For the past two hours, I have been perusing Pinterest, clicking on links, and reading blog posts by other bloggers about fashion, beauty rituals, Coachella, as well as watching a few DIY and “how-to” videos. But for the past 30 minutes, I have been reading other blogger’s “101 things in 1001 days lists.” I thought to myself, “What a cool idea!” Who inspired me to do this list? It was two bloggers… first was Kate from Kate The Almost Great, and she pointed me in the direction of Mackenzie Horan at Design Darling, who put together her first list together in 2011. This list, like Mackenzie says, […]
Gonna Kick It “Ombré” Style
Several months ago I saw a how-to video on how to turn one yard of material into a drapey vest. It didn’t look that hard, and I figured I could do it myself. So a couple of months ago, I dropped by JoAnn Fabric & Craft store and found a remnant piece of white jersey fabric. It was slightly less than a yard, but I decided I could still make it work for the DIY vest. Knowing that white is hard to keep clean, I decided to dye the material. I didn’t think I wanted to dye the entire piece, […]
More Material Than I Can Shake A Stick At
I went to my Grandma Howard’s house this past weekend and spent about two hours going through her fabric closet. It’s no “Mood Designer Fabric” store, but it’s more material than I can shake a stick at. And get this – I don’t even own a sewing machine! Although I left quite a bit of material and fabric scraps behind, I hauled away a large black garbage bag full of potential skirts, vests, wrap dresses, tops, pillow case covers, etc. The possibilities are endless, if only I had a sewing machine. Grandma Howard even offered to give me her old sewing machine, as did […]