Jewelry
Portland’s Better Living Show
The 4th annual Better Living Show kicked off at the Portland Expo Center last Friday (March 25), for a three-day extravaganza presenting the best of sustainable living solutions. This is one of the largest gatherings of sustainably-minded people nation-wide, with an...
Video Message to the People of Japan
[youtube]k0UlAloD3Gw[/youtube] I felt shocked and devastated after the horrible events of March 11 in Japan...and even more so when I saw the reactions of numerous people (some anonymous, some not) on the Internet. I felt compelled to apologize to the Japanese people...
DIY Links of the Week 3.21 – 3.27.11
How was everyone's week? It's been Spring Break for one of Lil Tot's schools...which means he's been home a lot and I've been in full Mom mode. But somehow despite the little [3-foot-tall] distractions I managed to get through a whole pile-up of DIYs and projects...
McCall’s Patterns Exploit the DIY Trend…and I ♥ It!
Patterns by Flirt Brooklyn for Generation Next for McCall's...I'm dying to make the purple blouse in the center! I was browsing in Jo-Ann Fabrics the other day ("browsing"...ha, who am I kidding - it's practically my second home and every time I go always check out...
The Gap’s Modern + Design Makeover
From left to right: The Soft Vest (sale), Sheer Trim Blazer, Sheer Drapey Tee Is it just me, or is the design of Gap clothing just getting more and more chic? First it was the black pants in a number of figure-friendly fits in the Premium Pant Collection that we saw...
The Portland Better Living Show is This Weekend!
Actually, they're already underway at the Portland Expo Center: demonstrations on how to green up your lifestyle, organic and fair-trade foods and cooking info, documentary film screenings, beauty demonstrations, activities for the kiddies, and an eco-friendly fashion...
DIY in 5: Chiffon Bow Blouse
Yesterday I coveted it, so today I’m going to show you how to make it. It’s DIY in 5 – minutes, that is. The easiest, quickest ways to take a piece from blah to fab and update it to current trends. Also called the pussy-bow blouse on the other side of the pond, a...
3.22.11 Outfit: Black and Blue
Czech crystal stud earrings: Icing by Claire's Sterling 3-star necklace: unknown [from Japan] Bird-Printed Dress: Miss Selfridge (from last year) Star-printed tank: unknown [from Japan] Rings: blue beaded - handmade by me; silver w/ rhinestones - Payless; gold band w/...
The Socks I Sent to Japan Arrived!
I spotted two pairs of socks I sent in this photo: the hot-pink stripe and the light pink socks! As you all probably know, besides donating money for tsunami relief efforts in Japan, I also sent 38 pairs of socks for men, women, and children, along with some...
Like a Hedgehog…
Are you kidding me???! The Sam Edelman Lorissa pump, exclusively for Solestruck, available here. First person to DIY this gets crowned spike DIY Queen for the millenium. What do we think? Coveting badly? Or soooooo over the spike trend it's not even funny? xoxox...
DIY Links of the Week 3.7.11 – 3.20.11
Condensing the last 3 weeks into one, since for various reasons I haven't been able to post my usual DIY Links of the Week. My final project due for class, my husband's country hit with three disasters one after the other, undertaking a sock drive and letter-writing...
Featured as a “Crafty Superstar” on Cut Out + Keep!
Forgot to mention this - I was featured on craft-tutorial sharing site Cut Out + Keep a couple weeks ago, as a Crafty Superstar! Since I was feeling sort of black-and-white at the time and wanted to share a range of projects that utilized a variety of techniques, I...
DIY Inspiration: Black
Major computer dump. If I haven't credited your photo, please let me know; half of these I've forgotten where I saw them. Here's some major DIY inspiration for ya...just wish there were more hours in the day to do it all.. Credits, to the best of my knowledge:...
Socks for Japan Featured in the Tualatin / Tigard / Beaverton Valley Times
{click above to embiggen} In today's local newspaper here in the suburbs outside of Portland (circ. 26,000) they ran an article about local people and their efforts for disaster relief in the wake of last Friday's events in Japan. A small photo of me happened to land...
DIY J. Crew Flowered Neckpiece
I don't think I ever posted the step-by-step tutorial for this. Woops! Inspired by this neckpiece (actually a belt)...from the J. Crew Fall 2009 catalog. A very simple, but effectively pretty, DIY. Seen in this outfit last...last year here. You Need: *8" Pearl-edged...