style-diaries

another fun use for the easy-to-make tassels i blogged about earlier in the year: key tassel! these are repurposed from my kids' old st...

i am off for the weekend, but not before sharing a quick pic of one of my favorite things about summer: painted toenails and flip-flops! ...

this is certainly not an original idea, but one of my favorite summer projects for upcycling a worn-out pair of jeans. here's a quick ho...

i may try more versions of this fashion project. the premise is simple: start with an existing top - in this case a classic button-down shir...

what a nice birthday present: cloth magazine featured my peter pan button collar in the inbox section of their latest issue. louise is mode...

another super easy 10-minute craft. gather 20 to 30 buttons - mismatched or similar colors - just make sure they're all shank buttons, n...

love the extremely detailed crochet patterns and renderings from the book "victorian crochet by weldon & company", published i...

a quick 10-minute project, that will really jazz up your new coat this fall. all you need are some charms, pendants, watches, buttons.... us...

when i was an art student in antwerp, an exhibit of the sketches and travel diaries by delacroix and ingres made a lasting impression on me....

i can't wait for the exhibit " fashion jewelry - the collection of barbara berger " which will open on june 25 at MAD (museum ...

my obsession with needlepoint started years ago when I was living in paris and regularly visited the puces de vanves , where i purchased unf...

this was the find of the day at the annual yard sale for the bvfa - the block island volunteers for animals. a vintage czech enamelware teap...

over memorial day weekend, we went to a yard sale at one of the oldest houses on block island. the owner's mother passed away and he was...

after the rope-covered table, i was on a roll. i brought some of the thinner twine with me to block island last weekend where i spotted a pa...

i've always liked the rope-covered furniture by christian astuguevieille - say that three times fast - and i finally had the chance to ...

despite the stormy weather - and a positively nauseating ferry ride - this past weekend's visit to block island was memorable. we witnes...

i purchased this one-dollar-bunny at a yard sale last weekend, just because he was so darn cute. i was puzzled by the hole in his hindquarte...

unless you live in a really windy climate, i always thought paperweights were somewhat useless. that doesn't mean they're not fun to...

a big thank-you to english cloth magazine for featuring my cat project  on the inbox page of issue #17! check it out:

it is a sad fact that stores selling yarn, fabric and notions are hard to find these days. for a long time, i used to stock up on all these ...