A couple of years ago my sister Andrea gave me this pair of brown boots that weren’t the right size for her. They fit me perfectly, but I didn’t wear them much just because when given the choice between black and brown, I usually go for black. So I decided to dye them. I paid […]
DIY Detachable Collar Spikes Tutorial
This tutorial is for the indecisive types out there. Like me. I bought a shirt to add spikes to the collar, and then I couldn’t decide which spikes to use. I was also worried that I’d eventually get tired of the spikes or that it would look horribly dated once the trend had run its […]
DIY Glitter Feathers Garland
This DIY project was definitely inspired by this glittered feathers project from Frankie magazine. I started trying to think of things I could do with glitter feathers, and this is what I came up with. The tone-on-tone glitter is pretty subtle, but for a more noticeable look you could definitely use gold or silver glitter […]
Knit Beret
Do you knit? I’ve been knitting for a long time, ever since I got my grandma to teach me how one winter afternoon. I think it was around the time knitting had just started to get “cool” again. When I first started I knit all year long, but now I only seem to feel like […]
DIY Studded Plaid Shirt Tutorial
Last week I hinted at what I was planning to do with this thrifted flannel shirt, and I’m really pleased with how it turned out. It was inspired by this shirt, and I can’t wait to wear mine in a similar outfit. Mine isn’t an exact copy because I wanted to use studs I already […]
DIY: Lacy Skirt Makeover
When I found this skirt in a thrift store, it was nice, but pretty conservative and a bit boring. It had a lovely lace hem, though. Recently I had seen a couple of examples of lacy cutouts on the bottom edge of a skirt, so I decided to accentuate that aspect of my skirt. Left, […]
Halloween DIY: Black Glitter Pumpkins
We’ve been doing a little bit of decorating for Halloween lately, and after I did Halloween nails I decided we needed some festive gourds, too. Not just any festive gourds, would do, though. These black glitter pumpkins are my attempt at sophisticated Halloween decor. Materials: Pumpkins to paint Black spray paint (if you want 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 […]
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 […]