After plucking off all the little white flowers to make my DIY Floating Hair Flowers I tossed these stems onto the large stack of boxes in our garage which will eventually make another move out onto the curb, but low and behold – – I found another use for them. I am, by no means, …
Well, I thought I was totally original when I came up with this idea late last night {not in that it was a “bow belt” obviously}, but today, in searching for the materials, I found a similar bow belt project using the same studded ribbon. However, mine is still different enough and you don’t need …
It wasn’t until I made my Spectacular Starburst Tree Topper last year that I discovered the awesome that is pipe cleaners. And not just any pipe cleaners -metallic pipe cleaners. For some reason beyond my comprehension, when I use them in holiday projects, they go from being tacky craft supplies to fun and fabulous Christmas …
Today’s DIY comes to you from my fabulous contributor, Michele Redmon If you’re like me then you’re drawn to simple, uncluttered objects with unexpected visual interest. In this project the pairing of plain terra cotta pots with accents of gold leafing gives us just that, with the perfect combination of rustic simplicity and glamour. In …
As I mentioned in my 30 Days of DIY in December post/challenge, iVillage reached out to a bunch of DIYers, myself included, to participate in their 30 Days of HoliDIY which began November 18th and ends December 18th, and what inspired my last-minute-stress-inducing-DIY-challenge as of late {though I am having fun!}. And today my DIY …
I actually really love this. I love it because it’s not only ridiculously easy to make, but it’s pretty, versatile, and you can wear it alone as a bracelet, as shown here, or poking out from sleeves of a sweater {if you make two}, or even layered over the cuffs of a silk blouse. I …
Though we hung our little white Christmas lights around our house at the beginning of November, I’m just now getting started decorating for Christmas on the inside. We picked out our tree yesterday and it’s being flocked and delivered this afternoon {unless the weather gets out of control} but I’m super excited to decorate it, …
A few months ago, I think it was early Summer actually, I was flipping through a magazine and spotted heeled boots with black flowers all over them and fell in love. I initially wanted to DIY them to wear with my heeled boots but I actually like them better now with these shorty Caraby boots …
I’ve been dying to DIY lately but have been lacking creative inspiration since the months before October, wherein I think I overdid it in the costume department and hit DIY burnout. iVillage reached out to a bunch of DIYers, myself included, to participate in their 30 Days of HoliDIY which began November 18th and ends …
