When reading about some DIY, everything looks so easy… And it is! However, sometimes things do not work out as planned. The chemical may be way too stronger than you expect, you may leave it in for too long… or your boyfriend may interrupt and ask for an unscheduled kiss! Something may easily go wrong. […]
Recently I have been shooting my new DIY on the balcony. My cat Masala saw me through the window and asked to join. I could not say no to such a pretty hairy creature 🙂 On this picture I am wearing Urban Outfitters teal sunglasses, an upcycled shirt, and my bracelets made of old necklaces. Masala is […]
Recently I have made this beautiful DIY project, and now I have pretty bowls to store my jewelry. Want to make one, too? Here are my instructions! You will need: – crochet lace doilies (I bought mines at a second hand store, 25 cents each) – fabric stiffener – glass bowls or vases; if you do […]
Recently I have been pretty busy, and I loved it! While my collaboration with Quartier Mode has been gradually decreasing, I have started a new project in partnership with a vintage/DIY store Fripe Fabrique. Fripe Fabrique Inc. (FF) is a boutique and D.I.Y. (do it yourself) atelier that provides fashion lovers of Montreal a unique retail environment: workshop […]
Meanwhile my urban hippy look in the spring issue of the Quartier Mode e-magazine!
Last week I went to a party organized by a Montreal vintage store Citizen Vintage. See my report in the Quartier Mode blog!
The spring has arrived, and it means that my bleaching season has started! For the first project of the season I have chosen a tie dye bleaching technique presented in the Free People blog last summer. The technique is based on an old Japanese dyeing method called “itajime shibori.” Shibori is a Japanese term for methods of dyeing cloth by […]
The Canadian spring has started at last, and it got enough warm outside to get fun with bleach! This week-end my balcony was turned into a DIY station with bleach bottles, buckets with water, and garments hanging all over the balcony rails:) For my first project of the season I decided to go with the DIY from this Free […]
As you all know, I have a post about how to convert old bead necklaces to cool new bracelets. Recently I have used these instructions to convert a bunch of old necklaces to more new cool bracelets! This time I made four different sets which I show to you today 🙂 This is a set of […]
