How to Cut Jeans into Bermuda Shorts Upcycle DIY

How to Upcycle Jeans into Bermuda Shorts DIY I love upcycling things to make them last longer and keep them out of the landfill.   This is the perfect way to take old jeans, pants and even active wear yoga pants and turn them into Summer time shorts.   I love bermuda, board shorts or longer shorts in general...you can go shorter, but let me show you the BEST way to do the trick in just a couple of minutes!   This particular pair of pants is being sacrificed for several craft projects, stay tuned for more fun denim ideas. Okay, so a little backstory first.   In junior high, so like age 14,  I was over at a friends house. She was going to turn her pants into shorts.  She grabbed some crappy scissors and laid her pants flat on her bed.  She didn't think.   She just hacked the leg off her pants, about an inch or two away from the crotch seam.   She didn't measure. She just blundered and cut the other leg ...

How to Make Puffy Paint DIY (Easy Puff Paints Recipe)

How to Make Puffy Paint DIY (Easy Puff Paints Recipe) Learn how to make DIY puffy paints for the perfect dimensional paint effect. This fun craft is great for kids and grown ups of all ages.  It's thick and creamy and paints like a dream and dries puffy and fluffy. Let's get started! Learn how to make your own DIY puff paint for hours of painting fun for all ages. This puffy paint is not just for kids! SUPPLIES NEEDED FOR PUFFY PAINT DIY: affiliate links Mod Podge  (I got a 2 oz bottle at the dollar store) Shaving Cream  (again, at the dollar store) Acrylic Craft Paint (in about 5 different colors) Disposable Cups Stirring Sticks Piping Bags or Plastic Squeeze Bottles  or Zip-close Plastic Bags Wood Rounds or Paper or other blank surface Step 1: Mixing Begin by mixing one part Mod Podge with one part shaving cream, this does not need to be exact as there are different recipes and yield great results to make puff paint. You can use white glue as well instead of the...