DIY Links of the Week 9.5 – 9.18.11
Another week has gone by in a thrice. Between spending 3 hours a day in the car toting Lil Tot to and from school, I'm also trying to stick to my workout schedule. For almost a month now, it's been 6 days a week of hard, grueling workouts. Focusing on...
How to Make a Vest from a Scarf Guest Post + Giveaway!
Today I have the pleasure of welcoming Stacie, whom some of you may already know from her blog Stars for Streetlights, which I've featured a few times in my DIY Roundups. Or you may have seen how amazingly talented she is by seeing that jaw-dropping DIY Fendi Rose...
Get $75 of Merchandise from ShopSosie with a Purchase of $45 – Refinery29 Reserve
Heard of ShopSosie? No? Me neither. But I did a double-take once I checked out their offerings: colorful, on-trend, not-to-twee, and nothing over $100. And right now you can get a voucher for $45 for a purchase on their website...worth $75 on their site. Sounds to...
DIY Metallic Leopard Manicure
I've been utterly exhausted this week since it's Lil Tot's first full week of school, and driving him to and picking him up from requires a total daily commitment of about 3 hours from me. Three hours in the car, every.day. This means that although I do have a block...
DIY Colorblock Bag A.K.A. How to Paint Leather with Acrylic Paint
70's-style colorblocking is a hot trend for Fall 2011, seen on the runways and now beginning to trickle down into street style and retailers. I was hankering after a colorblocked purse, but didn't want to pay a lot for it. Thankfully, thrift stores are a wonderful...
In Rememberance
The 9/11 Monument that stands in New Jersey - a gift from the people of Russia. Diverging from my usual topics of fashion and DIY, today I just wanted to post something simple. It's been 10 years since the tragic date of 9/11/01 - and if you are an American like...
Inspired Alert! Find out Where, by Whom, and When…at INTO THE FASHION
Though I sometimes post a big-name brands piece that I feel was "inspired" somewhere else in my Inspired Alert! posts...this is an entire blog filled with that - straight from the runways. I'm utterly inspired in turn...and in awe of how much time is put into all of...
DIY Links of the Week 8.22 – 9.4.11
Another week gone by! Whew. I'm making progress on my office re-organization and cleanup, but it's still taking awhile. Lil Tot is finally back at school, so now I have a long chunk of the day uninterrupted where I can (hopefully) get some more things done. ...
9.5.11 Outfit: DIY Labor Day Marine Dress – Made From an Old Sheet!
Rhinestone hoop earrings: Icing by Claire's Watch: Citizen Eco-drive Ribbon-edged rope-tie sundress: handmade by me Wedge espadrilles: Old Navy I found an old sheet at Goodwill awhile back that was in great condition - and the perfect lightweight, tightly-woven...
DIY It – Or DYE It – White for Labor Day
I don't really get the whole "No white after Labor Day" saying...the practice (if there ever was one) was probably way before my time and amongst a social set I was not exactly a part of. In any case, white and Labor Day are somehow inextricably combined in my mind,...