Check out what my mom made! My mom has been pinning on Pinterest like crazy and she has come up with some pretty cool projects and recipes lately. She made a necklace for herself like this and decided to make another to try her…
It’s no secret that I have a thing for DIY shoes. With birds on them. Or buttons. Or zipper flowers. I believe there is a dignity in de feet. (Sorry. I had to.) Even my feet– with the stubby toes and general wideness that…
There are times when the possession of a glass head is incredibly handy. Like today. Whenever you make a headband and need a model, boom. Glass head. Perfect! (I suppose you could use your own head. But that’s seriously too easy.) Plus, I think…
One of my more recent projects– an antler necklace rack. Now these antlers might look a little weird to you, like you’ve never seen a deer’s antlers to point out like this… And you would be quite right. Because I totally messed up and…
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…
Here are a few things I’ve been working on in the past month. Refinishing a dresser and a cabinet, as well as repainting my room. My room was in serious need of something because it had been painted the same color(s) since I was…
(The after shot)(The before)So I was sifting through one of my favorite flea markets about a month ago, and I saw this chair in a booth marked for $9.50. I thought the curvy lines of the chair were beautiful, and even though the upholstery…
My newest DIY– a flower pillow. The yellow fabric is actually a vintage dress that I bought for 4$ from an antique store in my town. It was one of those shift dresses from the 70s that women wore around the house. I’d been…
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…
Meet the new model for my blog: Myrtle the Mannequin. My mom has had her up in the attic for as long as I can remember, but she used to be an unappealing plastic flesh-colored creepy thing until I decoupaged tissue paper and vintage…