DIY Delight
Are Cosmetics Recession Proof?
Back in May I wrote about the Lipstick Effect (a.k.a. the Lipstick Indicator), the idea that consumers will indulge in less-expensive feel-good items in a bad economy. Historically, lipstick sales surge during economic or political turbulence.
Well, here we are five months later in a full-blown recession. The news hasn’t been pretty at all—what with global [...]
The whole hearted half skirt
They used to say hemlines reflected the economy… then they said, it didn’t matter anymore… but I’m wondering since this year hemlines seem to be all over the place, even on the same garment… if the old adage is actually true. Either way, from Luella, Miu Miu, Sonia Rykiel, and Haider Ackermann… to name [...]
Oil of Aloha
I’m back from Kauai. OK, I actually returned a few weeks ago. I’ve neglected my Beautiful Tuesdays posts, and I apologize. Here’s what happened. After a fabulously relaxing, idyllic tropical holiday, my relationship ended — and it wasn’t my choice. Anyway, the last few weeks have been rough. For my own mental health, I needed [...]
D.I.Y. Skin Treatments: 3 Delicious Recipes
I love spa treatments as much as the next girl (perhaps more). Still, who wants to spend extra money on treatments and spas? Jennifer Aniston might have a $30K monthly beauty budget, but I sure don’t.If your skin needs a little rejuvenating, try one of these ultra-easy D.I.Y. skin treatment recipes and let the pampering [...]
Holey Socks! (if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em)
I’m so not a ’socks’ person. They either get lost, or they get holes in the toes. I guess if you were to actually fold them once they got out of the dryer, it would be fine. But the person who thinks I’m going to do that, probably never met me before. Since I was [...]
Search And Destroy
Do you remember the days when jeans were way cooler with rips and holes? You know, like around the time Axel Rose could still complete a sentence. I remember doing all kinds of things, dripping bleach, cutting holes, drawing ankhs and peace signs, sometimes even the boy I happened to be going out with at [...]
Purl Necklace
This isn’t my first post about crochet jewelry, or knit jewelery, but I’m seeing it pop up more and more these days. I’m wondering where the line between garment and jewelry lies or if it’s relevant these days anyway.
Back in design school, one of my favorite exercises was to make objects out of unexpected materials. [...]
DIY: The Fringy Tank
Adding a little fringe to my wardrobe was a lot easier than I thought.
I’ve been seeing it everywhere. The fringe. After seeing lovely projects by Kingdom of Style and Style Bubble’s fringe tights, I was incredibly inspired. After my… ‘ooh, you should do this, and you should do that’ with fringe I thought I might [...]
Scandinavian Graffiti
First I heard terms like Craft Mafia, now there’s knit graffiti. Somewhere in Stockholm there is a craftster perpetrating crimes of general civil disobedience. That, my dear has never been more beautiful.
Well… maybe if they knit fingerless gloves for the Statue of Liberty… or a scarf for the Prince Albert, or a beret for The [...]
Playing with scraps….
Oh my god… over the holidays I was doing some shopping for my nice and nephew who are at the adorable age of 5 and 3. It was really cool to go shopping for my niece, mostly because it brought back lots of memories about what I liked as a kid. I saw this Fashion [...]
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