This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in the States. It was steaming hot and very busy this weekend.I did squeeze in some shibori. (I love throwing that out there.) For my Pennsylvania Du...
You were probably hoping I was giving away some Swarovski crystals, which was a mean trick but ... I am giving something Swarovski away.Swarovski Elements, which produces loose crystals for designers...
Ive been wanting some underwater/sea type artwork and got inspired by this DIY from Little Pink Monster below. She cut up a poster over six frames. Not too long ago I picked up a set of brushed metal...
Big art of water - underwater, overwater, in water - is inspiring me lately.I have a little DIY to share later this week.Images: Diamond Barrata via Gorgeous Shiny Things, Elle Decor, Elle Decor, Des...
I show you how to make these two bracelets over at Dollar Store Crafts.The knots for the second bracelet are here.You may remember the inspiration bracelets.
April showers bring May flowers that get hit with May showers.
Heres a sneak peak of an upcoming product review Im working on. Meet Styled by Tori Spelling (TM)
Those of you who have been with me for awhile may recall my grandmothers enormous pin collection. About a million years ago I also made a Breton stripe memo board from dollar store supplies.Then abou...
I dont usually repost pics from recent issues of obiquitous digital home design magazines But slipcover queen Melanie Turners whitey tidy work in the new Trad Home had so many elements I like - slipc...
Via Little Blue Deer
Its like more cow bell. But cuter.
Parsons desk for $125, Swing arm wall lights for $34, ikat pillows for $7.50 and big baskets for $30. I bought the lights. They rock.
The littlest cousin came to visit today. Lots of elegant hand gestures and constant movement of the feet.
A bunch of bloggers have used this free clip art to knock off this otherwise $3,550 triptych.Idea via True Blue Me & You with clip art found by Splendid Minta and executed to various degrees by 1922 ...
Above and below is the inspiration bracelet from Jensen Conroy. I love its chunky simplicity.You can learn how to make one like it at my guest post at Chic Steals.Prerequisites are knowing how to tie...
As my discerning audience well knows, the pencil skirt is it right now.J.Crew jumped on this trend with both ballet-flat covered feet. The No. 2 Pencil Skirt is synonymous with pencil skirt coolness,...
This time the knock-off retailer is ZGallerie for $299.The Marrakesh Oval Mirror is "molded of a surprisingly lightweight material" (aka plastic).You may recall the frenzy over Pier 1s Honeyc...
InStyle magazine, that icon of not-so-thrifty shopping, featured this scribble sofa in its April issue.Intrigued, I found out via Scraphacker that it belongs to Pamela Bell, a Kate Spade exec, and wa...
I feel like spring is getting past me without appropriate attention.
Feeling an inkling of the spring need to organize, I ponder the basket.A basket, in my opinion, should be large. Small ones are just clutter. They should have a nice texture, as used by Jessica Buckl...
The new Cala hammered coffee table from World Market is cool for apartment people. The top comes off for stashing stuff (like all the decorative throw pillows you hoarde but dont use.) And just as I ...
This weekend I "made" a throw inspired by Crate and Barrels Lima Alpaca Azure Throw. The real deal is $169 and Im sure its fabulous. See it below.Mine is a couple of yards of some sort of jer...
Not dead. Just busy.Thanks for all the visits and nice comments while I dropped off planet earth. Photo from Marie Claire Maison via Dust Jacket Attic.
Do you do things like this? Go to Goodwill, wander over to the shambles that is the Home department, idly finger some atrocious plastic placemats and think, "These are so Christopher Kane Spring ...
The Bromeliads have been planning for awhile, in the broad theoretical sense, to make a tall kitchen table. It needs to fit our existing bar stools and our eensy kitchen. Im thinking something sleek ...
This could be mistaken for an early spring flower. Its actually a late fall flower that never died. First time Ive ever seen this in NYC. Weve got pansies, too. Fall pansies.Taken on the Brooklyn Hei...
I cant seem to get tired of stripes and currently own four striped tops and/or sweaters. What I lacked, however, was a fitted striped top, which I believe is a distinction that readers of this blog w...
Here are two DIYs that make great reuse of items that might otherwise be tossed.Jennifer Brasher at Two Butterflies came up with a bright idea for giving new life to odd vintage clip-on earrings. She...
Just came across this via Effortless Style. Its the creation of photographer Annie McElwain.Personally I find having a lot of photos around to be stressful. All those itty bitty frames. All those ran...
Please turn off word verification for comments. It was always bad. Now its terrible. Youre driving people to Pinterest.In Blogger, its under the Settings tab and Comments subsection.If youre worried ...
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