I’ve been working on a couple of projects which aren’t quite blog-ready yet. This cozy plaid shirt (a thrift find) will be getting a little face lift soon. For a hint of what I’ll be doing to it, check out this post. This lacy black skirt (another thrift find, of course) is also getting a […]
DIY Halloween Manicure
With some of the leftover decal paper from my cat nails, I decided to do some Halloween nails. I painted eight of my nails black, and then painted the remaining two white and added spooky decals. My friend Karla volunteered to model a whole hand worth of decals, so we put skulls and skeletons and […]
Getting in the Mood for Fall: Bellerose
Bellerose had me as soon as I laid eyes on the owls. Plenty of brands have gorgeous models, great clothes, and clever styling in their lookbooks. But I can’t think of any others with owls and birds of prey in their photos. It helps, of course, that the clothes have such a perfect rich autumn […]
Tutorial: Rhinestone Spike Necklace
I’ve been wanting to make a spike necklace ever since I saw a photo on pinterest of the one this blogger was wearing. This week I finally figured out how to make my sparkly spike necklace dreams come true. Here’s how I did it (and you can, too!) Materials: Chain with large links, at least […]
Fall Trend: Navy Nails
Lately I’ve been craving the darker colors of nail polish I’ve been seeing in magazines and on blogs. I just picked up China Glaze Up All Night, and I love it. It’s actually darker than I was expecting, almost black in some lights, but it’s a great shade. I realized that it almost perfectly matches […]
Links I Like
These tiny terrarium mushrooms are just darling, and there’s a tutorial! I’ve totally got to make some of these soon. Here are some great decorating secrets. They’re all pretty simple, but they have great impact. I can’t wait to try some of them out for myself. These leather studded boot straps look time-consuming, but cool. […]
Spiced Maple Whiskey Cider Cocktail
I’m not really into the pumpkin recipes that I’ve been seeing everywhere now that fall is in full swing. But I’ll take apple pie, apple crisp, or apple cider any day of the week. Apple cider is even better warm, and with whiskey or bourbon. So I whipped up this cocktail using Whippersnapper Whiskey, which […]
DIY: Clip-On Earrings Re-Style
A couple of weeks ago I posted about the colorful, vintage-inspired jewelry I’ve been seeing everywhere. When I found these old clip-on earrings in my jewelry stash, I knew I had the perfect subjects for a makeover. And I turned to my old standby, nail polish, to do the job. I love nail polish for […]
Getting in the Mood for Fall: Stella Jean
The work of Italian-Haitian designer Stella Jean recently caught my eye on Pinterest, when I came across a pin of the outfit with the pink sweater and plaid skirt (below, on the left). When I clicked through to the rest of the lookbook, I found the mix of colors and patterns really intriguing. And the […]