I like the idea of things happening by mistake that turn out to be creative.
Take me in the laundry room for example. It’s early and I don’t see the red sock that’s sneaked its way in to the whites.
Luckily that load wasn’t very full.
Luckily only my white clothes become pink. Luckily I’ve been tired of my white T-shirt with the print that looks like some sort of Lauryn Hill/Bob Marley-combination and I could never figure out who it’s supposed to be.
So the T-shirt has become pink, and a hundred times better to boot!
Here’s how you can dye your clothes the super express way!
Throw something colorful and something white in to the laundry. Crank it up to 60 degrees. Bear in mind the item might shrink, so take something a bit big if you want.
If you want to be sure of the outcome, there’s dye for clothes in hobby stores.
Required time: An hour.
Cost: None if you use your own items. About $4.00 – $10.00 if you want to get dye.
Cons: Sometimes the thread is made from a different material than the item which can result in the seam deviating from the color. If the item is made from a material that doesn’t absorb colors well, the result can be unpredictable.
Pros: You make a new piece of clothing from an old one. Instead of buying a bunch of new things, you use what you have at home and it still feels like you’ve gotten something new. And that’s a pretty nice feeling.
About 365 Things You Can Do: 365 things you can do started out as a Swedish blog on January 1st 2009 by Navid Modiri. The blog contains a list of things you can do – one thing every day in a year. After a couple of days people started to email pictures and movie clips of themselves, doing the things mentioned in the list. After a couple of weeks people started their own 365-blogs in different Swedish towns. People all around Sweden learned how to knit, donated blood, raised money for different causes, bought coffee for homeless people, started flash mobs, learned bookcrossing, wrote poems and hid them in trees, built sculptures and tree houses, tried new sports and food.
On January 1st 2010 the English version of 365 Things You Can Do started. The purpose of this website is to inspire people all around the world to stop watching TV and start doing things. Say goodbye to boring days & click here for more cool stuffs on what you can do in 365 days!
