DIY Bracelets

Friendship bracelets have taken a new twist this season. With a perfect blend of hardware and hippy style, this DIY project has summer just on the brink. Whether it's hitting music festivals or tanning by the pool, these bracelets will enhance any look. Better yet, they're so simple to make! Take a gander: 

 

Materials: scissors, embroidery needle, embroidery thread, and linked chains (can be found at craft stores)

 Step 1: gather six individual strands of embroidery thread (about 12 inches long)and knot one of the ends. Begin to braid up to 1/4 of the length and knot thread once again.

Step 2: Divide the strands into two sections, thread the first section through the embroidery needle and begin weaving through the chain links in one direction.

 

Step 3: Once you have woven the thread in one direction as shown in the images above, take the other section of thread and begin to weave in the opposite direction creating criss crosses.

Step 4: After having completed the criss cross design between the two chains, knot the end and braid the rest of the thread like the first step. 

Voulah! Beautiful and colorful friendship bracelets that will rock your wrists this summer. They even serve as great gifts for friends. Happy Crafting! 

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Floppy Hat Sundays

It's officially spring meaning yard sales have hit the open market. Saturday mornings no longer imply sleeping in, but rather hunting for "that" item. This weekend I was able to stop by a huge church sale where I managed to gather heaps of clothing for the grand total of eight dollars and fifty cents. And those lovely fifty cents (which I found under the floor mat of my car) were spent on this here floppy hat. Isn't it great?

Have a great sunny week everyone! It's officially time to take out your favorite hats! 

Necklace DIY

Peter pan collars have been taking over runways this spring and I have been crazy about the trend. Here is a DIY project so that you can add a little touch to your next outfit:

Step One: 

Gather fabric, scissors, a hot glue gun, beads (I used old necklaces), and a ribbon.

Step Two: 

Lay out fabric and draw out shape of collar

Step Three:

Cut out desired shape (make sure there are two of them!)

Step Four:

Decorate collar as desired. I hot glue gunned old beads and sequins and finalized the piece with a ribbon. 

Finished Product:

Have a great week everyone!

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Lush

One of my favorite things to do is be completely surrounded by the outdoors. Beautiful landscapes are what brings the mind to ease and sometimes it's hard to take a step back from the busy lives we all lead. I cannot wait for the warm weather to bring on spontaneous roads trips. This collection of pictures from the summer reminded me of what I have been missing lately. Enjoy.

Have an amazing week everyone! Spring is so close, I spy with my little eye daffodils! 

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Inspired.

Apologies for not having posted in a few weeks. I have been extremely busy in between school work during the week and college visits taking over my weekends. I recently have been inspired by color blocking which seems to be taking over street style by the minute. Here are some of my favorite patterns and color combos from Milan fashion week:

Hopefully spring will kick in sooner than later! Love all these inspiring looks.

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A Mere Layering Act

Everyone has basics in their closet so what's better than vamping them up to a whole new level? I say: "challenge accepted". A mere layering act is what I shall call it. 

Happy Wednesday everyone! The weekends almost here. Got any Valentines day plans anyone?

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Sunday Afternoon

Today I read the most interesting article. It focused on how many celebrities and bloggers always have the latest designer labels and runway looks, and because of that they are sending a false message to those who look up to them. They are proving that they can afford name brands and influencing their followers to do the same. However in reality it is unrealistic to do so because most of the population is not able to afford such clothing. The article touched up on the fact that celebrities and famous bloggers are almost always sent clothing and freebees from designers rather than actually spending thousands of dollars. So the question is, is this a source of false advertisement? Is it morally right to send those messages? I guess it's just something to think twice about next time you envy blogger x,y, and z. Fashion isn't solely about having the "it" label. There's more to it. Anyone can dress in head to toe Chanel, but is that really the creativity behind clothing and expression?

On a lighter note here's a quick post on what I wore the other day. I really loved the lighting outside in my backyard so I couldn't miss the opportunity to take some pictures:

I cannot wait for spring have a great Sunday everyone! Here's a link to the GL post I did:

http://www.girlslife.com/post/2012/01/27/Guest-post-Bundle-up-in-style-with-DIY-gloves.aspx

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what I'm wearing: Zara T-shirt, shorts from nordstrom rack, Timberland boots, Cat Eye glasses from my childhood

Winter Gloves DIY

This past week I was working on a DIY for Girls Life Magazine. I worked on making three different pairs of DIY winter gloves and I would like to share one of them with you guys! I'll make sure to post the link later for you guys to check out more ideas for making your winter gloves more chic. Here's my favorite:

What you need:

- plain knit gloves

- different shaped brads (buy at any craft or office supply store)

- small link chains

- needle & thread

Step 1: push brads through knit gloves around the base

Step 2: cut chains to desired lengths and sew on the front of the gloves below the brads

Here's the finished product:

It's that simple! Everything costs under $5 dollars for supplies and it's recycled fashion! Have a good Tuesday everyone!

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This Weeks Inspiration

I have been so inspired lately even though I have been flooded with other things that are keeping me preoccupied. I have millions of art projects that I am dying to get started and I have even had the amazing opportunity to be writing for Girls Life (GL) Magazine. I am in collaboration with them for writing online Do-It-Yourself (DIY) projects and I'll make sure to keep everyone posted when the first one comes out. I am more than excited about it! I hope everyone has a great rest of the week! Here's some inspiration/project ideas to share that has been taking over my desktop recently:

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