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bleach doodle t-shirt

October 11, 2010 · Delia 31 Comments

Have you ever leaned up against the washing machine and done this when doing laundry?

Ugh…I thought I was being so careful.

Well instead of throwing it out.

I did this:

Doodle…doodle…away with bleach soaked cotton swabs.

Then wash with cold water and launder like normal.

And now:

Kind of pretty. Mistake to messy marvelous. 馃檪

I am sure a bleach pen would be easier to use but I didn’t have one and this worked fine.

Happy Monday!

My kindergartner is home all week from school after today so we are going to try for some kid friendly crafting this week. Let’s see how far we get. 馃檪

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  1. jdavissquared says

    October 11, 2010 at 8:27 PM

    cute idea, and really smart too!

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  2. Jen says

    October 11, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    that is genius! i have so many clothes that get ruined from bleach! YEAH!

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  3. Weatherbee ;) says

    October 11, 2010 at 9:13 PM

    Very cute! I actually saw something similar to this a couple of days ago where someone put down a stencil and sprayed a light mist of bleach over a shirt so that it put the design on the shirt. I never would have even thought to do something like this…now I can’t wait to try it!

    Love the design.

    ~Teresa 馃槈

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  4. ifonlytheywouldnap says

    October 11, 2010 at 9:40 PM

    i la-la-LOVE your design! i have a shirt that most definitely got attacked by some oxi-clean … didn’t know that it worked like bleach on some clothes (yikes!). this could be the solution to the problem. thanks for the post! (and p.s. i love your blog 馃檪

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  5. Lorajean says

    October 11, 2010 at 9:59 PM

    this is lovely

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  6. LeeAnne says

    October 11, 2010 at 10:54 PM

    way cool! the shirt is cuter now than before the bleach mishap 馃檪

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  7. WishWriter says

    October 11, 2010 at 11:25 PM

    Fabulous! I love this! Great thinking!

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  8. Isabella Kiss says

    October 11, 2010 at 11:38 PM

    Sweet! I use to bleach paint/ tye-dye shirts all the time to make and accidental white-out look like I meant it to be! love it!

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  9. Whitney says

    October 11, 2010 at 11:40 PM

    Brilliant!! Perfect timing….I just thought I had ruined a favorite shirt today while bleaching my whites….now I get to have some fun! 馃檪 Thanks for all your inspiring posts!

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  10. Amanda Godin says

    October 11, 2010 at 11:50 PM

    How clever! Now I kinda want to start washing with bleach again 馃槈

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  11. hiyaluv says

    October 12, 2010 at 12:34 AM

    omg! what will you think of next?! you amaze me delia!
    :)smiles,
    gina

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  12. Kelly says

    October 12, 2010 at 12:35 AM

    wow that looks awesome!! I would have never known that it wasn’t made like that

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  13. Alison says

    October 12, 2010 at 2:55 AM

    Now THAT is taking lemons and making lemonade! What a gorgeous design. It looks even better than the original!! 馃檪

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  14. Alison says

    October 12, 2010 at 4:20 AM

    I have a sweater I’ve held onto for two years with a bleach stain that I haven’t been able to part with that I am so excited to try this with!

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  15. Cindy says

    October 12, 2010 at 4:53 AM

    That looks great and I never thought of doing that. Sure beats tossing out the shirt.

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  16. Sandy says

    October 12, 2010 at 5:14 AM

    How cute is that! I have to remember that next time I mess up a shirt from bleach.

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  17. Bec says

    October 12, 2010 at 5:57 AM

    My friend told me of your blog, and I now “stalk” it frequently. It’s great! You are! Very inspiring. Anyway- this bleach-doodling idea is ingenious! Think of all the ruined shirts one could save! 馃檪 Very cool. Good job. And keep up the good work! 馃檪

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  18. sneezerville says

    October 12, 2010 at 1:39 PM

    it came out great. i have seen it done like that in a book with a cotton swab. looks cool and i think is quicker than the bleach pens.
    good luck this week.

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  19. Lee Ann says

    October 12, 2010 at 9:50 PM

    Oh wow! I now know what to do with a souvenir shirt I loved but got a bleach spot on it.

    PS I found this post via http://www.bedifferentactnormal.com/
    which i frequent. There was a post about your post. 馃榾

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  20. Kathie @ Just a Happy Housewife says

    October 12, 2010 at 11:10 PM

    super cute and thank you for posting this! I have done that, in fact, to one of my favorite hoodies so now I can do this 馃檪

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  21. Sarah says

    October 12, 2010 at 11:32 PM

    Found you through Be different…Act Normal. Love your blog! Such wonderful ideas! Thanks so much!

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  22. Kelsee says

    October 13, 2010 at 12:31 AM

    Visiting from Be Different…Act Normal. I about jumped out of my chair when I saw this! I have a shirt that I was so mad that I dripped bleach on. Now I know exactly what I'm going to do to make it wearable again! Thanks for the inspiration! -Kelsee

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  23. Lynette @ My Craft Discovery says

    October 13, 2010 at 2:30 AM

    I absolutely love this idea! I may have to "accidentally," bleach a shirt to try this!

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  24. Sweeter Hours says

    October 13, 2010 at 10:07 PM

    I love this! Just LOVE this. Great idea 馃檪
    Also too, the bleaching pens are fab for designing!

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  25. Elisa says

    October 14, 2010 at 10:13 PM

    Excelente idea!!
    Gracias por compartirla…

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  26. Krysta and Jan-Michael says

    October 15, 2010 at 4:59 AM

    Brilliant!!!!!!!!

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  27. brandy-son Zen master flash says

    October 23, 2010 at 5:40 PM

    This is way toooo perfect!

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  28. Toodie says

    October 24, 2010 at 8:47 PM

    Thank you for this great idea. I have ah few things lined up already to doodle on! LOL!

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  29. Mrs. Querido says

    July 20, 2011 at 8:51 PM

    That is AWESOME! Thanks for sharing this creative way to turn a would-be ruined shirt into an amazing work of art! 馃檪

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  30. Vixen says

    January 31, 2012 at 8:18 PM

    So cute! I really love how it turned out! I featured this on my blog, too! http://vixenmade.blogspot.com/2012/01/crafting-with-bleach.html

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  31. PENNY WALKER says

    November 9, 2013 at 2:20 PM

    I AGREE THE SHIRT LOOKS BETTER NOW…THIS METHOD CAN ALSO BE DONE ON JEANS YA’LL…MY DAUGHTER DRIPPED BLEACH ON HER JEANS ONCE…BEFORE SHE WAS DONE…SHE HAD BLEACHED OUT HANDPRINTS ON HER JEANS…ALONG WITH OTHER *DESIGNS*…SHOOT…BLEACH…SCISSORS..YOU COULD MAKE THOSE EXPENSIVE JEANS EVERYONE WEARS…WE ALL *GOTTA’ B ON THE CHEAP*

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