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Ragamuffin Princess
My whole life, well as long as I can remember, I have loved making flower crowns. As a little girl I never had tiaras or princess dresses. I had to make everything myself. It worked out for the best because rhinestone tiaras were never my type anyway. I think I love the transient quality of a flower crown. Maybe that is why I still like making flower crowns today. If you want to make a crown like this find flowers with 12-15inch stems and when you add them in leave 4-5 inches out so the crown has a fan of long flower stems. I added each stem on off the…
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Mushrooms
Mushrooms are definitely the new craze. I know I personally love them. I happened upon a few in my yard. Since I have no model any more I decided to take a few nature shots. I think the mushrooms did a pretty good job of modeling…don’t you? I love letting nature inspire me. I am always amazed when I take a second to pause and look around. What beauty can be found under a few blades of grass. Photography is so fantastic, in how it allows us to capture the perfection of a moment in time. Also another photo from the “Blue Hair” photo shoot. I tried some different effects…
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DIY: Lace Flower Hair Pin
Another little project. Nothing fancy but easy and very cute. All you need is 7 inches of lace, a needle and thread, a small piece of felt, a glue gun, and a bobby pin. I found my lace in the dollar bin at JoAnn’s Fabrics. Lay out your lace in front of you on a flat surface. Fold the corner of the edge down and begin to stitch along the bottom with your needle and thread. I used a dental needle but any regular needle will do. Stitch 6-7inches of lace. Pull the thread tight so the lace ruffles. If you want the flower to have less ruffle to it…
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The Girl With Blue Hair
Since I was a child I have always wanted to throw caution to the wind bleach out my hair and dye it some amazing color. Fortunately, I know myself well enough to be aware that what I want is constantly changing. Were I to make the dramatic change I would probably enjoy it for a day and then be angry with myself the next. My sister solves this problem by having an impressive collection of amazing wigs. Here is a photo shoot we did with one of them. I love that she paired the smurf blue wig with a preschool craft crown. Enjoy!
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DIY: Adding Gilding and a Pirate-ish Photo Shoot
I am so in love with the new trend of hand made and vintage. It makes it so easy to re-purpose jewelry, and to keep up with fashion on a tight budget. I have been wanting to re-make or improve a few items. Specifically I wanted to make some metal pieces look oxidized. I thought about painting them and then removing the paint but that is a little pricy for jewelry. Then I found Gilders Paste on Etsy. It came in the mail two days ago. I thought I would share what I learned I am sure there are experts out there who could add to my successes and fails…
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Dandelion Photo Shoot
My sister, the world traveler, is in the states for a month or two and has been visiting me. We are like minded in our love of photography. My sister Natalie is a, singer, dancer, writer, actress, and photographer. We both love fashion and creative photo shoots. It is so refreshing to have my sister with me because I can envision a photograph and create it WITHOUT being my own model. We found a beautifully huge dandelion while out on a walk. It inspired this photo shoot. I used it as a bit of a product shoot also the fingerless gloves pictured are a new pattern I have been working…
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New Angle
So I have been thinking a lot lately about what inspires me. Usually Winter is the time I spend creating constantly. Summer, usually is my time to absorb. I find inspiration everywhere, much of it comes from things in my home or yard. Here are some photos I took today while trying to look at things from a different angle. I love changing my perspective by taking an ordinary object and looking at it from a different direction or in a new context. Lace… More lace… Yarn… More yarn. I don’t know why I find yarn so inspiring…I think I am inspired by anything that will allow me to create.…
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DIY: Bohemian Chic Hair Pin
Yet another DIY! Summer is a time to create and when summer hits I definitely put down my knitting needles a bit more…THE HEAT! It is hard to knit with even the softest wool fiber when it is close to the triple digits outside. So here is a fun tutorial for those of you who are taking a breather from knitting. This clip was designed using a button off one of my old sweaters and some feathers I already had on hand (from all the feather extensions I have been putting in). If you purchased feathers for feather extensions and you have some left this is a great project to use…
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DIY: Peacock Feather Earrings
I posted some pictures of peacock feather earrings I made a while back. I thought I would do a tutorial for how to make them so if any of you are up for a fun summer jewelry project. I saw these a while back at Anthropologie for 40.00 or so. They only cost a couple of dollars to make which is more in my price range. Materials Needed: 1. Jewelry Pliers 2. Peacock Feathers 3. Earring Hooks 4. Crimp Ends 5. Scissors You should be able to find all of these supplies at your local bead or craft store. If you can’t I included links above. The peacock feathers come…
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6 Year Anniversary
So I rarely do personal posts but I have been married for six years today and I feel that warrants some attention. I have the most wonderful husband I could ever have asked for. When people ask how I survive with a three year old and two year old twins I usually reply, “I survive because of Chester.” I fall more in love with him every year and I cannot wait to tackle year seven with him. Here are a few pics of our wedding day June 18, 2005. I have been trying to finally get them edited so I thought I would share a couple. We were married before…
