As I mentioned in my First Look at My New Office post a few days ago, I knew when I walked into this space that this is where my desk would go. The ceiling on this side is dropped with recessed boxed fluorescent lighting fixtures and flanked with a popcorn textured finish. The other side …
Face Mask, But Make it Fashion! Bejeweled Masks by Christian Siriano
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that secretly I’ve been wanting to make fabulously bejeweled face masks in these last few months… and I’d be telling the truth if I told you that the only reason I haven’t is because my sewing machine is broken and I haven’t learned how to use my serger …
To BUY or To DIY // Rustic Christmas Tree Art Prints
I happen to browse Joss & Main every single day, and in a recent sale, I spied this cute Rustic Christmas Tree Print for $80 and Rouge Trees Canvas Print for $73 and remembered the pre-stretched burlap canvases I saw at my local craft store the last time I was there and thought it would …
DIY Inspo | Floaty Sea Glass + Driftwood Mobile
I stumbled across these gorgeous sea glass and driftwood mobiles on Pinterest the other day and have not stopped thinking about them since. They are just so pretty and so clever and if you have access to sea glass, driftwood, & transparent nylon thread, a rather easy DIY as well. I’m not into taking money …
Pretty Genius | Textile Wrapped Pendant Lamp Cords
I ADORE these textile covered pendant light cords… OBSESSED doesn’t come close to describing my love for them and I only wish I found them a week prior to having a pendant lamp installed in one of our guest rooms, because this pretty pink cord would have made the PERFECT addition to the floaty white …
DIP DIY | Adorable Dipped Mini Wooden Bowls & Planters
The BEST recommendations come from friends, don’t they? ANNNNND bloggers, of course. The other day drollgirl sent me a link to these adorable dipped wooden bowls, planters, and more from Etsy shop Wind & Willow Home and I have gone back just to look at them {and decide whether I need them and can’t live …
Pearl & Safety Pin Necklace | Original vs DIY by HWTF
This Pearl & Safety Pin Necklace DIY by Honestly WTF is kind of amazing. Not only is it ridiculously easy to make, it’s ridiculously fabulous and looks like a million bucks. Especially compared to the original Tom Binns pearl and safety pin necklace spotted on a NET-A-PORTER staffer where they pulled inspiration from, which kind …
DIY Ideas // Glass Test Tube Chandeliers by Pani Jurek
I just recently stumbled upon these really cool Test Tube Chandeliers inspired by Polish scientist Marie Sklodowska Curie and designed by Pani Jurek, with one and two rows of test tubes. So clever! They’re really so pretty the way the little bottles each hang suspended from the base… and imagine all the fun stuff you …
NYFW DIY Inspiration : Alexander Wang Fall 2013
When I spotted these socked heels on the Fall 2013 Alexander Wang RTW runway, I immediately thought it may offer a new and fun way to wear my heels out in these cold wintery months. Already wearing my leg warmers, I ran to my closet, slipped on my heels, folded my leg warmers under, aligned …
DIY Inspiration // Pretty Matchbox Makeover
I LOVE this project from Holly at In the Fun Lane for so many reasons but mostly because these large matchboxes that are so handy to have around are also so ugly to look at! And since they last forever, you have to look at the ugly box for the longest time {oh oh oh, …
Get Your Seed Beads On
Tommy Ton ~ Style.com In the 90’s we all wore short single strands of seed bead necklaces with our school uniforms, particularly in Rasta colors or multi-colored hues, but I recall having a black and white one as well. When you wear a uniform to school, you tend to try to accessorize in ways that …
Dip It Good | A DIY Dying idea
It’s not the first I’ve seen of dip-diys, in fact, I posted about painted diy spoons a while ago, but I just LOVE this feature in the Sweet Paul Fall 2011 magazine called “So Dip It” that I had to share. It’s not only a ridiculously easy DIY that will transform just about anything you …
Living Succulent Wreath DIY
Wow. Just wow! It’s not often that I use other people’s content on this blog, let alone DIYs, but when I saw this gorgeous wreath made of colorful succulents, I just couldn’t resist. In fact, I think it’s so fabulous, I would figure out a way to keep it up year round. I love it …