Necklaces are one of my favorite things to make. They can do wonders to spice up a boring outfit, but they’re relatively quick and easy. Especially this one. The only special equipment you need is pliers, so putting this together shouldn’t be hard even for a novice DIY-er. And you can totally customize it with […]
Bedroom Mood
Have you ever made a mood/idea board for a room? I never had, but lately we’ve been trying to figure out how to decorate our house, and I’ve gotten really into interior design blogs. One blog in particular that I love is Emily Henderson’s. She’s obviously an amazing designer, and has such a fun, relatable […]
Zucchini Corn Pizza
I was one of those kids who adamantly did not like zucchini. Even though I don’t think I had even tried it, and I definitely couldn’t tell you what I didn’t like about it. But if zucchini was in something and I knew about it, I wasn’t eating it. Now I have a strong suspicion […]
Links I Like
1. Sew a breezy summer kimono with this kimono tutorial. 2. Transform wire into crochet votive holders. 3. Embroider your watchband to give it a whole new look. 4. This free printable natural dyes chart would look great on the wall of your kitchen. 5. These gold leaf candleholders are quite lovely. 6. Want to carve your own stamps? Learn how […]
Coconut Bourbon Corn Flake Ice Cream
This is a tale of two ice cream failures, which I eventually combined into one ice cream success. When we lived in San Francisco, we liked to go on long, wandering city walks on the weekend, and once in a while we’d end up at the ice cream shop Humphry Slocombe. Although I tried other […]
Faux Shibori Pillows
Last week I told you guys about how I played around with bleach and denim for a faux shibori effect. This weekend I sewed my bleached denim into pillows. We have plenty of pillows in other rooms, so these are both destined for the master bedroom, I think. For the past couple of years we’ve […]
Links I Like
1. Make a fun gallery wall with colored mats. 2. This DIY hammock looks like the perfect spot for summer relaxation. 3. Wow, this balloon arch is incredibly dreamy. 4. Personalize baskets by wrapping them with embroidery thread. 5. Get the free template for this triangle pillow and a couple of other coordinating designs. 6. How to add pockets to a dress. So […]
Photo Finish | 1 August 2014
This week, I made the following discoveries: That Dot’s, practically a Portland institution, is still rad after all these years. And their food never disappoints. This graffiti, on some speed bumps down on a riverside bike trail: That our neighbors a few doors down have ducklings in their front yard. They’re in the front “because […]
DIY Bleached Denim Faux Shibori
If you don’t want to mess around with indigo dyes, bleaching denim is an easy way to achieve a faux shibori look.
