DIY Links of the Week 5.16 – 5.23.11
This week is starting off certainly better than last - I'm on another round of heavy-duty antibiotics so hopefully I'll beat back this infection in my jaw this time - I just finished up a huge number of projects that have been looming over my head for weeks - and the...
Get Your Arms Ready for Sleeveless Season with Dove
I've never thought of my underarms as particularly attractive. Though I have major and minor quibbles with many of my bodyparts, I've always felt a little bit embarrassed about my underarms. Stubbly, sticky, bumpy, red...definitely not my best feature.:-/ So I was...
Announcing: BurdaStyle Fashion Challenge with Instructables.com!
Feel up to a little wearables DIY? Instructables.com (the largest Do-It-Yourself community on the web) is partnering with BurdaStyle (the largest sewing community on the web) to bring you the BurdaStyle Fashion Challenge. All entries must involve your own clothing...
5.20.11 Outfits: Oversized and Plastic
Batwing Sleeve Shirt: ASOS.com Long Side-Tail top: Spiral Girl Quartz point "Fang" Necklace: handmade by me Rings: DIY Pamela Love Arrowhead Ring (tutorial here), Rock Crystal Heart Ring from a rock & gem show, Forever 21 Regal Knuckle Ring Marbled Perspex Molded...
LAST DAY to Enter the Stina Jamison Recycled Glass Pendant Giveaway!
I've extended the deadline one day and y'all have until midnight TONIGHT (Thursday, May 19) to get those entries in!! Enter NOW Good luck!:-) xoxox Carly
DIY Basket Handbag Ideas
I love the idea of using a wicker or straw handbag once the weather warms up. There's just something about an airy, earthy bag that spells summer to me. Using a basket as a handbag reminds me of delightful childhood stories, dressing up as Alice, tea parties,...
DIY Links of the Week 4.25 – 5.15.11
Again having to condense a couple weeks into one LOTW. Time is just whizzing by, and there's not enough hours in the day to check out all the great DIYs and ideas out there. But first, some food for thought:found on Outsapop DIY is just re-appropriation of ideas. ...
Ring Storage Solutions
So this now closes my Rings Week series - it actually ended up being TWO weeks as I've gotten so behind on things. This is how I store my rings in my closet: right below my clothing, on top of my tights drawer. Storing rings (or just about anything) I've always found...
Sneak Preview: DIY Multifunctional Lace Dress
Aaargh, I almost never do this...but I've been back-to-the-wall lately with having a root-canalled tooth (I had a root canal done on it THREE YEARS AGO!) get an infection last month and create an abcess that's now eating away a hole in jaw (so I've been feeling like...
Designer DIY Easter Eggs
Ooooh, I'm so upset I missed this! Though Easter is long since over, here are some lovely Easter eggs designed for Vogue.com by some brands you may have heard of...like Chanel, Jason Wu and Rag & Bone. The assortment uses materials such as buttons, glitter,...