diy's and simple for sun

good afternoon everyone!

hope you've had fab weekends and if you're in england, been enjoying the gorgeous weather we've been having! i've also had quite an exciting morning with sorting the dirty blonde photoshoot which is on thursday, and i've also been contacted by the lovely amy who wanted to know whether i'd be willing to make and sell  tees and vest tops similar to the ones i gave away to which i said yes! so if anyone else wants me to handmake them a unique top with a design of their (or my) choice then contact me at ronan.mckenzie@yahoo.co.uk and i'll charge £10 for each one. 

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i also spent today doing a little bit of diy-ing so i'm going to show you what i made, also what i wore yesterday to go to see my friend, and also what siobhan's wearing today! first, here are my diys!

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1. sesame street tee-originally from american apparel

i never wear this tee and found it shoved at the back of my wardrobe. 

i've seen shredded style tees in vintage shops and even more high street shops more recently and i've always sort of liked the style but never found a pattern or design that i like enough to pay for. 

as you can see, i've clearly done it myself because it looks well and truly shredded haha :P but i had fun doing it and i know that noone else has one like this. 

although i shredded the front, i decided to leave the back of the tee as it is because for the sole reason that when i wear this, if i take the train or the bus, i hate having bare skin on public transport so i left the back on :P and i guess also so that it's sort of a backwards mullet - business at the back, party at the front ;)

i also cut the neckline and sleeves because the neck was a little restrictive, especially with my masses of hair and i just thought i might as well cut the arms too.

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2. send my friend tee-given to me by the "send my friend" organisation when i visited ghana as an ambassador for the global campaign for education.

this is the t shirt before. i've only worn it once in a promotional video you might want to check out here (click play video). it's also got more about my journey in ghana and working towards education for all if you're interested in that.

i shredded it! i also decided to shred this to funk it up a bit and make it perfect for summer. what i like about it is that it's wearable with almost anything ie. shorts, a bodycon skirt, jeans, leggings etc.

i decided to keep the back on this one for exactly the same reason, although on this i cut the seam up the side so it's open but still has sleeves which i think is really cool. 

i think this is now a cool top for summer but i can also promote the send my sister to school charity at the send time- win win!

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here's what i wore yesterday, just something simple for a boiling day without having to do my legs:

cotton chinos- topshop, vest top- from an old pajama set

plaited belt- topshop

i love this outfit because although simple, it's comfortable and lightweight, absolutely great for just a simple day out in the sun.

what i was trying to show in these photos is how flexible my trousers are. i can touch the floor in them so that shows something haha!

i decided to wear this vest top because it was simple and plain which is what i was going for. it was in my pajama box but i thought "what the heck" and wore it out anyway. i like this outfit because it shows that plain doesn't always mean boring :)

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and finally, here's what siobhan was wearing today, i just liked it.

matching shoes! siobhan loves them too because they're supercomfy :)

similar to something siobhan was seen wearing in a previous post, but i really love the way she's wraped the white shirt around the leopard print to give the whole outfit a great summer look :)

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so! i hope you have a really fab week, and enjoyed reading today's post :) i'll be spending this evening cooking chorizo stuffed chicken breast, baking cake and watching made in chelsea the finale! ronan xxx