Happy January :)

As I've said in a previous blog of mine, I'll be blogging at the end of every month. Just to have a summary of how a certain month went by. 

I guess the title summarizes how my January was. Corny as it may sound but yes it was definitely a happy month. Well, I'm not happy everyday, trust me. I still have those days wherein I just feel so down even if I don't know why. But it's lesser when compared to last year. Anyway, the start of my January was a great one and the end of it was even better. 

Let me share what happened this month :)

I started the month with my family, I even blogged about it here. It was truly memorable! Well, every moment with my family is worth keeping. I know you also treasure every moment with your family. If not, then I suggest that you should. On the first day of January we had our complete family picture wherein we all wore blue.  

CANLAS FAMILY♥

Then on the first Thursday of the month I was able to complete the nine days of novena to St. Jude Thaddeus. And until now, I'm still attending the mass & novena every Thursday. It's always a great feeling whenever I attend the novena & mass. I always get this feeling of fulfillment. :) I will always be grateful to St. Jude Thaddeus :)

Yay! :)
(from my planner)

Then on the first Friday of the month, of course, I attended mass. And, it was also the day wherein I got the chance to bond with two of my cousins. 

Photo from my cousin's instagram account: geecanlas :)

It was also this month wherein I was able to exercise more. I was able to stick with one of my plans. I was also able to jog for at least two times a week. I'm liking it :) I should continue this. I wanna have that "Bora body" hahaha! I wish. 

healthy living :))))

Another reason why I loved my January: three of my favorite series are back! Oh, simple joys. 

Pretty Little Liars.

90210.

The Vampire Diaries.

Then, I was able to watch the DLSU-ADMU women's volleyball game at the San Juan Arena. It was my first time to watch it live. Here's my blog entry about it. :) Click this hahaha. 

My only photo that day. Sorry. Low quality -_-

And it was also in this month wherein I got the chance to bond with my high school friends. We see each other almost everyday. We just hang out mostly at our house and we have fun even with those simple things. I love hanging out with them. Non-stop kwentuhan at tawanan =)) Our high school barkada had our 6th year anniversary last January 14 :)

This is the photo I uploaded on my instagram: rosannebianca :)
Happy 6th again dhaber =)

This month, I was also able to do something new. Yup, I just blogged about that earlier. Since I really want my own ombre shorts I decided to make one plus some cropped tops :) 

Tops: BEFORE.

Tops: AFTER.

Shorts: BEFORE.

Shorts: AFTER.

Learn how to make one. Here :)

Another reason why I loved this month: I made use of my planner wisely. Yay for me! Hahaha. I doodled, wrote quotes, notes, appointments etc. I was glad that I really started using it, it was so full. Here's a glimpse of my planner. It's blurry so you won't be able to read it hahaha!

MOSTLY DOODLES. =))

THERE :)

Then, the last two things that happened this month that really completed it would be the news that my new phone will be delivered after 3 days (I've waited for this for two months) and receiving the news that I was accepted in a medical school :) You know what, I received both news on the same day which was last Tuesday, January 29 :) I was definitely a happy kid that day! Another good thing was I got my phone the day after they called. Napaaga pa =)) I'm really one lucky girl. 

I told myself that 2013 would be my year, yes I claimed it. And, I think it's starting to be true. Only one month have passed and I already received so many blessings. God knows when to answer our prayers. He surely has the right timing. Always. That's why we should never doubt Him. If He doesn't give it in an instant, I'm sure that He's just waiting for the right time to answer your prayer. That's what happened to me. There were days wherein I felt so so sad but the next day a great news would come out. So I guess that's just part of our lives. We have to get used to the ups and downs of life, life is a roller coaster ride indeed. It may get rough at times, we may be scared of it sometimes but at the end of the ride we would always say; "It was fun and worth it. I wanna try it again."

DIY.

I've been into ombre shorts, cropped tops and fringed tops lately so I even decided to buy some on online shops. Well, I bought one fringed top 'coz it really caught my attention. Here's what it looks like. 

The right one :)
Sorry, this is the only decent photo I have with this top. 

Since I'm very into basketball, I guess this would fit me. But I'm not really a fan of Celtics (sorry to the fans out there). Anyway, as I've said I became really interested on the said clothes. I even decided to buy a few pairs of ombre shorts. But... I didn't. Instead, I decided making one. :) 

Well, I decided to make two ombre shorts and a couple of shirts turned into tank tops. Since it was my first time to do this, I was kinda nervous for the result especially for the ombre shorts 'coz I really have no idea how it would turn out. But luckily, everything went well. I was happy with the outcome of my ombre shorts and tank tops :) I saved money plus I enjoyed making them :) I was glad that I have the time to do this. It's really a must try. It's actually easy and fast to make. 

Let me share to you guys how I made them.

For the ombre shorts:

Things needed:
-denim shorts/pants
-boiling water
-bucket
-fabric dye
-bleach (optional)
-gloves
-scissors

1. If you'll be using pants, cut them according to your desired length. Distressing it would make it look better. To distress the shorts, just run the end of your shorts with the blunt end of your scissors.

2. If your jeans is too dark, bleach it first so that you will have a better ombre effect.

3. Then wash it with cold water to remove the extra bleach. Let it dry.

4. When the shorts is already dry: Place the fabric dye (choose your color), on the bucket and add the boiling water then place some iodized salt. Iodized salt is added so that the color would be intensified and for it to stick to the shorts well. 

5. Dip the shorts for 5-10 minutes, depending on how dark you want the color to be. The longer it is, the darker it will become.

6. Wash it with cold running water.

7. Dry it. 

P.S. Remember to follow the instructions written on the dye you used. On how long you should let it stay and when to wash it. Different dyes have different instructions for that :)

Let's go to the tops! This one's really easy to do :) 

I did three different kinds of tops: the tank top, the fringed top and the hanging top.

What you will need: 
-scissors
-pencil/marker (optional)

For the tank top:

1. Lay down the shirt.

2. Cut the collar part of the shirt, it can be deeper if you want to.

3. Cut the sleeves off. Depending on how low you want it.

4. Lastly, cut the bottom part of the shirt. Again, depending on how long you want the top to be.

P.S. You can always use a pencil to mark the shirt. If in case, you wanted it to be really aligned and all. But it's actually okay if you won't use one. That's what I did. Hihi.

For the fringed top:

1. Lay down the shirt.
2. Cut the collar part of the shirt, it can be deeper if you want to.
3. Cut the sleeves off. Depending on how low you want it.
4. Place a tape 2-3 inches above the bottom part of the shirt. You can always go beyond or under the measurements I indicated.
5. Cut thin vertical strips from the bottom of the shirt until the tape.
6. Cut the hem line at the bottom part of the strips you made.
7. Press the strips from top to bottom to give it an edgier look. It will actually lengthen the strips and make it thinner.

For the hanging top: (this one's the easiest)


1. Lay down the shirt.
2. Cut the collar part of the shirt, it can be deeper if you want to.
3. You can cut a little part of the sleeves, I think that's better. 
4. Cut the bottom part of the shirt. Cut it horizontally. The length of the hanging top would depend on you. 


And there you go! I hope I was able to give proper steps. I'm not really good at these and I just wanna share what I did last week. To whoever's reading this, you should definitely try making one! :) I really did enjoy turning plain shorts into colorful ones and turning my big shirts into cool tank tops. :)

Here's the shorts and tops that I made :) 

For the tops.

BEFORE:

AFTER: 

For the shorts.

BEFORE:

AFTER:

They would look much better when worn. -_- Sorry if I have no pictures of them when worn. But I'll probably wear some of these three weeks from now, when I go to Bora =)) I'll post pictures of these clothes after my Bora trip :) Hope you enjoyed reading this blog post. :)