Remember my super chipped pink neon nailpolish I posted the other day? Part of my reason for buying that color, other than thinking that it would look cool on my fingers, was for a DIY. I don’t remember where I first saw the idea, but painting rhinestone jewelry with neon nailpolish is something I’ve been […]
My DIY Heart Shoe Clips
Recently I came across these shoes worn by one of Vanessa Jackman‘s street-style subjects. I think they’re a pair of those plastic shoes by the brand Melissa. They reminded me of these shoe clips by ban.do: Naturally, my mind turned to DIY options, so when I was cleaning up my craft supplies and came across […]
DIY Paper Rosettes
Paper rosettes are also known as paper medallions, and they are great as party decorations. When I began trying to figure out how to make them, I discovered that there are several different methods. I experimented with a couple, and they give you slightly different results, so I’ll show you one method today, and the […]
Ombré Fabric
All of the beautiful examples of ombré out in the world have made me want to try my hand at some ombré dyeing, so while I was visiting my parents I bought some muslin fabric and RIT dye and gave it a go. First I cut up some fabric strips and tested various dipping times and […]
Wrapped Thread Earrings Tutorial
It seems like I’ve been getting some new visitors in the last week or so, and if you’re one of them, welcome! Please feel free to check out my previous tutorials, and don’t hesitate to leave me comments! Now on to this week’s tutorial. Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of thread-wrapped accessories, so I […]
Striped Boat Neck Shirt
This is just about the simplest top you could possibly make, but right after I got the idea to make it, I was flipping through a magazine in the check-out line and saw a spread featuring striped boat neck tees (wish I could remember which magazine). I was inspired by all of the stripes out […]
Midweek DIY Inspiration
Are these Balenciaga shoes out of your price range? Mine too. I bet you could use a modified version of this tutorial to DIY something very similar to these. Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed!
DIY Body Chain
Body chains that go around body parts typically neglected by jewelry-makers have been trendy in the blogosphere for awhile now, though I’ve yet to see anyone wear any in real life. Despite the abundance of shoulder jewelry and body harnesses in various configurations on blogs and Etsy, I never really thought they were for me […]
DIY Pompom Shoe Clips
Lately I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect wedding shoes. One of my first stops was BHLDN, and though I didn’t find any contenders for the shoes of my dreams, I did come across this DIY inspiration. Aren’t they cute? They want $25 for a pair of shoe clips, but you can make them […]