Summer Hair Styling Tips
Add a brooch to a folded wide scarf for a headband-look. (Fold scarf into about 3" wide to replicate this.) I know you guys are probably completely sick of my going on and on about my favorite magazine Vivi, but I thought this particular editorial on styling with...
How to Make a Corseted Bralet: Formspring.me Question
from formspring.me: Hey I wondered if you could help me with making one of these "bralets", do you know how to make a pettern for them?...
I’ve Been Selected to Compete in a DIY Blogger Challenge! — and a Contest for YOU!
Sponsored by New York Design Shop and Style Sample Magazine, this DIY competition pits 10 selected crafty blogs against one another - with the challenge of creating some crafty pieces and sharing them on the NYDS blog. We've each been sent the same package of DIY...
How to Make a Fabric Yo-Yo Necklace
from formspring.me:Hi! Do you have any tips on how to recreate this necklace? http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/5264/dsc0749.jpg Thanks! Simple! Fabric yo-yos made out of what looks like light gray chiffon (how to make a fabric yo-yo tutorial here:...
Early Summer in Portland
Pudding out and about. I'm going to be busy the next couple days getting over the jetlag from Japan, unpacking, and DIY'ing my heart out for a cool project I'll share with you all very soon.The hydrangea finally is beginning to bloom!These shots were actually taken in...
DIY Roundup 3 Favorites
Thank you all for submitting your projects into my last DIY Roundup! I know I'm a little late in posting this...but I've had trouble staying on track with the ol' bloggy blog while in Japan, what with the time difference, having to share the computer with 4 other...
So…Our Plane Back to Portland Ended Up on the News…
I'm beginning to think that myself and planes JUST. DON'T. MIX.Rough translation of the above video:Today [Monday, July 19], around 5:15 PM, a Delta Airways plane bound for Portland out of Narita [Tokyo] tried repeatedly to take off, but was unable to due to the brake...
Alice in Wonderland Outfit
Mixed Chain & Rhinestone Necklace: Forever 21Blair Ruffle Sweater Cardigan: Forever 21 Watch: vintage Tulle Skirt: Spiral Girl (Ala Moana Center, Honolulu)Percy Canvas Boots: Alloy.comHair: HairDo Clip-In Bangs and Priscilla Super-Easy Midi BunOr so the people I...
Current Tokyo Trends: Summer 2010 TOP 12
I'm sure you're all just dying to know, right??!;-)The top twelve trends that I've noticed out and about in Tokyo, mostly in the Shibuya and Harajuku areas:Dot Ribbon Boater Hat, Cecil McBee, ¥2415; street style photo from fashionsnap.com1. Boater HatsThe summer sun...
How to Make Shoes fit Different-Sized Feet: Formspring.me Question
Lambswool for pointe shoes. Ewwwwww. from formspring.me:Is there a way to make cheap flats fit someone with two different sized feet? I have a size 7 foot and a size 6 foot and can't get ballent pumps to fit unless they are elasticated and they are hard to find or...