Amaka Designs

About this original series

I'm a recycled fashion designer with a sense of humor, a love for all things poofy and covered in pyramid studs, and dorky glasses. These days, everybody's always talking about "going green" (pardon the cliche). As a recycled fashion designer, I turn the going green concept into an art every time I make something new from something old. So I figured I'd make a series of videos aimed at showing everyone how to make awesome pieces using all or some recycled materials, in the hopes of not only showing arts and crafty type people/fashion lovers how to make some beautiful pieces, but to show the public a very creative way of going green, and keeping some green in your wallet too =P I'm always happy to give advice and feel free to give me ideas for videos as well. Enjoy and create!

  • # Episodes

    28 episodes

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Episodes of Amaka Designs

    • Play Dr. Marten For Life Collection 1460 Boot UNBOXING!! - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      Dr. Marten For Life Collection 1460 Boot UNBOXIN...

      Title pretty much says it. Enjoy! http://www.amakadesigns.wordpress.com

      • Release date
        Jan 5, 2011
      • Runtime
        05:04
    • Play How to make a simple safety pin necklace! - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      How to make a simple safety pin necklace!

      Tutorial on how to make a cool bib necklace out of a chain and safety pins I scored from the Dollar Tree. I'm not affiliated with them or anything like that, I'm just a fan of cheap stuff =PThe pins don't come undone or anything like that while I'm wearing it, but if I were to make it again I'd probably glue all the pins shut with a hot glue gun or superglue. Safety first, right? (I still could at this point but I'm just lazy.)Check out my blog!http://amakadesigns.wordpress.com/And follow me!h...

      • Release date
        Sep 3, 2010
      • Runtime
        03:43
    • Play How to make harem pants from an old dress! - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      How to make harem pants from an old dress!

      http://www.youtube.com/user/GiannyLHow to make a pair of simple, basic harem pants similar to the ones GiannyL made except they're made from an old dress. Shweet.http://amakadesigns.wordpress.com/Follow me on Twitter! http://twitter.com/amakadesignsCheck me out on Facebook!http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid...

      • Release date
        Aug 27, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:17
    • Play How to turn your old hippie skirt into a summer romper! (reposted) - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      How to turn your old hippie skirt into a summer ...

      **The original posting of this vid is messed up somehow, so I'm just reposting it in the hopes that it'll work again, Thanks to Melanie Stark for pointing this out to me!**This is really simple and easy to do, plus it looks AWESOME! Perfect solution to those sticky hot summah days. Be wary of camel toe!www.amakadesigns.wordpress.comtwitter.com/amakadesigns

      • Release date
        Aug 10, 2010
      • Runtime
        02:58
    • Play How to make your own chain bow necklace!! SUPER EASY!! - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      How to make your own chain bow necklace!! SUPER ...

      This tutorial is ridiculously simple, lol.You can do so much more with this project, but I just decided to do something really simple so yea.This could made into a charm necklace/bracelet, you can use multiple chains, etc. Sky's the limit!

      • Release date
        Jul 25, 2010
      • Runtime
        03:22
    • Play Hide scuffs on patent leather shoes with Jacquard Textile Color!! - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      Hide scuffs on patent leather shoes with Jacquar...

      Using a small paintbrush and Jacquard Textile Color's 122 Black, you can hide ugly scuff marks on your favorite patent leather shoes! The paint cost me about 3.50 to 4.00 bucks, and a little goes a LONG way! This stuff is also great for screenprinting and airbrushing, apparently. I'm not affiliated with the company that makes the paint or anything, I just like the stuff cuz it was cheap and it works =DMore videos to come soon!

      • Release date
        Jul 16, 2010
      • Runtime
        05:01
    • Play Turn an old hippie skirt into a summer romper! SUPER EASY! - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      Turn an old hippie skirt into a summer romper! S...

      This is really simple and easy to do, plus it looks AWESOME! Perfect solution to those sticky hot summah days.Be wary of camel toe! www.amakadesigns.wordpress.comtwitter.com/amakadesigns

      • Release date
        Jun 22, 2010
      • Runtime
        03:02
    • Play How to make a pair of no-sew recycled shorts! - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      How to make a pair of no-sew recycled shorts!

      This tutorial shows you how to make a pair of shorts, no sewing required! The shorts I made are a loose fit, but you can use whatever fit you'd like.Thanks for watchin =D

      • Release date
        Jun 15, 2010
      • Runtime
        05:10
    • Play How to turn your jeans into Skinny Jeans! - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      How to turn your jeans into Skinny Jeans!

      I had to take this video off and fix it and put it back up because I made it in such haste that I screwed up some of the audio. Sorry for any confusion. A video on turning your regular jeans into skinny jeans! Works great for flared/bootcut jeans that already fit your waist. Hope you guys enjoy! Oh, and check out my buddy John Murphy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/stupidcreatures(more)

      • Release date
        May 4, 2010
      • Runtime
        04:12
    • Play Watch me make another crazy collage, update on Threadbanger Sewing Machine contest - Amaka Designs on Blip Amaka Designs episodes on Blip

      Watch me make another crazy collage, update on T...

      I was so tired I forgot to thank everyone who supported me and voted for me in the contest! My bad lol. I'll make another video about it soon, promisssse. Another crazy collage for my color theory class portfolio. It's a free study.

      • Release date
        Mar 11, 2010
      • Runtime
        07:34
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