Jewelry
Little Warrior July Spotify Playlist to Listen to While You DIY
My good friend Alexa Raquel Casciato, AKA Little Warrior, is an amazing musician and up-and-coming tour de force in the world of music. She has assisted in starting a brand-new post series here on Chic Steals curating monthly original playlists for your to stream on...
Lookbook from Portland: Crazy Wind
Crazy Wind, founded by designer Chiyo Takahashi, utilizes authentic kasuri textiles directly from Japan to produce modern clothing with a distinctly Japanese flair. Sourced from family-run factories in remote regions of Japan, kasuri textiles are a type of ikat...
Outfit 6.5.13: Double Flamingo Monarchs
Filigree earring: Carino.Gold spike-and-rhinestone necklace: H&M. Skull-Studded Foldover Bag: ? (Pineapple County) (similar here or here for a designer version). Double Flamingo T-Shirt: jouetie (similar here or here). Bone Rings: Wildfox (similar here). Black...
DIY Fourth of July Ideas
Hello friends! July 4th is almost upon us, and I've put together a Pinterest board of ideas to make it a DIY celebration! Check it out for ideas and projects (also good for any other Summer soiree or red-white-and-blue-themed party)! If you're not already, please...
DIY Raffia-Wrapped Necklace Makeover by Kate Snyder of Dometic Slice
Domestic Slice is an amazing blog founded by Dottie Zimmerman, Kate Snyder and Katie Wittenauer. Sharing recipes, crafts, ideas, and tips for the home, the site is all about bringing fun and loveliness to one's domestic life. Co-founder Kate Snyder also runs the...
Max Your Morning with Vaseline Spray & Go Moisturizer – and Win a $1,000 SpaFinder Gift Card!
We're all busy. Life can be totally hectic sometimes, and it's easy to let one's beauty routine fall by the wayside, especially when you're in a rush. Besides being a full-time fashion and DIY blogger and freelancing in graphic design and illustration, I'm also...
DIY Laced-Up Sunday Tee Upcycle from Hapy Friends Shoppe
Aiko Miyako started her blog Hapy Friends Shoppe last year, sharing DIY tutorials for adorable plushies and sweet, lacy pieces that look so pretty paired with pastels and structured blazers. Today she is joining us to share her DIY for a Laced-up Sunday Tee here on...
DIY Easy Ombre Sherbet Nail Art
As a child I was always drawn to the rainbow sherbet at the ice cream shop in my little town...and loved to watch all the colors melt together in my tiny paper cup into a rainbow lava flow of epic proportions (read: icky orangey-brown). I've always had a thing for...
6.28.13 F.I.L.L.: Friday I Love Links
photo from fromthelenz.com Welcome to another installment of F.I.L.L.! This week's been hot and muggy here in Tokyo, punctuated by a couple window-shopping expeditions, a high-end sushi lunch, and Pool Day at Lil Tot's elementary. Here are some links online that have...
Japan Finds
jouetie double flamingo T-shirt, Tabio neon chiffon-trim socks, YOIM furfur ruffled sweatshirt I've almost hit up all my favorite shopping districts after almost 2 weeks in Japan...and I've definitely sketched, photographed, and bookmarked more than I've bought (not...
Lookbook from Japan: OSMOSIS Spring/Summer 2013
OSMOSIS is a brand known for coolly casual prints and pieced fabrics. A lot of their clothing is reversible too, which makes it doubly fabulous (one of my favorite reversible sweaters ever is from OSMOSIS!). Founded in 1997, the brand creates timeless pieces, updated...
DIY Gold Leaf Head Chain for Music Festivals
Whether you call them head chains, headbands, circlets, fairy head adornments, or hippie bands, these beautiful head adornments can be seen all throughout the Summer: at music festivals, on the beach, and at weddings. Growing up, I never saw them at all - the high...
8 Stylish Picks for a July Fourth Outfit
Another major holiday is coming up: how will you spend your Fourth of July? A get-together with friends? Barbecue? Picnic? At the beach? Chilling in the backyard? Watching fireworks with the BF? Wherever you go, a mix of relaxed-meets-dressy will look fabulous for a...
6.21.13 F.I.L.L.: Friday I Love Links
photo from FashionISing Welcome to another installment of F.I.L.L.! It's now been almost a week since I've come to Tokyo, and I'm working on cleaning up my computer's digital innards (which sounds so horrible and TMI in a way), working on some design projects (if...
DIY Paper Glitter Diamond Duo Paperweights
I am just in love with Minieco's website - it's so colorful and fun, my day is instantly brightened. Plus the author offers tons of downloadable paper templates and the origami-lover in me just can't stay away. I particularly am drawn to the paper gemstone templates...