Do you feel as if you’re being watched? You should–there are eyes everywhere! The evil eye is an ancient symbol, so although they didn’t invent the print, Kenzo has certainly helped popularize it this season. It’s a look that you can easily replicate yourself, with stencils, embroidery, or screenprinting. Here’s some DIY eye-motif inspiration. 1. […]
DIY Halloween Faux Tattoos
Print out your own Halloween temporary tattoos of creepy moths, skulls and spiders.
DIY Metallic Print Bag
The other day I decided to play around with the metallic pen I used for this ring holder. I started with a small plain black faux-leather pouch. I made the one I used, which is a smaller version of the one I made in this tutorial. (If you don’t want to sew your own, here […]
Galaxy Bags
Recently I decided to experiment with some of my space fabric by making bags. Although I altered the measurements, I used basically the same method as I did in my tutorial for a lined leather clutch. These are two of the little pouches I came up with. They would be perfect as makeup bags, don’t […]
DIY Geometric Print Clutch
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Lately several black-and-white geometric prints have caught my eye, so I decided to make a simple clutch version of my own. For this project I actually used my own tutorial, the one for the leather foldover clutch. I modified it by using duck canvas, instead of leather, and cutting out […]
New Nebula Scarves!
It’s been a little quiet around here this week, first because of my missing internet, but also because I’ve been working hard on a new batch of galaxy/nebula print silk scarves. I’m trying out some new designs, which I think turned out quite lovely. Here is a peak: “Celestial Fireworks” “Bright Star” “Blue Haze” You […]
6 Fall 2011 Trends to Thrift
When I look at seasonal trend reports, I do so not to search for exact items I want to buy, but for thrifting and styling ideas. So I decided to share six trends I’ve noticed that should be pretty easy to find at thrift stores. Saturated Separates Yigal Azrouel, Karen Walker, Yigal Azrouel, Alberta Ferretti […]