DIY Links of the Week 4.5 – 4.11.10

Some DIY and stuff to make from around the Internet…that happened to fall on my radar this week.

Making Dr. Martins dapper kid takes you inside one of the last remaining Doc Martins factories in Britain
Make Your Own Miu Miu Collar Crushable posted about White Lightning‘s revamp of a shirt collar, Miu Miu-style.
Crazy Braided Tee Refashion Adventures in Dressmaking remakes a tee into a braided halter-neck top.
Shoes With Chains Add some necklaces to your ankles, inspired by ...love, Maegan.
Sophie Makes Things Revamps a trenchcoat, a corset, and a paper-bag skirt.
DIY Miu Miu Tights Tutorial from Cocorosa has all our hearts swallows a-flutter.
Erica from PS I Made This partners with Dasani to fashion eco-accessories made from Dasani bottles.
Heels Dripping with Chains tutorial from Park & Cube is making me lust.
Fatlace.com posted i dream of NYC‘s Candace Ang zipper-heart headband tutorial.  Me love!

Got any cool [semi-recent] DIY tutorials you’d like to see featured here?  Send them my way – I plan to make this a weekly post!
xoxox
Carly

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Taking Stock: DIY’s of 2009

For most of you, the champagne’s probably already been uncorked, the toasts made, the celebrations well underway by now. I’m relaxing at home in front of the yearly impersonation challenge marathon on Japanese TV, munching on tangerines. And updating the old blog!

So here’s a look back at all the DIY tutorials I shared with everyone for the entire year. Well, gosh – when you look at them all like that they look like a huge amount. I really did a lot this year! (I actually made tons more things; these are only the documented-on-Blogger items.) And this was really only posting in earnest since April, since I had sort of forgotten about this blog since founding it in 2008.

Here are the DIY links again, if anyone wants them:

REFASHIONS
Men’s Shirt –> Cute Summer Dress
Men’s Sweatshirts—> Blouson Top
Men’s Shirt Collar —> Bow Headband
Men’s Sweatshirts —> Chanel-Style Cape
Cut Off T-shirt
Men’s Shirts —>Babydoll Dress
Men’s Shirt—>Bustier Dress
Men’s Sweater—> Short-Sleeved Top
Lace Top—> Lace Vest
Denim Jacket—>Studded Bleached Vest 

CLOTHING
Ikea Fabric Dress
Chanel Fabric Marker Tank
Easy Pocket Skirt
Band Jacket
Tie-Dye Denim Skirt
Punky Patriotic Tank
Scribble Tee
Cut-Out Skull Tee
Chiffon-Trim Minidress

ACCESSORIES
Warrior Belt
Half-Scoop Leather Gloves
Feather Headband
Chanel-Style Shoe Clips
Shredded Tights
Flowered Neckpiece
Shoe Elastics

JEWELRY
Rhinestone Panja
Tom Binns Safety-pin Earrings
J. Crew Rhinestone Necklaces
Multi-Layered Pearl Necklaces
Multi-Chain Harness
Zipper & Chain Harness
Plumbing Hardware Necklace
Multicolored Bead Necklace
Washer Ribbon Necklace
Sequin Brooch
Zipper Cuff
Beaded Bracelets
Mirror Shard Necklace
Lego Brooch
Pinned & Stapled Marc Jacobs Cuff
Wire-Wrapped Bead Necklace
Subversive Jewelry Chain Tangle Necklace

BAGS
Studded Fringed Handbag
Conch-Shell Embellished Clutch

SHOES
Super-Spiked Rodarte Pumps
Flower-Embellished Sandals

Hope you guys have enjoyed them and been inspired to try your hand at making some of them! Here’s to many, many more in 2010! *raises champagne flute of nonalcoholic cider*

As always, Happy DIY’ing and best wishes for a creative and fulfilling year!:-D

xoxox
Carly

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Web Roundup – Links of Note

Net-a-Porter shows us 7 easy ways to transform an outfit into something totally on-trend…

Wet Seal is throwing in a pair of leggings for $5 (brown, pink, lavender, purple, cobalt, or red) with any $35 purchase online…

FashionTribes.com dishes on Michelle Obama’s unusual dress (from her husband’s acceptance speech Tuesday night)….

ShopIntuition.com is offering free shipping on any purchase during the month of November…

Catch up on your U.K. fashion online with ASOS.com’s latest e-mag…

ELuxury is having their Fall Sale with 40% off brands like Narciso Rodriguez, Philosophy di Alberta Ferretti, Rag & Bone, Proenza Schouler and more, and is offering free shipping on purchases of $200…

CheapJAP kvells and kvetches on the evils of online shopping…

Alloy.com is offering 20% off select sweaters until 11/12/08 and free shipping on orders of $75 and up AND 15% off your entire purchase with code NEW15b until Monday 11/10 …

And don’t forget to enter the Chic Steals Regent’s Secret $50 Gift Certificate Giveaway – hurry, the contest ends Monday!

-Carly J. Cais

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