style-diaries

one more quick little easter project, made with vintage circular doilies. soak the doilies in water and wring them out (they should still be...

one last one for the road, and then i will retire my glue gun for a while. for this one, pick out the smallest mother of pearl buttons you c...

and now for a pop-art interpretation of easter eggs: perler eggs - again with the glue gun - and a newspaper nest. the perler beads add quit...

it's amazing what you can glue gun to an egg once you get started. i have now moved onto yarn, strié yarn to be exact, which makes for t...

this is really a variation on the rhinestone eggs from a few days ago, except now i've used sequins, also attached with a glue-gun. note...

over the next few days, i will post some ideas for easter egg crafts. i am starting with this blinged out number. very simple: blow out the ...

last week, i went to the yearly silent auction, organized by the pta of ozzy's school. i bid on and won this amazing stetson cap. who k...

it's still chilly out, so those soft boiled eggs you made for breakfast need a hat! cut the foot off a baby sock, do a small running sti...

in honor of st patrick's day: a green craft (though this could really be any color). these bobby pins are decorated with fabric yoyos, m...

easter is coming, so of course my thoughts turn to bunnies, chicks, eggs and ... ribbons! the sheer bunny ribbon was a brimfield find, the s...

my colleague recently gave me a stash of old textiles swatches: just large enough to recycle into these embellished cuff bracelets. i sewed ...

imagine my surprise and delight when i saw the first images of the lanvin fall 2013 ready-to-wear collection (via style-.com ): alber elbaz ...

when my grandmother passed away last summer, i was given her sewing and knitting supplies, which i treasure greatly. among them was this lit...

inspired by the blue-and-white delft style dinnerware i photographed a while ago, i toyed with the idea to make "soft" trompe l...

i recently made a major discovery: the clover pom pom maker . it changed my life... craft-wise that is. this clever gizmo seriously cuts dow...

easter is coming soon, so of course my thoughts turned to baskets. these are a fun way to use up textiles scraps: wrap 3/4 inch wide strips ...

these gems are taken from "crochet techniques & projects - a sunset book" by lane publishing company 1975. i don't really ...

this is a quick craft to make from a t-shirt that has gotten too small - i used a size 5T for mine. cut off the bottom of the shirt, from ar...

it is remarkable how many stray socks you end with in a family of four. here's a fun way to recycle them: cut off the feet so you end ...

i've always liked the hip hop culture's appropriation of the classic chain necklace. i love how they exaggerated scale and size of w...

here's a fashion accessory i would love to bring back: the muff, preferably in fur, lined with heavy satin and finished with ribbons and...

last year, i bought a large lot of half-finished embroidery projects at the flea market. i love incorporating these into various craft/sewin...

peter pan collars are so gamine: they remind me of audrey hepburn, prim and proper uniforms, french couture, vintage sewing notions (a favor...

for pure inspiration: this wonderful blue and white pottery from ebay. a great and affordable way to set a mix-and-match table.

it's probably the ice and snow we're surrounded with right now, but i'm really feeling a primal approach to fashion: fur and met...

you know how every design aficionado is pining for a copy of "i married adventure" by osa johnson? well, this is the cat lover...

it seems i wasn't quite done with my tassel obsession yet. i have now started making mini-tassels from an old striped t-shirt, its fabri...

over the years, i have collected many vintage craft books and magazines and i have found a treasure trove of inspiration in them. but every ...

these are so easy to make, and look best when worn in multiples: take a 1 inch-wide scrap strip of textile (a thin silk or cotton works best...

yes, i know it's not summer, and i'm not living in hawaii (wishful thinking). but there was a segment on cbs sunday morning last wee...