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#TrashtoTerracotta: the latest DIY trend

Friday, October 2, 2020


During the Labor Day weekend, I finally had some time to try Instagram's new DIY trend "Trash to Terracotta" where you buy cheap vases and paint them to look like they're made of clay.

I was inspired by a few women on social media who put pampas grass in the vases. I just ordered my first bunch of pampas (more on that soon), so this was perfect timing.

It was a relatively inexpensive and a super easy project! I spent $15 on the vases at Goodwill and about $10 on sample-sized paint from Home Depot.


How to try it yourself:

Find some vases! I was mainly looking at the shape. I wanted a tall, skinny vase with a small opening for my pampas grass. But I also wanted a shorter, round vase. I was hoping the two different shapes would complement each other. Don't worry too much about their color. I did avoid some of the vases I saw at Goodwill that had an etched logo or indents.

Pick out your paint! Most of the photos I was inspired by had vases that were nude, blush colors so I went for Behr paint's Canyon Dust (a beige-y peach) and Ash Blonde (a lighter cream).

Mix baking powder in the paint to give it that gritty, clay look. We put about a tablespoon in each of the 8 oz. sample containers of paint.

Got for it! It's helpful to paint in long strokes. Be aware that the baking powder makes the brush strokes a little more visible.

Once they dry, fill the vases with flowers, pampas or whatever your heart desires! And feel proud of the great work you did -- both saving money and making your home a little more trendy!

Watch our Instagram reel below to see how the project went!


How to bleach dye old clothes to make them cool again


If you haven't noticed, bleach-dyed clothes are in again! But often times when you see graphic tees that are bleach dyed, the unique pattern makes the clothes more expensive. For example, this jean jacket is almost $100 at Urban Outfitters. And this simple black shirt is $40.

So we made the look for less! Thank you to Walmart for having the perfect basic shirts and sweats for this fun project (less than $10 each).

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Here's how we did it:

Pick the spot on the piece of clothing where you want the circle of dye to fan out. It's easy to use a fork to twirl the fabric in that spot. Keep twisting until all of the fabric is in a swirl.

Use rubber bands to secure the clothing and keep it in this spiral. Place them around it like the cuts of a slice of pizza. This will be important later!

Put the spirals in an area where the bleach won't ruin anything (We did this part in the shower).

Squirt a bottle of half bleach and half water on every other "pizza slice" of the fabric. Turn the spiral it over and do the same thing on the other side.

Now sit back, enjoy a glass of wine, and wait about an hour.
Take the rubber bands off and unwrap your clothes. Rinse them with cold water and throw them in the washing machine to make sure the bleach sets. Once the clothes are dry, you have a cool "new" outfit to show off!

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