Rocker style, my boyfriend found these T- shirts randomly on the web from Fab.com. There was an ad for them on Facebook and we just had to order it. These pnts are a D.I.Y (I'll show you the details and explain how to do it soon) My shoe are Balenciaga and my jacket is from BCBG Max Azria.
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Burlap Table Runner--PB Look @ DIY Price
A few weeks ago I was in Pottery Barn and found a jute table runner. I had been looking for one and was very happy to find it on sale. I brought it home and it was way too big for my table. I love the texture of jute, burlap, etc and kept looking for one, but didn't want to pay lots and lots.... Last night I saw this post by Kristen @ Ella Claire Inspired and was so excited to make a runner myself.
I went to JoAnn's today and bought 4 yards of burlap. I followed Kristen's directions and it turned out great!
I started out by washing it with Tide and some bleach to get rid of the smell. I had to do a second load with a little more Tide and two rinses. It still smelled a little, but wasn't horrible. I took it outside and draped it over some chairs for about an hour. Before I brought it back in the house, I really tried to shake it out. There were burlap fibers flying everywhere! :)
I then did a rough measurement of it, pulled a string from it and cut carefully along that line. I cut it down the middle with the same technique. Because it was so long, the string broke a couple of times. I put on my reading glasses (haha!) and used a pin to find the string and started carefully pulling it again. Once I had it out, I again carefully cut lengthwise. I made it about 20" wide by 90" long for my 80" table.
I ironed it with my eurosteam. I tried to use a normal iron set on Silk, as Kristen did, but wasn't getting anywhere. It came out nice and smooth this way.
I set it on the table and did a final measurement. I cut it so it'd hang a few inches over the edge of the table. After that, I carefully pulled about 8 strings off, one at a time, to make the fringe. This part was really easy.
And that was it!!
I paid $10 for the burlap and can make two runners. $5 for a runner is perfect in my book! It sure beats paying $50 for the one at Pottery Barn. Thank you Kristen!
I was in Michael's today and found this bird/candle holder for 90% off.
I added some topiaries that I made and now have a simply decorated table for fall. Now if I can just keep the cat out of there.... :)
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Teaching/Learning/Cooking
Inspiration comes from the darndest places. Was reading The Kitchen Counter Cooking School by Kathleen Flinn, a book we acquired in March of this year. It was all about how a trained chef gave a series of free cooking classes to people she spotted at the food store purchasing pre-packaged and highly processed food.Things I knew but needed to be reminded of by Kathleen Flinn’s book:1. Use up
Adventures in Fondant
I had the happy occasion to bake a cake for someone's baby shower (you know who you are!) today. At first someone suggested that I make the "pregnant Mom" cake from Buddy Valastro's Baking with the Cake Boss, (funny but cute); but instead it was requested that I make something with a beach theme. How about a fondant covered sand pail cake with shells, sand dollars and a starfish in graham
OUTFIT: a casual me
Top: trift top I tailored to myself, Ohne Title tights, Ann Demeulemeester shoes
DESIGN: little black dress
my most recent personal design project is a little black dress. I think I was channeling Haider Ackermann when draping this one. I like the way the color black unifies everything. Although there are many design elements in this dress I feel that they compliment rather then distract from the other. I quite like the back but do not have an adequate shot of it, sorry. I may take a photo and post it
DIY: jewelry making + video
So I've gone a tiny bit crazy with all of these. I think I have about ten pieces now including a bracelet and a necklace. In the video below I skipped a very important step; you have to wrap the wire around your jems and onto a base, or create your own base before you can start to solder. Otherwise none of this will work. The solder will not adhere to just plain rock - at least not from my
ACCESSORY DESIGN: strange fruit
amethyst ring: my designThis is the ring from my previous post, as I stated before it is of my own design. For a while I couldn't decide whether I thought it was ugly-scary or scary-beautiful. With the help of Joe's father (teaching me how to use a soldering iron) I constructed it in about thirty minutes on Thanksgiving night. If you guys would like, I'll post a tutorial on how you can make your
OUTFIT: leather dress I designed for myself
dress & amethyst ring: my design, shoes: bakers Designed this dress about a year ago. Found it in the closet today and am so glad to have an excuse to wear it. Now that its fall, I don't look too much like a fool in a full leather ensemble, in Atlanta no less. The ring is my own design as well, I bought the amethysts a while back from a rock and mineral show and used a soldering iron to station
I Found a Farm at the Library
In these unstable economic times around the world a young American author named Jenna Woginrich is inspiring readers of her books, tweets, and blog posts to take charge. To learn to be more self-sufficient while being environmentally conscious. Jenna is no whiner. She is on her feet trying, making mistakes, and learning. You can occupy Wall Street if you want. No offense to the occupiers, but I
DIY: Alexander wang fur sunglasses
diy fur: rabbit coat: fox black sunglasses: YSL off white glasses: armani
(re)DESIGN: From skirt to 2 piece
I found this skirt a little while ago and fell in love with the print. I'd worn it a few times before but nothing really seems to do it justice. That is why yesterday I decided to cut about 12 inch's off of the hem and used the fabric to make a basic bodice top to go with it.
DIY: knit pants
From his arms to my legs. These knit pants are one of the results of the "from bf sweater to knit pants" DIY. I love it.
DIY: ombre
Here is the finished product, the last image is a before shot. I must admit that the intended color was red, but as I winged it (didn't closely follow directions) it turned out to be a bright orange hue instead. Plus it's not exactly an ombre effect, is it? Kinda resembles orange smoke or clouds or something. Yet, I think I like it.
DIY: ombre hem
using an off-white sheer petal dress from my ss/11 collection I attempted to dye the hem in an ombre effect. I will show you the results soon, I just haven't had the time to go outside for sun-filled photos. Or should I say the BF hasn't. This weekend I will take photos wearing the fur heels, DIY trench, and this ombre hem dress... promise.
DIY: how to make knit pants from boyfriend sweater
Inspired by the comfyness of my Ohne Titel tights, I discovered another way to reconstruct an over-sized sweater to the horror of my BF. For this one you will need another one of your boyfriend's over-sized sweaters with long arms (or a thrifted sweater), a pair of scissors and a hand needle or sewing machine. I used a serger. cut from 1"1/2 inch under the armhole diagonally towards the center
DIY: fur heels
BEFOREINSPIRATIONsorry guys, I did this project at night and didn't realized (until halfway through) that I had no batteries for the flash on my camera. So, I didn't take in-progress or process photos for this one. But it's not hard at all; basically what you do is cut up strips of fur with an xacto-like blade from the back (the skin side) and past them on to your shoes (use heavy duty glue).
DIY: from boyfriend-sweater to new-dress
This one's easy, just cut then sew & you too can have as many comfy body conscious sweater dresses as your boyfriend will allow you to cut up. No bf? There are plenty lonely oversize sweaters at your local thrift store that I'm sure will be happy to keep you warm during the winter.
DIY: Burberry-esque coat
the inspiration: the diy:Winter is almost here and I am going to need a new coat. Burberry's latest collection has inspired me to D.I.Y a trench. What do you think the end results will be? To be honest, I'm not to sure myself.
DIY: feather crown
First make sure to have all of your materials. I ran all over the garment district, up and down 38th st in almost ever trim store. It may take some time to find the perfect materials for you. Materials: pretty feathers of different lengths, a ribbon that goes well with the feathers, glue (preferably a fabric glue), a needle and thread, and some sort of backing for your crown; I used the card
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