Sporty rope bracelets are everywhere this spring, and they’re super simple to make yourself. Go out and find some colorful rope at a variety or hardware store, and read on to find out how to make your own bracelet. Left: Proenza Schouler Right: Miansai Center: Sailormade Materials: Rope, 18 or 38 inches Glue Large endcaps […]
Amazing Art: Urban Geodes
Wow, have you seen this beautiful street art? The artist, Paige Smith, creates unexpected paper “geodes” in public nooks and crannies. I’d love to happen upon one of these on the street, wouldn’t you? If you’re in Los Angelos, keep your eyes peeled for crystals. Photos: A Common Name
Sunday Street Style
On Saturday we went walking around Portland in the sunshine, and a lot of other people were also out enjoying the nice weather. I started admiring all of the stylish people in town, and wondering whether there are any good Portland street style blogs. Other than Urban Weeds, I haven’t really been able to find […]
Links & Spring Cleaning
Just a quick note to let you know that I’m doing some major work on the blog right now, so I apologize if anything is screwy or inaccessible. I’m hoping to get everything fixed (and better than ever!) in the next couple of days. In the meantime, how about some links? Love this shirt DIY. […]
Pillars of Creation Pillows
It’s been a while since I’ve posted about my Etsy shop, Pillars of Creation, but I’m happy to announce that in addition to galaxy-print silk scarves, I’m also now selling nebula-print throw pillow covers. I currently have these three listed: I’ll be making them in three more designs, too, which correspond to this, this, and […]
DIY Fringe Necklace
Since I saw photos of Missoni’s Spring 2012 collection a few months ago, I have been meaning to make a fringe necklace. I finally made one today, and I’m happy to report that it’s quite easy and customizable. For mine I used shorter fringe in a different color than the designer version, and I’m not […]
Sunday Street Style
As I went through my favorite street style blogs this week, a theme began to emerge from the images I was drawn to. I decided that a hat was required to make the cut. I’m not even sure what kinds of hats some of these are, but they cover the head and complete the outfit, […]
3 Inspiring DIY Ideas
Tonight I thought I’d share some DIY ideas I’ve been pinning this week. 1. Bleach-dipping: Dip a dress, denim jacket, or shirt in bleach and splatter it around a bit. Left, right 2. More studs: I know I’ve tackled studs before, but I especially love them on these bright Converse. Left, right, Burberry studded trench […]
DIY Pom-Pom Earrings
When I was looking for good examples of rope necklaces for my last tutorial, I came across these earrings from Mara Hoffman’s Spring 2012 collection, and I knew what my next DIY project would be. Not quite as big as the originals, these are still dramatic and fun, and they seem like they’ll be the […]