South of France, here we come!Thanks to all who sent in suggestions of places to see/things to do. Ive started a list and hope to hit as many as possible.Au revoir!
Exciting news - exciting for me at least - my husband and I are leaving for southern France on Friday!!I cant wait!Well be staying near Nice, and venturing out into Monaco and Provence and Im looking...
Inspiration: Anthropologie denim jackets - $388 As well as this DIY version seen on Refashion Co-op And my version: Tutorial: I started with 1 plain denim jacket, thrifted...
Flip-flop weather means pretty toes!This was a DIY pedicure using Sally Hansens Salon Effects Nail Polish Strips - theyre like little stickers that you apply to your nails. The best...
Playing around with a little embroidery. This was a pre-printed pillowcase found for 50 cents at the thrift store. What an easy way to embroider! The design and co...
Supplies needed:1 grapevine wreath (I find these at thrift stores all the time)1 can of spray paintfloral sprigs and embellishments (mine all came from the dollar store, even the funky little o...
I know everyone is moving to the e-readers right now but I still like an old fashioned paper book (and I have so many unread books that I cant justify spending the money on an e-rea...
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Vintage sandals, thrifted, $3. But what sold me on them were the little cut-outs in the heals: So I think I may finally be getting back to normal after having been sick.&...
via BHGUgh, I have been sick, sick, sick. Somehow I contracted some sort of icky virus that seriously knocked me on my butt. So I have spent the last week laying on the couch watching the...
Hope to be back soon.
All my photos, edited in PicMonkey
1 thrifted tribal print dress = 1 summer dress + 1 eclectic infinity scarfFor the dress, I added a shirred elastic waist (read more about elastic thread here), and chopped off a bunch of length from ...
Have you seen these cute patchwork tote bags from Anthropologie?priced at $78Well, you can make one yourself for much, much less . . .from scrap fabric . . .Tutorial:You have now created 1 panel of y...
hand-painted lighthouse wrap skirt - thrifted, $4I have a feeling I may get some weird looks from my husband and kids on this one, but I love it!
Here was my Carnaby Skirt way back in February, in progress.And here it is now, finally finished, of course just as the weather is getting warm - so it will probably sit in my closet until next fall....
Facing off today, we have, on the left, the Modcloth Primrose Patch Bag, weighing in at a hefty $85. On the right, we have my handmade knock-off version, weighing in at $2. I think this may be a case...
seen here and hereNot that Id actually do this, except maybe for Halloween, but kind of interesting.
Before: thrift store dress ($1) - a bit matronlyAfter(Sorry for the less than spectacular pictures - trying to take pictures while home by myself. I may have to break down and get a tripod and remote...
And the winner is . . . comment #1 from Rachel (winner chosen via random.org).Thanks to all who entered!!
Our eggs this year - dyed with a mixture of traditional store-bought egg dye and food coloring swirls.
These crocheted "flowers" started out with these wooden beads which came in a grab bag of craft supplies from the thrift store:I used this tutorial to crochet over them.Then I pruned a few br...
I first blogged about this dress way back in January. And then I got stuck on it for a while. I knew I wanted to raise the hemline but I wasnt quite sure how to go about it without messing up the pre...
plain tote bag - actually an old laptop bagdoily embellished tote - a really easy project using craft glue and mod podge - made using this tutorial from Sincerely, Kinsey
This project started out with this thrift store Ann Taylor jersey top. It was a little big and baggy (and unflattering) at the bottom - probably a size larger than I would normally wear. To remedy th...
Ive been in a jewelry-making mood lately. The nice thing about jewelry is that you can add trendy pieces to your wardrobe without going completely crazy. And neon seems to be everywhere right now. I ...
******Give-Away Is Now Closed******Along the lines of my spring necklace that I made the other day, I made a little spring bouquet to share!!To enter to win the above necklace, just leave a comment o...
I think these are oven mitts, at least thats what Im going to use them for. Beautiful folk art embroidery. Thrifted - 50 cents.
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