the inside where I wanted to sew them up. I sewed the straight line along where I had pinned. Then cut the excess fabric off, and they were skinny.
After that was done I used Tulip brand dye in the shade 'Green Vert' to turn them mint green.
The dye was $2 after coupon at Hobby Lobby. Just follow the directions on the package... Instead of putting in a sink or bucket like the package told me, I soaked them in my washing machine. No mess! I opted for a lighter mint so I only kept mine in for about 15 mins, but you can go pretty dark if you want to, just by leaving it in longer. And, no, nothing else turned green after that - the washing machine rinsed out on it's own.
Cue angels singing.
Here I am, uneasily taking pictures of myself with self-timer so that I can show this to you all. I am truly happy to do it. I just don't know what faces to make? Where should I put my arms? Etc.
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Update: This doesn't seem to work exactly the same for everyone. Some people report having their jeans turn lime green, and some of them have countered that by re-dying with a small amount of teal blue dye. I have not tried this personally but hopefully that helps if yours do not turn out as minty! :) Also, I am happy to answer questions, but if the answer is written in the post above I will not answer it in the comments. Please read the entire post before asking questions.
MissMorgan
Those are incredible! I model, so if you want some tips on how to look super fashionista in your photos, hit me up!
Morgan
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Frances
These are fabulous! Great job!
5ohWifey
Ok you're so adorable. Those pants turned out great!
Miss F
This is such a great idea!! Thanks for sharing!
Classy Clutter
THIS IS AMAZING!!!!!!! I am totally doing this!!!
Mallory
Sarah
Suzy- I left it in for about fifteen minutes, stirring continuously.
Anonymous
how much water did you add?
pinksuedeshoe
Um hello, Amazing! I love this. Headed to look for white jeans (never in a million years thought I'd hear myself say that!)
Desiree @ The 36th AVENUE
AMAZING!
Girl I will be featuring you on Monday during Sticker time! Make sure to stop by!
suzy
question: how long did you leave them in the dye to achieve the color you did? because i like the color of your:)
Anonymous
She mentioned in the article she left them for 15 min.
suzy
i was wondering if this was possible...because i can't find mint jeans anywhere!! they are all sold out! THANKS SO MUCH for this tutorial! LOVE it ladies! Well done!
Vanessa Barker
So So So So cute!! I'd love if you'd link up at my Tutorial Tuesday at OUr Thrifty Ideas. I pinned this too! Love it
http://www.ourthriftyideas.com/2012/04/tutorial-tuesday-2-diy-ruffle-skirt.html
Sarah
Thank you all- I am loving all the comments! Ginnie- no I should probably elaborate huh?! Sorry! So I put the skinnies on top to know where I was going to sew up the white ones. I made sure to line up the outside lines of each pant. Then i put pins all down the inside part of the white ones to mark the line I wanted to sew! Then I sewed and once I checked that they fit like I wanted I cut out the extra fabric. If you follow us, I will do a more in-depth photo tutorial soon!
Kiana Bates
Those are so awesome! I can't believe that you just sewed those jeans to make them skinny. I have to do that sometime!
New follower:)
Ginnie
Hi Sarah! This is incredible!! You are a genius! I came across your blog on Pinterest. I was wondering how exactly you sewed the pants-- you pinned your skinnies onto the white pants and then sewed along the edge? Did you do anything to the white pants after? If you just left it, was it uncomfortable to wear the white pants with all the extra fabric on the inside? I'm not a very great sewer so some help would be great!! Thank you!
Morgan Parrish
I can't believe how perfect these turned out! I have been searching for mint jeans for ages, but they are always super expensive. You are a miracle worker.
Matt and Melissa
That is so cool!!! I am VERY impressed with this idea. I just need to get myself a sewing machine and get to work!
keli adele merrill
THIS IS AWESOME!
erin.mc27
Yes! I'm more in awe of how you cut and sewed them to fit perfectly! What the?!
Sarah
I know right? I think I will do a few more colors. Cobalt blue seems fun. Yay! Glad you like.
jbird
You looked great in your photots! Diggin the hand placement. lol. Love these and may attempt!
Jessica
Sarah!!!!!!!!!!! These turned out A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! I can't wait to make some! I think I am going to do some coral ones too! Thanks for sharing with us, you did such a good job!
JIll Mc
LOve this idea. What do you with pants that have a french seam as most jeans do? Do you just take in the inner seam?