Recently I’ve been in the mood to get rid of stuff that I don’t need. I think someĀ of it may be that I read a couple of articles about Marie Kondo’s philosophy, and parts of it really resonated with me. So with a new-found permission to let go of things that don’t bring me joy, […]
DIY Mesh Skirt Modification
It’s been kind of a long time since I’ve done any clothing projects. But I’ve been seeing net and mesh used in a lot of cool ways this Spring (some of which I rounded up here), and I was feeling inspired. So I took a pencil skirt that I’ve had for a long time, and […]
DIY Restyled Bracelet
When I was packing up my craft supplies for moving last month, I noticed that I had a lot of jewelry fragments in my stash. I had lots of broken necklaces, bracelets, and pieces of chain left over from previous projects, so I decided to restyle them into a mixed chain bracelet. Since you won’t […]
Plaid Skirt Makeover
Yesterday I finished the dress-to-skirt transformation I mentioned last week. As a reminder, here’s the frumpy dress before: And here’s the after: To accomplish the transformation, I took apart the waist seam and one of the side seams. I put in an invisible zipper on the side so I could get it on and off. […]
Fancy Sweatshirt Tutorial
Recently I posted about the trend of fancy sweatshirts, and I finally got around to making my own version. Mine is pretty subtle, with matte silver gems on a gray shirt, but I really like the effect. Plus, it’s nice and cozy on these cold winter days we’ve been having lately. Here’s how to make […]
Studded Boot Straps
When I was in Paris in October, I passed a couple of shoe stores near where we were staying that had cool studded motorcycle boots in the windows. A lot of the studding was actually on what looked like removable straps that could be placed in different positions on the boot. The day that I […]
DIY Inspiration: Fancy Sweatshirts
Remember the days when you only wore a sweatshirt to work out or schlub around the house? You wouldn’t want to sweat it out in these tops. Sweatshirts have gone upscale, with rich embellishments ranging from leather to jewels. And of course the prices have rocketed up to match. Luckily this is another trend that […]
DIY to Try: Feathered Brim Hat Makeover
A while back I shared some of my fall thrift finds, including a couple of cool hats from the Halloween accessories section. I already showed off my revamp of the grey one, and now here’s my makeover of the maroon one. Here’s what it looked like before, kind of sad and gaudy: And here it […]
Hat Makeover
Remember this hat I found at Goodwill recently? I gave it a makeover! As you can see, I added a piece of black velvet ribbon and a tortoiseshell buckle. The ribbon is secured in several places with a couple of stitches, so I can easily switch it up later if I decide I want to […]