Just my thoughts on some possible DIY’s inspired by the last issue of Elle:

All you need to DIY this: a cardigan, thick satin ribbon, thread or glue (to attach ribbon) & a couple of vintage looking brooches
 

I would love to see this one DIY’d.  You could actually start with a basic straight mini & then sew elastic [...]

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I’ve been on a headband embellishing kick.  There will be two more headband tutorials rolled out over the next couple weeks.  Anyway, instructions for this red feathered one below:
Gather supplies: headband, feather, glue gun & sticks.  The headband came in a pack of several at Walmart & the other bits can be found at Joanns [...]

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After having a bit of a hard time trying to pick an outfit that “goes” with the new gold leafed shoes, I decided to treat them as if they were just “gold shoes”.  Metallics match EVERYthing, right?  Especially if you add the same color in other accessories.

DIY gold leaf shoes, Seven jeans,  Kohl’s tee & [...]

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Here’s a quickie DIY I did. I really liked this Free People top but wasn’t into the collar anymore. Plus the elastic on the sleeves killed me & made the top really freakin’ hot.
Before:

After:

Simple – cut a larger collar & cut off the elastic.  Simple tee.
Nine West flats, Kikit jeans, Hanes tank, Free People top [...]

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Here’s another fairly easy way to embellish some old shoes that you’re bored of.  Gold leaf!  I worked with this stuff when I was doing decorative & faux painting.  It’s a little counter intuitive.  You need to let the “glue” dry before you press the leaf on.
Anyway, this is what the shoes turned out looking [...]

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A while back I bought a dress from Target.  I didn’t quite get the look I wanted from it so I cut it in two pieces.  I wore the top when I met my meetup group for coffee.  And the skirt part became a scarfy thing.
Here are some different views of the scarf  which can [...]

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I have been crushing on Annie Spandex’s awesome Silence & Noise vest for a while now.  While I was tempted to track it down & buy it – which is not my style – I also came across a similar vest on The Coveted that Jennine stumbled across & bought regardless of how weird it looked [...]

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Here’s my first outfit with the shredded sweater.  I layered it over the bright pink tee to show off the shreds.  I also cut off the sleeves of my leather/sweater jacket.  I think it improves it but next time I’ll try belting it for more shape – it’s pretty much straight up & down.

Madden Girl [...]

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I FINALLY got around to doing some shredding like I’ve seen around the blogosphere so much.  Childhood Flameshas a great step by step tutorial complete with a vid.  Loves it! 
This sweater was starting to shred on the arm anyway so I thought I’d make it look more intentional.  Success!  I will probably wear it & [...]

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Here’s an easy way to spice up any boring pair of pumps you have hanging around.  It involves painter’s tape & spray paint – the brighter, the better!  I was inspired by the pair that Milla Jovavich wore in Bazaar.  (They are in the 4th photo in.)  I love the bright toe against the neutral shoe.  [...]

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