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July 15, 2011 In Do-It-Yourself, Vintage & Thrift finds By tamia

Easy DIY: Painted Necklace

Since I tend to gravitate to “colors” like gray and black, I wanted a cheap and easy way to add a shot of color–something bright and playful, almost cartoon-y. I found this slightly weird necklace in the $1.00 bin at a flea market and decided it was my mission in life to paint it an obscenely bright traffic-sign yellow. The whole project only took about 10 minutes, and I let it “hang dry” on my...
June 15, 2011 In Do-It-Yourself By tamia

DIY Collection: Sleeveless vest

Y’all won’t believe this, but I finished another DIY Collection project! This time, I decided to take on the sleeveless blazer–I’m much better at destroying and deconstructing than I am at creating. I decided to use this rarely-worn rayon-blend blazer I picked up from a thrift store last year. I love the pattern and the shape, but hardly ever wear it because it’s usually too hot for long sleeves by the time I remember I...
June 8, 2011 In Do-It-Yourself, Favorites, Vintage & Thrift finds By tamia

DIY: Elastic Elation

You guys! I finished a mending* project thanks to something I learned on the internets! So, I’ve had this vintage beaded skirt  for years, but never really wore it because the elastic waist was SO stretched out. Even a belt wouldn’t keep this sucker up. Enter this video and my newfound do-it-yourself-y-ness, and I decided to try my hand at fixing the waistband. MYSELF. Step 1: Remove the thread from the waistband. I used a...
May 11, 2011 In Do-It-Yourself, Favorites By tamia

Easy DIY: Crop top

You’re not going to believe this, but I actually got around to doing a project for my DIY capsule collection! I decided to tackle a fairly easy task first: a crop top. Now, technically it only required extremely basic cutting and sewing but just humor me here, mmkay? I found a cute little oxford shirt at Atomic Number 10 and decided it would make a perfect crop top. Here’s what I did: 1. Gather your...
May 9, 2011 In Do-It-Yourself By tamia

I Dream of DIY

Every few months I do this weird thing where I decide on a certain “look” for the season: Disco Housewife, Downtown Powerbitch, Rocker Pageant Princess, etc. It rarely pans out (’cause really, who can afford a new wardrobe every few months?), but it’s fun to play around with these little capsule collections in my head. This time around, I’m still loving the ’70s secretary look, and I feel like even if I can’t revamp my...