seriously gals- for me...*tie-dyed* is the kinda hippie i never channelled...
sure i hoped for a little hippie-cool- you know sandals & beads- when i was travelling round
thailand...
i hoped for a little surf-hippie-cool when i rode my long board in my teen bikini...
but i never went tie-dye hippie!
suffice to say the hippie tie-dyed tees of the 70's were best avoided...
i thank my mama for never putting me in anything remotely swirley & fluro...& well tie-dyed...
in my case- the hippie in my parents living on the then remote {northern beaches of sydney}- saw me
skipping 'round in crochet bikini bottoms & eating home-made muesli...with bare feet...
never a tie-dyed skirt or singlet top in sight..
so i now find myself , some years later ;) standing righteously in my skinnies & ballet flats telling
you all to *get your tie-dye on*!
i blame it on my gorgeous friend {simone} - yep the simone of all things lovely & stylish from
{the bottom of the ironing basket} ...
she had a stash of dye- given to her- so popped a few in a box & sent them to my kiddos to play
with over the half term hols...
my kids of course didn't see tie-dyed-mung-bean-eating-hippie- from-the-70's that i saw...
they saw rock star...
what we achieved was what i would call *pretty-grunge*...
they googled tie-dying...ooohed & aaaahed at the simple one-coloured options...
they didn't grab old greying singlets to colour...
they went on the hunt for clean, white, cooler looking tees to *design* upon...
that's what they said- *hey let's all design some t-shirts*...i LOVE that...
so...my-rock-star-grunge-pretty-gypsy-travelling kids made me love a little tie-dying...
only in support of true design, self expression & a love of fashion of course... ;)
when the kids want a little crafting over their holidays...grab a bucket, a bag of elastic bands & a couple
of fresh white tees...
get them out doors creating rock tees for christmas...
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get your tie-dye on baby 'cause
"it's all in the way you wear it"
"it's all in the way you wear it"
happy hippy thursday
melissa
xxx
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PS- don't forget my *mollie makes* giveaway {here}
i'll get those little rock stars to pull a name outa their guitar case over the weekend!
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i'll get those little rock stars to pull a name outa their guitar case over the weekend!
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