PS I Made This
Share great title, great book. Part designer DIYPart fashion Part lifestyle inspiration guide. I counted 27 projects in this book. All are practical and with easy (obvious) to follow instructions. Here is a sample of a project: How to Make a Fancy Ruffle Shirt (Upcycling a plain boring white t-shirt) Get Inspired Not [...]
Kaleidoscope Crochet Scarf
Share Remember that freeform crochet bolero I received but which did not fit whatsoever? I modified it into a rather fun and happy scarf that sure stands out. (I have a few crochet flowers / rosettes left over, one of which is going to be a crochet brooch, which I’ll show you another [...]
How to: Ying-Yang Friendship Bracelets
Share This friendship bracelet video tutorial with Chinese Ying-yang symbols celebrates several holidays together, from Chinese New Year (January 23), to our North American Valentines Day (February 14), to Carnival (March) in Latin America, where friendship bracelets were originally invented. This is a very happy friendship bracelet with lots of Chinese red for good luck. [...]
How to Save Your Cosmetics
Share Pin It Save yourself hundreds of dollars with this handy eco-friendly cosmetics saver tip! Got some broken cosmetics ranging from compact blush, powder to eye shadow? No longer be sad; no need to throw it away. This photo explains exactly how you can recover it. In essence, what you’ll need is a few drops [...]
DIY Leather Belts … w Tassels
Share Just posted how to make tassels from scratch & from remnants, when I spotted a wonderful tutorial on how to make easy darling leather belts with tassels. Such a fashion statement! source photo & how-to: Organized Living Solutions .
AAA t-Shirt Bracelet: Leopard, Knotted, w Gold Chain
Share : HANDMADE JEWELRY EXTRA-ORDINAIRE. Old t-shirt + leopard design print + knot + gold chain = fabo bracelet. Absolutely wonderful. Let’s make some. This fun tutorial video is long and chatty, so I’ve summarized the steps here for you. Cutting up a tee is just step 1…. Designer Connie Yu goes a mile [...]
Freeform Crochet
Share As you all know, I love knitting & crochet. So it’s to be expected that I get these kind of gifts. Usually I am thrilled with them, but sometimes, …. sometimes, it’s a miss… (silence) … So, here is my first challenge of 2012: a white elephant. It’s a ‘designer’ freeform crochet bolero vest. [...]
Party Shoes
Share : Gorgeous shoes spotted in my Beverly Hills window shopping trip earlier this month. Here is Rodeo Drive’s shoe fashion parade for Winter 2012. Fashion and glamor shoes. I felt like in a museum, walking by exhibits. While I love the cultural aspects of gorgeous shoes, high heels, fashion colors, innovative designs, display [...]
Felted Ring
Share I did discovered something new, that’s just so cool that I wanted to share it with you: Did you know that if you take a bit of (your favorite) mohair wool yarn and you wrap it loosely around your finger 2-3 times, and you go about your business of cooking and cleaning, along with [...]
Tribal Jewelry: Get Creative with Bungy Cord
Share Oh, we all crave creativity. But sometimes copycat-designs are ‘just the thing’ to shave off time of making something ‘unique’. Here’s a novel idea that looks so ‘belonging’, that could be made with recycled items. I’d long to make it one day: a tribal necklace a la designer Proenza Schouler’s Resort Collection [...]
Glam Necklace for Cheap: Recycle yr Credit Card
Share I had a golden name necklace when I was about four years old. Did you too??!! (Am I giving my age away now??? Yes, it was long time ago.) ;Well, these old fashioned name necklaces are back. Big time!! How so? New York Celebrities are wearing these instead of the LA glam girls’ beaded [...]
How-to Make a Luu Chan Wrap Bracelet
Share Even if you’re not clicked-into the Los Angeles celebrity-scene, you might have seen these little wrap bracelets. They are THE RAGE in Hollywood. If you’d buy Luu Chan’s, you’ll realize that what once was a tribal friendship bracelet, has transformed into a pricey heirloom. That’s what happens when you add diamonds and precious stones. [...]
Back-to-School Notice Boards, Schedulers, Organizers & Desk Accessories
Share I haven’t gone back to school for a ‘000 years. However, every Fall I still enjoy that feeling of a fresh start. Lovely. One of my best memories is how I used to get very nice new book wrapping paper, calendar and others kids desk accessories and stationary. We would making matching schedulers and [...]
Back-to-School College, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Decorating
Share This article on ‘College, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Decorating Projects & Ideas’ finishes the ‘Back-to-school Ideas’- week, however, during September we’ll add a few more individual back-to-school ideas, as they pop up in our minds. College Room, Teenage & Kid Bedroom Ideas Child Bedroom Furniture Stencil Plan This article contains free templates [...]
Back-to-School Backpacks, Tote Bags, Lunch Bags Patterns
Share School bags are one of the most essential school supplies out there. And from personal experience as someone who studied for many years, it is a really good investment to have a couple of different style bags laying around: one for light days, one for heavy book days, one for gym, one for personal [...]
Back-to-School with Easy-to-Make Friendship Gifts
Share Time to celebrate going Back-to-School with flirty gifts that create smiles on the first day of school and help continue friendships. Fun Fashion Friendship Gifts that are Easy to Make Sure, there is the good-old classic friendship bracelet (click link to learn how to make it). But let’s go beyond the simple ‘threaded [...]
Hip Zipper Butterfly
Share A fun project to do with kids: We recycled an old zipper into a darling butterfly brooch. Step by Step Instructions on How to Make a Zipper Butterfly 1. Sniff through old cloths or recycled textile supplies to find a 22 cm long zipper. Pick a color you want, or if [...]
Yoga Tote Bag : Free Crochet Pattern
Share I’m set to start yoga at the beach on the lake in beautiful Trevignano Romano with my stylish new yoga mat tote bag. How inspiring. My prior excuse of it being too much work to get organized is no longer valid as my new yoga mat carrier holds all: rolled mat, wallet, keys, [...]
Fabulous Parisian Shoe Fashion 2011
Share Look here because you’ve never seen anything like it before: Parisian fashion shoes 2011. Come window shopping with me… Suede Plateau Shoes with Fur Heel Or if you prefer, this pair comes in black patent leather and bright red fur heels. Mini Boots with Maxi Heels Black silk top, sky-high [...]
Fruity Lunch & Picnic Bags
Share These fun fruity lunch and picnic bags are insulated and zippered. Fun design ideas, Found in Paris. Each bag can hold a few sandwiches and a small drink. Picnic Bag As big as two giant tomatoes, holds everything for a picnic of 2 (or 3). Matching [...]
Fabulous Glamorous Fabric Beads
Share Here’s the tutorial for this easy to make beads, these fabulous, glamorous beads are made with fabric strips wrapped around simple cotton balls. Stitch the fabric down and embellish with contrast-colored shiny glass seed beads in a free –form pattern. As simple as that. Don’t they look glorious? source photo & original design: Alma [...]
Burlap Messenger Bag
Share Summer markets, country fairs, flee markets & antique markets are ideal locations to pick up materials to make your own unique bags. This burlap messenger bag is made from a burlap farm animal feed sack, an old belt plus a scrap of off-white demin for lining. This feed sack was found in a US [...]
DIY Bejeweled Bookmark
Share Step-by-Step Instructions 1. Collect materials: string, or strip of leather, or yarn or jewerly wire coverd in fabric,….. ~ or equivalent.. + pretty beads + tools to attach beads. 2. String them together, creating a long beaded jewel for the book bottom end, and a tiny beaded end-jewel to be topping out of the [...]
Make Your Own Summer Drawstring Bag
Share These citrus sun bags are perfect to take along for a picnic, garden party, or to the beach. Just stash in your gear and off you go. Particularly the bottle bag makes great party hostess gifts also. To make it into beach bags, I recommend you quadruple the size of either bag. [...]
Pineapple Knit Bag
Share This is UNIQUE! An elegant, knitted pineapple bag, adorned with silver pearl beads and beaded tassels. And with this free pattern, you get to knit your own. It’s a vintage pattern, published in 1840, by Mrs. Jane Gaugain in her book "The Lady’s Assistant, for executing useful and fancy designs in knitting, netting, and [...]
Kids Hat Crochet Pattern
Share Easy to make, lovely to wear. This hat will sure bring on a mood of frivolous vacation. You can crochet this hat in less than a day and it will make a great gift to your son for protection from the sun. :: Skill Level = Easy :: It’s also a craft kids can [...]
Diaper Bag Pattern
Share Big enough to be either a ‘diaper’- bag and beautiful enough to be an ‘going to town’ or ‘office’- handbag. May I show you this gorgeous, smooth handbag design by real sewing artist Rebeka Lambert. Looking at this bag, you can see Rebeka is a pro. However, with her sewing patterns with multi-page sewing [...]
Creative Linky Party
Share Linky Party-time. Last week, I contributed a day’s worth of lessons from my jewelry repair workshop. Today, my Linky Party contribution is an overview of all 50 jewelry articles we have on this site, many of which I bet you’ve never seen before. Bookmark this page for future reference, and link up your own [...]
Refashion: to Hip Summer Wedding Bag
Share We call can take inspiration from Jen over at Scissors and Spatulas, who did this amazing handbag refashioning. Clutch Bag – The Before Shot: A vintage-find clutch handbag. Clutch Bag – The After Shot: An up-to-date Summer clutch that will make creative gals do a double-take. [...]
What is a Fat Quarter
Share I just answered an online question, what’s a Fat Quarter, and thought I should respond to it on the blog instead, as you all might be interested also. Fat Quarters are typically used for quilting and patchwork. They are bundles of fabric that are pre-cut to size. ‘What size?’ you might ask? And this [...]
