My favorite outfit of the year: Vintage Indian blouse and tie-dye bleached jeans. Mixing vintage and DIY items has become a signature fashion trend of Generation Y! Looking to construct a similar look? Let’s see. Vintage Indian blouse is from my online store, and you can find it here. The bleached jeans is my DIY project, and here is the post about […]
Recently I made another project with Fripe Fabrique that was inspired by a high fashion brand. Browsing Internet We stumbled upon this cute Nathan Pom Pom Beanie by Piers Atkinson. Cutest hat ever! And we immediately decided to reproduce in our DIY lab 🙂 We took a touque – a Canadian name for a knitted hat – […]
Finally I received the wax I bought online! Now I can make pumpkin candles! This is different from a regular pumpkin carved lantern. You do not need carving skills, and instead you will need some wax. Much easier to do! Personally I am a terrible carver 🙂 Contents1 Supplies You Need For This DIY2 Step By Step Instructions3 […]
Needle felting is a popular fiber craft that creates felt without water. Special needles are used for this craft. The felt that made this way can be strong and used for many things from jewelry, sculptures, art… and to repair your fall sweaters!! See my new DYI project I did in collaboration with Fripe Fabrique […]
Tomorrow in Canada where I live we will celebrate Thanksgiving Day. Canadian holiday happens earlier than the one in the US, and there are a few reasons for that. First of all, the origins of Canadian Thanksgiving are more closely connected to the traditions of Europe. Long before Europeans settled in North America, festivals of thanks and celebrations […]
After making the Tangerine Candle DIY I ended up with three peeled tangerines. I decided to cook my favorite warm salad with roasted turkey and tangerines. I used this recipe from Canadian Living as the inspiration. My version is simpler and calorie wise. And it is very, very delicious! Ingredients: 2 tangerines turkey breast scallopines, 250 […]
Autumn has arrived. Nights are getting colder and colder while days are getting shorter. Summer easiness slips away, and more and more often I find myself having lazy time while cuddling with the cat under a blanket. Autumn is the time when I start lighting up candles to compensate cooling sun and catch eluding warmth. […]
Over the past couple of seasons, we have seen the growing trend of fashion clothing covered up in patchwork. Take for example the ready-to-ware Junya Watanabe’s Autumn-Winter Collection 2013. The whole collection was all about patch work! That’s where we got our inspiration from when we were looking for a way how to upcycle a pair of […]
Looking for an easy way to up-cycle your outdated chain jewelry pieces? Well you found one! All you will need is some bright cord and.. your finger! This DIY is all about finger crocheting 😉 I did this post in collaboration with my co-partner at Fripe Fabrique Michelle. She modeled for this picture, and her personality perfectly matched […]
Remember my recent teaser with a cropped yellow tee? 😉 Today I will tell you how I make it 🙂 My dear friend Myriam agreed to pose for this post. She is an ideal model for this kind of style: Bold, sassy, and colorful! Contents1 Supplies You Need For This DIY2 DIY Instructions3 DIY Result […]
