Crafts
Using Publications’ Photos on Your Blog: Formspring.me Question
from formspring.me:Carly - I can't get thru the Conde Nast legal jargon and you seem quite knowledgable; How can we use pics from major publications? What are the limits? Can I use a pic from InStyle or Vogue to compare to a pic of one of my outfits? Answer please, oh...
Exclusive Discount Code for DIY’ers at New York Design Shop!
New York Design Shop has graciously offered a discount code to all those wishing to purchase materials to enter The Ultimate DIY Competition! (and if you just want to stock up on materials for your own DIY purposes...;-)They have an amazing selection of DIY materials,...
How do You Keep Yourself Looking So Good?: Formspring.me Question
from formspring.me: How do you keep yourself looking so good, young and skinny? 🙂 Awww, thank you! You're so very sweet:-) It's probably a combination of genes and habits (and maybe Photoshop??? hehe;-). On the beach in Hawaii. I don't know how I survived...
They’re Here! They’re Here!
I happened upon an amazing deal a little while back on the HauteLook website. I've never actually purchased anything from them before. (What I can say is they ship a LOT faster than RueLala or Ideeli, considering purchases from them have taken 4-6 weeks to arrive.) ...
The Ultimate DIY Competition is Now Open!
The Competition is now LIVE on Cut Out + Keep!If you have a project you'd like to enter into the competition, you can do so in 3 simple steps.First head on over there to their homepage, click the "Sign Up" button in the right-hand box, and register with them first. ...
Publicity for Your Blog: Formspring.me Question
img sourcefrom formspring.me:Hiya ! Sorry to disturb you ! I love your blog and i read it daily.You've inspired me so much that I have just made my own, but it's still empty.How to get more publicity? Please visit my etsy shop here to see what i make :...
Refashioning and Sewing Men’s Shirts: Tips & Tricks
img source So I spent the majority of the day today working on a tutorial for upcycling yet another men's shirt into something way cuter for the girls! I can't wait to take the photos of the finished product to share with all of you. But that got me thinking...a...
Cel Art: Blast from the Past
Lion-O from Thundercats. Clean-Up, Color Key, Hand Trace, Hand Paint. Done from original Key Frame used in the opening sequence of the series [you know, right before he puts his sword under his eyes and goes "Thunder, thunder etc."?], which I managed to get my hands...
Announcing: The ULTIMATE DIY Competition!!
Yes, friends and faithful readers...you voted, and I listened. Back in April, I asked all of you what you wanted to see here on Chic Steals in the coming months. And out of those who responded, over 66% of you said you wanted a DIY Contest! Well here it is...it's...
Where to Get Vivi Magazine: Formspring.me Question
from formspring.me: I Love your blog and your creativity! I love it when you post scans of VIVI MAGAZINE! How can I get my hands on some more of these!? Thanks so much! I love Vivi too - perhaps a little too much;-) Unfortunately I can't find any site that posts the...
Formed to Deconstruct – F.TAPE Editorial
Photographer: Dimitris Theocharis , Stylist: Paku Sukud; Models: Swanny, Charlotte Care, Roos van MontfortLove the colors, love the angular lines, love the black. It's very Mondrian in an art-school-meets-deconstructionist sort of way.And I love the idea of a...
SQUEEEEEEEEE! I WON!!!!!!!!!
Not particularly eloquent at the moment...I think I sent a similar Tweet out because I was just FLOORED with the announcement...But it looks like I WON THE CREATE COUTURE CHALLENGE! (Click to read the recap on the NYDS Blog)In fact, I had the NYDS Blog open in a...
Street Style Trumps All?
Out with the old, in with the new: Street Style and its Chic Factor. Goodbye People Magazine...hello, American Apparel lookbook collaboration with Lookbook.nu users and Style Sample Magazine. Could it have just been a few short years ago that we saw the rise of those...
LAST DAY to Vote in the Create Couture Challenge!
Today's the last day to vote in NYDS/Style Sample Magazine Create Couture DIY Challenge! I would love it if I could have your vote.:-) I also want you guys to win a Chic Steals original - so head on over there and comment too!!See all the DIYs HereandVOTE HERE Sorry...
Hey Again!
Office Before. Blech! Sorry for that brief hiatus - I took a mini-vacation from the blogosphere for the weekend.I've been cleaning up and redoing my office - or at least the room in my house where we keep the computers and I have my sewing machines and do a lot of my...