Rain Blanken Follow The Complete Guide to Customizing Your Clothes. Running Press Introduction Rain Blanken fuses fashion and invention with her innovative designs. Rain is the author of 'The Complete Guide to Customizing Your Clothes,' a DIY tome that tackles a wide variety of clothing customizations and alterations. She also contributed to State of Craft with instructions on melting plastic bags into functional fashion. Experience Rain Blanken doesn't just write about DIY fashion, she lives it! She began helping with the family screen printing business while still in grade school.Today, as a seasoned seamstress, she has been making, wearing, and selling her own handmade clothing for years. Rain's clothing, accessory, and jewelry designs have been featured in shops and galleries. Rain has created everything from wedding dresses to children's accessories in her career.Rain has built a reputation of sharing her do-it-yourself knowledge with others. In 2003, she founded Kidz Jam, a non-profit organization that works to teach children about recycling crafts and the importance of art in our lives. Education Rain holds a degree in Fine Art, having worked her way through college as a preschool teacher and professional seamstress. She learns something new about creativity every day, as style and method evolve over the years. LiveAbout and Dotdash Meredith LiveAbout, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a reference site focused on entertainment, activities, and hobbies. Learn more about us and our editorial guidelines. Read more from Rain Blanken Punk Clothing Make a Catwoman Costume How to Make a Ravenclaw Scarf How to Make DIY Star Wars Jedi Robes Make a Michael Jackson Costume How to Dye Clothing Make an Amy Winehouse Costume Make a Rapunzel Costume Mardi Gras Costume Ideas Dress like Joan from Mad Men Five Ways to Add Lace to a Denim Jacket How to Crochet Your Own Hufflepuff Scarf How to Tie Dye Instructions How to Distress a Sweater Spray Painted T-shirt DIY Princess Leia Buns and More Leia Hairstyle Tutorials Make a Mini Top Hat What are Cellulose Fibers? What are Protein Fibers? DIY Capri Sun Bag Tutorial How-To Duct Tape Dress: Easy Duct Tape Prom Dress Tutorial How to Make Plarn - Plastic Yarn Tutorial