Jewelry
DIYs to Try from Fashion Weeks Around the World: Autumn/Winter 2012 from A-Z
(Well, "from A-V" at least!;-) I was going to follow up on my first post "DIYs to Try from New York Fashion Week" with a "Part 2," but in the interim the rest of the world has had Fashion Weeks, so I figured it would be best to just collect all the inspiration in one...
DIY Links of the Week 3.05 – 3.12.12
Hi everyone! So another week has gone by, and I've been embroiled in a ton of work for school; this is my last week and Finals are upon me! I have two huge projects due this coming Monday...and only time will tell to see whether I'll have to go light on posting on...
Guest Post: DIY Shamballa Bracelet from Katrine of Make It and Fake It
Hello lovely readers! Today I have a wonderful talented guest poster here: Katrine from Make It and Fake It. Though her blog is fairly new on the DIY scene, she's been a posting a number of chic and easy tutorials that can help you get the designer look at a...
Sneak Peek: Guest Post Tomorrow…
I have something cool for all you guys...in the form of a guest post! Another talented DIY maven out there has written some content exclusively for Chic Steals readers and shared a tutorial which I think you're all going to love. (Hint: there's a little beading...and...
3.4.12 Outfit: Pastels and a Tutu
Tanktop: so old I don't remember Horseshoe pendant necklace: won in a Lucky Magazine giveaway...so Lucky Magazine-brand?? Distressed wrap ballet shirt: DIY (of a Hanes...? shirt) Metal tubing Doublewear hair elastics: Goody Two-pocket Bandolier Messenger: Marni...
DIY Links of the Week 2.20 – 3.4.12
Woohoo! March is here! Portland is beginning to pull itself out of a long, dreary Winter (hellllloooooo daily hailstorms!) and things are happening over here in this corner of the world! I'm feeling more like myself than in ages - and have even gotten back to more...
Major DIY FAIL!! The Pompon Spore Glue-Spot Sweater
scanned from Vivi Magazine November 2011 (I think). SLY sweater. Over the weekend I was working on a DIY tutorial for the above SLY-brand sweater. Hey, a sweater covered in puffy spores...I thought it was cute!! I started photographing the steps, placing the craft...
DIY Metal Collar Necklace
Removable collars have been the must-have-it accessory for the past year now, and I honestly didn't think there were any more varieties I hadn't seen. Bejeweled! Neon! Flowered! Pearl-encrusted! Leather! But this metal collar necklace from a Romwe.com...
Sneak Preview: DIY Tutorial Coming Tomorrow!
I've got a bad cold so am heading to bed early...but hopefully a full night of Nyquil-induced sleep will have me back behind the computer and get this tutorial up for you guys! Hope you like it! Til tomorrow then... xoxox Carly
Sally Hansen Comes Out with New Limited-Edition Easter Patterns in the Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips
I've been enjoying Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips for awhile (mostly in the pretty glitters they offer!) - and was pleased to see that they've come up with some great new patterns, just in time for Spring! I picked up the pink polka dot pattern...
Smooth Hair At Last: HANA Titanium Ionic 1.5″ Flat Iron Review
Do you use a flat iron to straighten your hair? For the longest time, I didn't...not until my late twenties, at least. In fact, I was mostly just a get-out-of-bed-pull-my-hair-into-a-ponytail kinda gal. It's only as I've gotten older - and begun to look at myself...
Surprisingly Chic: Goody DoubleWear Hair Elastics and Headbands
I just love it when a company takes something fairly entrenched in our culture - and makes a design improvement upon it. Case in point: these Goody DoubleWear hair elastics and headbands I recently spied at my local Target. I've been growing my hair out for awhile,...
Hardware Necklace from Banana Republic’s Spring Collection is Just Begging to Be DIY’d
scanned from Lucky Magazine ad, March 2012 This is so reminiscent of all the hardware-inspired necklaces from Fall/Winter 2009...and the hardware necklace I made using plumbing couplings that same year. Though Banana Republic isn't that expensive to begin with,...
DIY Links of the Week 2.06 – 2.19.12
Hope everyone's been having a great February so far! Already 3/4 over and Spring is hopefully on its heels soon. I'm feeling renewed by a changing in the seasons, and am recently inspired to get my craft on again after combing through the recaps of the NYFW shows. ...
DIY Mixed Media Bib Necklace with Tulip Beads in a Bottle
Bib-style and collar-style, multi-tiered, embellished, spiky, organic, tribal necklaces have been all over the runways for a couple seasons, and it's high time to add one into regular rotation in one's wardrobe. But it's so easy to make one out of bits and pieces...