Sep 16, 2010 | Life, Score!
The Judges have judged, the votes have been tallied, the Favoriting has been ranked…and at long last here are our 4 Winners!
Fan Favorite Winner
(Most Hearts + Likes during Competition Period)
Congratulations – your projects were all fantastic!
With over 150 entries this Competition was a smashing success! Thank you so much to everyone who entered, blogged, tweeted, added buttons, and promoted it – we couldn’t have done it without all of you! 😀
Even if you didn’t win something this time around, please keep crafting and DIY’ing and sharing your projects – so the spirit of doing-it-yourself spreads unbounded and teaches us all to
Don’t Buy…D.I.Y!!
xoxox
Carly
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Sep 16, 2010 | Fashion, Score!
The entry period for BOTH my New York Fashion Week giveaways ends tonight (Thursday, Sept 16, 11:59 PM PST) so hurry up and get those entries in!!
xoxox
Carly
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Sep 15, 2010 | DIY
Project #9 in my submissions for Style Sample Magazine and New York Design Shop’s Create Couture Challenge back in early August.
You Need:
*Victoria Lace
*Cream Ruffle Stretch Trim
*Brown Sweater Style Stretch Trim
*Baby Single Face Satin Ribbon in Brown
*Large Iron-On Butterfly
*White Rose Pin (pin back only)
Additional Tools/Materials:
*scissors
*fabric glue
*hand-sewing needle
*matching thread
*black felt
*lighter
*iron
*sewing machine (optional)
[prep: iron ribbons and trim if kinked or curled]
How-to:
1. Cut Victoria Lace in half.
2. Place each side onto the edges of a piece of the Sweater Style Stretch Trim. You can either glue them down with fabric glue, or sew them down.
4. Trim the end off the Sweater Style Stretch Trim.
5. Sew or glue down the Cream Ruffle Stretch Trim in the center, covering up the Sweater Style Stretch Trim. I cut the Ruffle Trim a little shorter so it wouldn’t go completely all the way around my waist.
6. Cut the Satin Ribbon in half, on an angle. Seal the ends with an open flame.
7. Hand-stitch the un-angled ends of the Satin Ribbon to the underside of each end of the Ruffle trim.
8. Iron the Butterfly on to the felt.
9. Trim the felt around the butterfly carefully.
10. Remove pin back from White Rose.
11. Hot-glue pin back to the wrong side of the butterfly, and pin to the belt.
A pretty and vintage-fabulous result for a pretty simple process!
You can wear this piece as a belt or as a headband – and the butterfly as a separate pin.
Choices, choices…
Happy DIY’ing!
xoxox
Carly
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Sep 15, 2010 | DIY, Fashion, Media
The DIY Fashion Examiner has put together a great slideshow of DIY-able looks emerging off the current runways from Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. From Cynthia Rowley to Jason Wu, Lela Rose to DKNY, these picks for Spring/Summer 2011 are fodder for any frugal crafter or high-fashion-loving DIY-er anywhere! Definitely check it out if you want to get those creative wheels a-spinning!
xoxox
Carly
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Sep 14, 2010 | DIY, Life, Score!
Wow, I’m still coming off the high from the first Create Couture Challenge New York Design Shop sponsored back in August!
Well, NYDS has done it again and put together another challenge for DIY and crafty bloggers out there:
The 2nd Create Couture Contest officially begins! Today marks the first day of the nomination process. Nominate your favorite blogger or DIY enthusiast by any of the following:
1. sending a tweet to @nydesignshop
2. writing on their facebook wall
3. by leaving a comment on THIS blog post, [clicky-click cuz that’s a link!] OR
4. by e-mailing them at info@newyorkdesignshop.com
You have until Monday, September 20 so think hard about who you think will make the best DIY Halloween costume. You may nominate more than one person. 15 contestants will be chosen from the nominees. All nominees will be announced on the NYDS blog. Contestants will be notified by NYDS on Tuesday, September 21, and must decide if they want to participate by Friday, September 24. Rules and Regulations will be distributed via e-mail by Monday, September 27.
Know anyone crafty or uber-talented? Dying to see what your favorite DIY blogger could come up with? Nominate someone via the methods above – and cross your fingers to see if they’ll step up to the challenge!! (And it seems there’s nothing against nominating yourself, either;-)
xoxox
Carly
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