S.T.E.L.: Simple & Elegant hairdo ~ E.L. I've been doing this hairstyle ever since I caught one of my friends doing it in the exam hall, I was sitting behind her during the paper and she did the whole hairdo in 2 seconds even without anything to secure it in place! I was so impressed! So now I'm sharing it with you here, unlike my friend's hair, it does need a hair-tie rubber band to secure it in place. It's so easy and quick to do this! And it works for hair at my length and longer, for straight or curly, thick or thin hair. This is a great hair-do if you're having a bad hair day, it can quickly give you a neat look. So I used only a single hair-tie rubber band and it stays in place, but if you find your hair slipping out, you can always use bobby pins that are the same colour as your hair to hold it in place.
Have fun! Cheers,E.L. My sparkle: Capelet...Sneak Peek. I know I've mentioned that my smock pattern is going to appear in the upcoming "Fabric Extravaganza: One Yard Wonders", but I thought I'd share a little sneak peek of the other pattern of mine that will also be included. Its for a little self-lined toddler capelet, and it just screams brisk fall day to me (which is also what the newly crunchy leaves in my yard are screaming!). I just love the kind of old fashioned charm of clothes like this.
I meant to make a little hat of some kind to go along with it...and maybe a hand muff, but oh-- the projects I never get around to. This book will be kind of like the first book...projects featuring one yard of fabric, but this time with a focus on slightly more advanced projects that utilize a more diverse range of fabrics. I made this one (this summer while seriously battling pregnancy nausea!) Using the fabric that the girls doing the book sent me. Its a buttery soft wool plaid, and drapes just beautifully. Happy Monday. Features low budgeted lifestyle projects that are fun, QUICK, and easy: SPOOKY DIY Ghosts for Halloween... Summer pants complete! The summer pants I’ve been planning and making are finally done!
I’m pretty happy with the way they turned out. They are so wide legged they border on costumey, and I felt kind of weird wearing them to work. But they are so comfortable on a hot day, and they make me feel like the star of a black and white movie. I followed the instructions I posted last month to draft the pattern for the legs. The waist band is just a strip of fabric 4″ wide and about 50″ long, and a lining with the same dimensions. I sewed them together (right sides in) along all four sides, leaving an unsewn gap as long as my waist in the middle of one long side, turned it right side out, and sewed that hole to the top of the pants, beginning and ending at the side zipper. The dark gray chambray was the perfect fabric. If you want your own and don’t want to make them, they are available in my store. Fleece Cowl Capelet - Fleece Fun. Doll Face Candles and Other Creepy Glassware. Waterslide decals make it easy to dress up cheap candleholder and other glassware for a spooky Halloween display.
I got hooked on them when I found this crazed doll face picture and thought it would look really creepy around a glowing candle. This is a really simple project, but can have a really high impact look. The only tricky parts I found were finding the waterslide paper and cutting out some of the more detailed images. Supplies: Waterslide decal paper (I couldn’t find the decal paper in a store so I bought it online at Lazertran).
It’s a little pricey but you can get a lot of things on one sheet.Computer and printerScissorsGlass candle holder or other glassware to be decoratedSpongeVarnish (optional) How-to: Find images that you want to print online. Here is the doll candle before varnishing and after. I loved the way the candles looked, so much I did a whole bunch of bottle and dishes for a mantle display. How to create your own Lifebook: A personal workbook of your life | ♥ Malavika ♥ For me, creating a lifebook is the love-child of both; my obsession with stationary and my obsession with planning and documenting my life. I love journals (Moleskine in particular).I have so many journals.
So many! And sadly, most of them are unused. I don’t even want to use them for the fear of wrecking them. I finally found a good use for my beautiful journal. For me, it is the perfect balance between art and productivity/planning. I’m going to pretend you find it as fascinating as I do, and tell you how to make your own life book! Source: blogdelanine.blogspot.com via lemelimelodeval on Pinterest First of all you need to buy a beautiful blank journal. Books read: A list of books you have read this year, along with a rating for the book.
Weekly meal plans: Every Sunday night, make a plan for what you plan on eating every day of that week. Weekly themes: What is your Life Theme of the week? If you have no idea what I’m talking about, read this my blog post on Life themes. Adios! How to make a Photo-Print Hair Ribbon. The Alice in Wonderland trend is just raging at the moment. Have you hopped on board yet? If you haven’t, it’s not too late! You can try out this super duper fluper cool idea of printing your favourite film negatives onto a hair ribbon and making it yours. It’s an especially fun and sweet gift for the photography enthusiast. Along with the Canon Lens Mug, of course. You could use negatives of your favourite holiday, honeymoon, or fun jump shots with your best friend as a birthday gift for her. Coolios, right? Images and Tutorial taken from UpCraft These are all the materials you’ll need:Violet Inkodye, foam brush, pins, silk ribbon, black and white negatives and a work surface board.
Pour Inkodye from the bottle, and try not to dilute it. Place your negative on the board, shiny side down. Take the board into the sun and you’ll see your photos develop right before you! These are just some of the important steps, but you can find the whole tutorial at Up Caft. And you’re finished! Polymer Clay Pens: Marble Tutorial. Dear Chicago House, What do you know, those polymer clay covered pens have been a huge hit in blog land and I did promise a more techniques on creating them. So it is about time I shared a tutorial on making a marble design, and in celebration of up coming valentines day they are in pink Lets kick off with the finished product. You will need A few blocks of polymer clay- contrasting colors work best and I use SculpeyCheap pens that the ink stick can be removed from.
I generally use pens my husband picks up from hotels, the ones that solid white plastic seem to work best. To make a Marble Pattern Start by softening the clay in your hands, some colors take a lot longer to soften than others. To make the pen Slice the sausage into thin slices, remove the ink from the pen barrel and tile the clay pieces on as show, don’t worry about gaps. Bake according to the directions on your clay, re insert the ink and voila! Here are some more ideas. Enjoy, I’d love to see photos of your results. Love from. DIY Heart Cutout Cardigan. You can't really tell it by my current wardrobe full of glitter and skirts, but growing up, I was not one of those girls with a collection of frilly dresses. In my elementary school years, my wardrobe staple was a pair of red cowgirl boots. In my middle school years, I was partial to my "Billy Keller Basketball Camp" basketball shorts and this furry-feeling orange tank top.
(Yeah.) But through all my wardrobe transitions over the years, I've always had a thing for hearts. We've always gotten along. ;) A few weeks back, I saw this heart cutout cardigan over on Sincerely Kinsey and being the heart-print lover that I am, I had to try it. PS: You can see my heart cutout dress here. :) -Cardigan -Lace (I used lace from an old shirt I don't wear anymore.) Step 1: First you need to lay out the lace on the inside of the cardigan. Wearing my rabbit shirt underneath... Hope everyone had a nice weekend! Handcrafted Resin Picture Photo Pendants by Artyscapes. Artyscapes is not a kind of typical jewelry you have used to see. This is the collection of handcrafted resin, picture and photo pendants.
They are finished in silver, vintage brass and vintage copper. The subject matter of these items is very wide, from the theme of the autumn which is topical now, and the theme of Halloween, to the ethno style. You can find here anything you like – maps, fairytales, animals, masterpieces of different cultures and even the celebrities. The designer of this brand is always on the lookout for new designs enlarging an eclectic range of beautiful images. VIA: Artyscapes. Fast Five ~ Ties & Whimsy. Who are you? I’m Alisa and my repurposed fashion accessory business is called Ties&Whimsy. I am inspired by vibrant colours and beautiful textures and I love unique, quirky recreations of everyday objects. I was inspired to start my business by the craft and vintage markets I visited living in London and wanted to bring my sense of individual style back home to Brisbane. What do you do? I have studied a couple of different varieties of designing beginning with an undergraduate degree in Architecture after finishing high school.
After taking some time out to travel I came to realise I wanted something more hands on that I could be involved in making rather than just designing. I am currently completing my Masters in Visual Arts majoring in design and running Ties&Whimsy at the same time. What makes you happy? My dream is… To experience all life has to offer and contribute something of beauty to the world. Where can we find you (off-and-on-line)? Are you a designer? DIY Transparent Boutique Soap Bridesmaid Gifts. We are sharing another teaser of what our DIY Contest is bringing to you next month. If you’re just hearing about the contest now, let me give you a briefing on the sweet little details – such as first place price of $500, second place prize of $300 gift card to ModCloth and third place will receive a Silhouette Machine, a $299 value.
I made these boutique soaps with vintage illustrations that would make great bridal shower gifts or an addition to your bridesmaid gift totes. What girl doesn’t like being pampered with nifty handmade soap? It literally takes you 5 minutes to do it all. What you’ll need: - Clear glycerin - Transparency sheets (can be purchased by the sheet at stores such as Kinko’s) or water soluble paper (can be found at Amazon) - Soap molds - Essential Oil Instructions: To make the designs shown in the soap, print anything of your choosing (monograms, illustrations, etc) on transparency sheets. 1. Feeling inspired to enter our DIY Contest? DIY Monogramed Bag. Coveting monogramed bags? Whether it's for your professional day job, or a cute weekend bag, you can monogram your favorites with that old-school crafter tool...the wood burner. First, BE CAREFUL! Good golly, these things get hot! Here's how I monogramed my little brief case.
I'm excited to get a job that matches this bag...that I've named Helen. Tomorrow's post: ... Eddie Borgo Pyramid Stud Choker. DIY Sweat-sacoche diy-laptop-sweat – the Trendy Girl. DIY: Tuxedo Jacket with Tails. I've always found fashion inspiration in non-traditional places — I rarely buy anything I see in a magazine because I prefer the look and feel of street style or the quirky taste of fashion bloggers. For some reason, I also am a huge fan of airport fashion. (Minus all the velour sweatpants.) About a month ago, I was in the airport, exhausted, and I looked up to see this über chic girl standing in front of me wearing a tuxedo blazer with tails.
I had to figure out where to find one. The only non-costume women's blazer with tails I could find was this Elizabeth and James jacket. To make a Tuxedo Blazer you need: Blazer (I got mine at a thrift store.) Step 1: First you need to put your blazer on and mark off how far you want it to be cropped. Step 2: At the bottom of your blazer you need to take a seam ripper or scissors and carefully make a hole at the base of your jacket. Step 3: After you've got it flipped, find the open seams where you cut the fabric to crop the jacket. PS. Lovely Washi Eggs. Inkblot Nails DIY Rorschach Manicure. I’m in love with this Rorschach Inkblot manicure. It spawned simply from wanting black and white nails without using polka dots or stripes. That was it really.
But after I thought of it, I was perplexed at how to achieve the look without just free-handing it. So I kind of incorporated both. What You’ll Need… * Sephora by OPI “A-ha! * Rip a piece of painter’s tape about an inch long. . * I created about 10 different designs. ** My best designs were of three different sized shapes a bit apart {see the one with the heart below?}. * After applying a few coats of your white or base polish and allowing it to dry, adhere your tape design over your nail and carefully paint your darker shade over it. * Only allow it to set for a few seconds, then carefully pull your tape off.
. * To give them a bit more depth, I dotted on more polish, trying to mimic an inkblot & some symmetry on either side. Voila! Have Fun! *Find all of my Nail Art Tutorials Here. DIY speech bubble hair pin. For the things you might not say out loud...:3 Mine is a quote from Lorelai Gilmore which perfectly do justice for all the gibberish in my head, too. For this project you need your own design of a speech bubble, transfer paper, some fabric (cotton), a hair pin and some stuffing fluff (or whatever it's called). And here's an additional pic, you can see more of this here. And now something completely different.... Rules to this award: 1. Thank the person who nominates you and link back to them in your post 2. 3. 4. I got this award from the absolutely nice Jes at Pencil Kitchen. For the 7 facts about me: #1 - My name is Diana. #2 - I am not married to a Mr Ferguson, the title is just a tribute to Craig Ferguson and inspired by Mrs Stephen Fry. #3 - I have a rescued cat, a dog and a store-bought black gold fish. #4 - I have so small feet it's always a struggle to find shoes.
All the above blogs are full of ideas, pretty pictures and a lot of sunshine. Hugsies, MrsF. Through My Looking Glass - Christy Buonomo Photography: Witch's Spell Book. ✄ Concours D.I.Y avec Etsy. Vintage Rag Curlers Pattern and Tutorial. How to Do a Sock French Twist. Diy: reclaimed book cardholder | Life and Art of Andrea Rodgers. Bohemian Chain Headpiece. ☩DIY☩ Miu Miu Sequin Bird Dress. Red Riding Hood Cape Pattern - Fleece Fun. DIY Feather Hair Extensions. Gift Ideas for Any Event: Photo Bracelet from Wristpix. Page 37. DIY Magazine Envelopes. Feather Extensions. Beyond Beyond - UK & International Wedding blog // Photography, Style, Design & Inspiration | Beyond Beyond ™ How to Make Hot Air Balloon Ornament Tutorial. DIY – Map Wallet. Bridget Hair Tutorial. Diy. DIY Silk Stacking Rings | The Lovely Dept. Bohemian Lampshade: DIY Tutorial. Cornflower Blue: How to ReStyle a Men's Shirt (for a Lady) Design, Life and Happy Accidents.
Celtic Mommy: How to make custom oval necklaces. DIY Houses by Night. DIY Zipper Headband. Perfect Summer Bangle. Bohemian Chic Hair Pin. How to make my Chalk Lines Skirt. Minimeg: Handmade Books. Old Hollywood Glamour ~ Lace Halter Bustier DIY. DIY Dollhouse Jewelry. Does PINTEREST KNOW EVERYTHING?
Longstitch Bookbinding Tutorial for a Leather Journal | tortagialla. Carrie’s Messy Beehive Tutorial « WishWishWish. Ducks in a Row - All Things Parties + DIY: Hair Tutorial: Get Curly Hair Using an Old Pillowcase. Rae Gun Ramblings: Guest Post: Resin Bottle Cap Pins Tutorial and Printable with Heidi of Digknity. Feather pen pal stationery kit. How to Make Clothing Buttons from Shrink Plastic… DIY Lace Chandelier!! |