Category Archives: DIY

There are so many wonderful things about fall. The changing leaves, pumpkin-scented/flavored everything, dusting off your favorite pair of boots, and probably our most favorite thing, cozy, cold-weather accessories. Since it’s finally chilly enough on our morning walk to class to sport some knit headgear, we’ve been on the hunt for just the right piece. We found this sweater-like turban from Free People online and instantly fell in love. With the help of a scarf from H&M we found for 1000% off (okay it was just really on sale) and some thread, we made our own. Here’s how.

Step 1: Use a tape measure to measure around the largest part of your head and cut a piece from your scarf that length.

Step 2: Sew the two raw edges of your piece of scarf together either by hand or with a machine so that you make a ring.

Step 3: At your newly created seam, scrunch the fabric together and secure by wrapping thread around the area tightly and knotting multiple times.

Step 4: Cut another small section from your scarf and sew the two longer raw edges together, created a small tube of fabric. Wrap the fabric tube over the thread where you scrunched your turban and secure by hand sewing the ends together. (Hint: if you’re not up for sewing this part, simply use a thick piece of ribbon and glue around the section. It works just as well!).

As self-proclaimed fashion lovers, we’d love to sit here and tell you that we’re “totally not into fads” but we’ll admit, we’re suckers for the newest cute accessories and trends of each season. Lately we’ve been noticing girls around campus wearing fabric bows in their hair, circa 1995 when we had a hair bow to match each of our outfits. This girly trend has won our hearts over, but not necessarily our wallets, so we found a way to make our own bow-dorable accessories with the help of a little scrap fabric. Here’s how you can too!

Supplies: Fabric, Scissors, Thread, and Liquid Stitch

Step 1: Cut a piece of fabric into a rectangle, about 4 inches by 12 inches, but you can vary the size depending on how large you’d like your bow to be.

Step 2: Fold one of the long edges and apply a line of liquid stitch to raw edge of the fabric.

Step 3: Fold the other long edge over the glue to it looks like the photo below.

Step 4: Repeat steps 1-3 for another, smaller piece of fabric, about 1 inch by two inches.

Step 5: Take your larger rectangle and fold each end into the middle, overlapping the ends by about 1/2 an inch.

Step 6: Fold the rectangle accordion and pinch in the middle until you get the desired bow shape you want. Secure it by wrapping thread tightly around the center and double knot it.

Step 7: Lastly, wrap the smaller rectangle over the center of the bow where the thread was and glue it down with liquid stitch. Hold down for a few seconds to make sure it stays.

Let dry for a few hours and it’s ready to wear!

We’ll be honest, we’ve never been a big fan of Daisy Dukes. The thought of showing that much leg makes us cringe faster than hearing nails on a chalkboard. But lately we’ve been noticing lots of killer embellished denim and have been secretly coveting some cut-offs. So like true bargainistas, we found a great pair of mom jeans at Goodwill and took scissors, studs, and bleach to them. We honestly couldn’t have been more pleasantly surprised with the results. Daisy, you’ve got us convinced!

What you’ll need:

Step 1: Try your jeans on and while looking in the mirror, mark your jeans with a washable marker at the length you’d want your shorts to be.

Step 2: Start to cut your jeans, at least an inch below the marker line. Hint: you can always make your shorts shorter, but you can’t add length once you cut it off.

Step 3: Continue to trim your shorts until you get them at the desired length. Hint #2: leave the back of the shorts a little longer than the front for a flattering fit.

Step 4: After your shorts are at a good length, begin studding your shorts by pushing the prongs of the stud all the way through the denim and folding the prongs over so they stay in place.

Step 5: Continue to add studs to your shorts until you achieve the look you want. Hint #3: Adding studs to just one side of your shorts adds a quirky touch.

Step 6: Pour bleach into a spray bottle and begin to spray the bottom of your shorts. Make sure the bottom is most saturated and spray the bleach lightly about 3 inches up the shorts. Let your shorts sit and saturate for about 20 minutes in the sink.

Step 7: After you’ve let your shorts sit, wash them without any other clothes in the washer. This will get the extra bleach out of your shorts and will also give the bottom of your shorts a nice fringe look.

Step 8: Flaunt your fabulous new DIY shorts wherever you can while the sun’s still shining. Happy crafting friends!

Have you ever wondered if there’s a secret clause that requires all dorm rooms and apartment buildings to have white walls and only white walls? As much as we love a crisp white wall that makes our pictures and artwork pop, living for four years, surrounded by white walls, we’ve been craving a little color in our lives. After being inspired by bunting we had seen in outdoor decor all summer, we decided to bring it indoors and create our own bunting to spruce up our walls in a way that guarantees we’ll get our damage deposit back… well hopefully. Here’s how you can make some too!

What you’ll need:

- 4-6 different pieces of fabric (a variety prints works best!)
- 1 piece of card stock to make the pattern
- Clothesline or some type of sturdy string
- Hot glue gun
- Glue gun amo

Steps:

1) Cut out your pattern. Create a triangle shape with a little tab on the top like you see below. Make your flags any size your little crafty heart desires!

2) Place your pattern on your fabric.

3) Trace around your pattern and cut out your piece in order to make your first flag.

4) Repeat step number 3 until you’ve cut your desired amount of flags in a variety of patterns.

5) Lay your piece of fabric underneath your clothesline like below and place glue above and below the clothesline.

6) Fold the flap over the clothesline and secure in place.

7) Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat, until you have the desired amount of flags on your clothesline.

Now that’s better!

After having our first ever giveaway with Amanda Catherine Design, we were so inspired by her artistic and adorable prints that we decided to take a stab at creating our own. Lately we’ve totally been digging antlers and old floral print wallpaper (you know, just some normal obsessions) so we decided to combine the two and couldn’t be happier with the results. Feeling crafty too? Here’s how you can make your own fabulous wall art.

1) Find an image. Like we mentioned above, we were inspired by this image of a deer skull, but pick whatever floats your boat! We recommend keeping it pretty simple as you’ll be cutting it out.

2) Cut out your image to create a stencil.

3) Pick some cute scrapbook paper to recreate your image out of. We went for a vintage wallpaper look.

4) Using the stencil you created, trace your image on to the backside of your scrapbook paper.

5) Use Matte Mod Podge to adhere your image to a blank canvas. Do this by putting a thin layer of adhesive on the back of your scrapbook paper, then glue the paper to your canvas. Finish by coating the whole canvas with a thin layer of Mod Podge, even over your image.


6) Let your canvas dry completely and then hang your beautiful wall art up to be seen by all.