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Friday Favorites: 5 Wood Projects for the Home

On April 27, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Next week we’ll be moving into a house in Portland, but we have hardly any furniture since we got rid of most it when we moved across the country at the end of the year. We’ll also have a backyard for the first time, plus access to my parents’ power tools, so this week I [...]

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Tutorial: Leather bag tassel

On April 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment

After making my geometric print clutch last week, I decided it need a bit of color. So found a scrap of leather and made my pouch a bright leather tassel, inspired by the one on this bag. Though I used mine for a bag, there’s no reason why you couldn’t [...]

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Tutorial: Geometric Print Clutch

On April 12, 2012 · 2 Comments

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Lately several black-and-white geometric prints have caught my eye, so I decided to make a simple clutch version of my own. For this project I actually used my own tutorial, the one for the [...]

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Neon rope bracelet DIY Tutorial

Tutorial: Neon Rope Bracelet

On March 28, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Sporty rope bracelets are everywhere this spring, and they’re super simple to make yourself. Go out and find some colorful rope at a variety or hardware store, and read on to find out how to make your own bracelet.

Left: Proenza Schouler Right: Miansai Center:

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Tutorial Tuesday: Fringe Necklace

On March 20, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Since I saw photos of Missoni’s Spring 2012 collection a few months ago, I have been meaning to make a fringe necklace. I finally made one today, and I’m happy to report that it’s quite easy and customizable. For mine I used shorter fringe in a different color than the designer version, and I’m not [...]

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3 Inspiring DIY Ideas

On March 15, 2012 · 2 Comments

Tonight I thought I’d share some DIY ideas I’ve been pinning this week.
1. Bleach-dipping: Dip a dress, denim jacket, or shirt in bleach and splatter it around a bit.
Left, right

2. More studs: I know I’ve tackled studs before, but I especially [...]

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Tutorial Tuesday: Pom-Pom Earrings

On March 13, 2012 · 4 Comments

When I was looking for good examples of rope necklaces for my last tutorial, I came across these earrings from Mara Hoffman’s Spring 2012 collection, and I knew what my next DIY project would be. Not quite as big as the originals, these are still dramatic and fun, and they seem like they’ll [...]

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Tutorial: Rope and Wrapped-Thread Necklace

On March 8, 2012 · 6 Comments

A while ago I made a rope necklace, but this one is quite different and is inspired by a new crop of designer necklaces, which have kind of a techno-tribal feel. Despite the lengthy instructions, these are pretty easy to make yourself, and the best part is that you make them in whatever [...]

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Links I Like

On February 29, 2012 · 1 Comment


Check out this great tutorial for how to sew your own leggings.


To a rhubarb lover like me, this rhubarb milkshake recipe sounds wonderful. I grew up eating raw rhubarb, peeled with salt (only people in my family [...]

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Tutorial Tuesday: Painted Shoes

On February 21, 2012 · 7 Comments


Several months ago I saw the above pair of hot pink shoes, and I was disappointed when I realized that they were sold out. As the months went by I kept wishing that they were part of my wardrobe, so I decided to make my own. I gave an inexpensive [...]

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