wood-burnt rings :: diy

i'm obsessed with these simple wood-burnt rings! i bought these little wooden circles at the craft store. an entire bag of them... so if i messed up, it didn't matter! don't have a wood burner? try carving. then use a small paintbrush to apply stain where you carved.

my friend said she would paint them, so that's an idea too. i personally love the simple & natural look, but i may want to add some color someday.

have a great weekend - xo

a little green for the weekend :: fashion diy

do you celebrate st. patty's day? i kinda do. i wear a little green and drink a little green beer. i always have a hard time finding something green to wear, so this year i just made myself the tiniest little accessories for my shoes. what do you think? pretty silly right? perfectly silly that is.

cork earrings :: diy :: jewelry

do you love wine as much as i do? if so, you probably have a bucket of corks sitting around your house. let's put them to a fashionably good use today, shall we?

to make your cork earrings, just slice each cork with a smooth edged knife. try to make as even as possible, but a little imperfection is ok because it adds to the character of your creation! you can then paint or stamp (as seen above) directly onto the cork slices. once you are happy with your design, just grab your e-6000 and glue onto a flat earring stud found at the hobby store.

then, wear these artsy fartsy beauties to the winery and be the envy of every wine lover there.

xoxo

sailor knot headband :: diy

i cleaned out our bedroom drawers the other day, and as always, i had an over-abundance of t-shirts. worn cotton is great to work with because it's stretchy and curls up when you stretch it. so, party people, here's your motivation to finally get to that spring cleaning (a season or two late) and maybe end up with a few "new" items:

here's the diy:

1. cut 6 fabric strips (about 1 inch wide) from your t-shirt(s)
2. stretch each strip so that they thin out and curl a bit
3. group them in 2 sets of three
4. knot. i know my pictures aren't super easy to understand, so here's another tutorial on them.
5. fit to head and cut access length of strips
6. grab your t-shirt again and now cut a 4 inch x 6 each rectangle. this does not need to be exact. not even close really.
7. hot glue the ends together, forming a circle. then hot glue your rectangle, wrapping it around your formerly loose ends to hide them

all in all, this took about 10 minutes. pretty great right? i'm in love with sailor knots right now so wearing one in the smack center of my forehead seems about right. xoxo

kimono :: diy fashion

i was at goodwill the other day and found this beautiful robe.  i never wear robes, so i started thinking about how i could wear it.  since fringe is so 'in' right now, i had no problem finding some at the fabric store.  i simply cut the robe off at my desired length and then sewed on the fringe.  what do you think?

happy weekend friends.  xoxo