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Make a Vest from a Scarf

Click-hop over top Chic Steals to see my guest post on making a vest from a scarf! You can also win the scarf vest I made if you leave a comment on Carly’s blog! I just started a new job at Affordable Style where…

September 18, 2011
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Myrtle Wears a New Flower

I’m always very inspired by the ladies over at Ban.do— they wear bright colors and glitter and always make goofy (yet adorable) videos. As for the decision to make the brooch in hot pink, I must say that my thirteen-year-old self had a wonderful…

July 23, 2011
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DIY Heart Cutout

I have been SO busy with school this semester– my last semester! And I haven’t had much time to finish DIYs… only a few here and there. this is my favorite so far this semester, and it is easy to do. Just some ironing,…

March 16, 2011
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Patchwork Jeans

These jeans have been rolling around in my imagination for about a year now– I finally got around to making them. I cant remember where I saw the jeans originally, but these are the original: I made a tutorial here. They are super easy!…

January 10, 2011
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Leather Bow Belt

So here’s my latest crafty thing– a leather bow belt. I think bows, animals, and flowers are almost at a tie for my favorite things. My little sister got this adorable little bow belt for Christmas and I loved it so much that I…

January 6, 2011
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Shoe Bows

Here is one of my most recent projects, my friend Kelsey figured out how to make these cute little fabric bows earlier in the semester and I’ve been making them like crazy ever since. Honestly, can you ever have too many bows on things?…

December 28, 2010
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DIY Boots

Earlier this year I found huge bag of leather circles at Goodwill for 4$– !!!. I had these camel colored boots that were so cheap looking that I rarely wore them so I decided to cover them with the leather scraps. I used superglue…

November 22, 2010
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Leather Pennant Necklace

I saw a necklace like this on Rebecca’s blog a long time ago but I cannot seem to find the photo again! It was really simple, I found little leather scraps, cut triangles, poked holes, and threaded them through an old necklace. Also, these…

September 8, 2010
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Vinyl Record Purse

Whenever I go to thrift shops, I always browse through all of the old records they have for sale. The designs, the colors, the album art– they’re so fun to study the designs in pop culture a few decades ago. There are many ways…

June 8, 2010