Crafts
DIY in 5: Painted Suede Heels (with a Marker)
I hate settling for something in a different color when the color I want is sold out. Take these faux-suede shoes, for example. I could only find them in a tan color (from UrbanOg.com, sold out now), but I wanted them in a dusky rose color. I already have a pair of...
Closet Makeovers and 7 Ways to Create a Curated Closet
From a recent Container Store flyer. Click on any photo to enlarge. As the year draws to close, I attempt what I always do every year-end...a major closet cleanout. From the same flyer...and no, this isn't my closet!!! I wish! This year I'm being particularly...
DIY Links of the Week 12.12 – 12.25.11
I hope all of you had a lovely holiday! Mine was great, and could only have been improved by me not being sick. I came down with a horrible cold on Christmas Day (probably staying up too late wrapping all those presents??!). Anyway, I'm going to make an early night...
Happy Holidays from Chic Steals!
img source To all my wonderful readers: whether you celebrate today or another holiday during this season, or even nothing at all, I wish you all the very best and brightest of days! Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, Happy Chanukah, and to everyone: source Thanks so...
Free Holiday Edition of Nuno Magazine with Ideas for Decor and Present Wrapping!
Open publication - Free publishing - More cards Nuno Magazine is a quarterly digital publication that showcases craft projects and creative ideas, all of which are eco-friendly, recycled, or upcycled. Its projects have an indie, homemade, Anthropologie-style feel to...
New Colors for Fur Tails and Puffs Now Available in My Etsy Shop!
Yes, that's right - I've added TWO new colors to the range of faux furs I stock for my tails and puffs in my Etsy store. (And coming in the New Year...BAGS!!) So many customers have requested black fur, but I haven't found a pure black faux fur that is as...
Need a Last-Minute Gift? Check Out the Do-It-Yourself Holiday Gift Guides from Cut Out + Keep!
Every year I'll do a DIY gift guide for my blog, but this year, I may just not get around to it. However, crafty sharing community Cut Out + Keep has got a leg up on me with their NINE fabulous guides for DIY gifts for everyone in your life. From Grandma to your...
Yummy (and Easy!) DIY Holiday Baking
Every year I always make a slew of treats around Christmastime to give to various people in my life: the neighbors, my son's teachers, the mail lady etc. This year I tried my hand at making Chocolate Fudge with Walnuts (above left), and was surprised at how simple it...
Recent Update
Hi everybody! So it may have seemed that I dropped off the face of the Earth for a couple days...but in reality I was just working like a banshee on my final projects for my classes. I had a final exam today, and yesterday I had multiple final projects due...one of...
DIY Candy Cane Nails – A Holiday Manicure Using Color Dots
I don't know about you, but I have a lot of trouble drawing straight lines with my non-dominant hand. Whenever I attempt some nail art with straight lines, my efforts on one hand turn out perfect, and the other hand looks all wonky and wiggly. I figured a template...
DIY Links of the Week 11.28 – 12.11.11
Christmas is now only about a week-and-a-half away!! Can you guys believe it?? I'm swamped with classes ending, final projects and final exams, new pieces I'm trying to update my Etsy with, and a brand-new venture I'm trying to make live before the...
DIY Glitter Shoes for the Holidays (DIY Faux Jeffrey Campbell Litas)
Now I know there have been a million and one tutorials floating around the internet for glittery, blinged-out items...including shoes. So this may be a little superfluous, but it's a little bit of a different method than the other tutes I have seen, hopefully...
Portland Blogger Meetup, Lunch and Gift Exchange
Sunday afternoon was the monthly Portland Blogger Meetup - where we noshed lunch munchies, networked with other local bloggers, did a holiday craft, and exchange Secret Santa gifts. It was great to meet up with other PDX [airport code for Portland, OR if anyone was...
And the Winner of the $100 Gift Card to Shopbop.com is…
Entry #94: Ryana! Congratulations! The winner has been contacted to get her shipping info. Thanks so much to all who entered! xoxox Carly
DIY Screenprinted Tree Skirt: A Plaid Simply Screen Custom Silk Screen Kit Review and Tutorial
How many of you have tried your hand at screenprinting before? I honestly didn't know much about it until I designed a top for my now-defunct RIVETED clothing line back in 2007. I wanted the top to have a pretty chandelier screenprint on it, and I would decorate it...