Looking great in a smart wardrobe It's a common situation. A person gets hired for a job but doesn't have the money to buy an appropriate work wardrobe. To keep down those credit card bills, here are a few tips for getting started on that career wardrobe. These suggestions are for women, but some work for men also. Do you really need a … [Read more...]
Sweater Vases, Candle Sleeves for Easy Fall and Winter Decor
Add some cozy fall decor to your home with "sweater sleeves" for your vases and candle holders. What a clever way to recycle/upcycle an old sweater! If you have one with interesting stitches or patterns it gives wonderful texture. I love these sleeves with cable stitches--gorgeous. I think these could work well in your fall and winter holiday … [Read more...]
Amazing DIY Lamps to Inspire You
Lamps are some of the easiest decor items to save money on with a bit of creativity. Sometimes just paint can transform an old lamp into something you love. Then there are those magical transformations that become personal style statements, all for very little money. A Pottery Barn look that I like is a very large wine bottle that you wire up … [Read more...]
Pink Flamingo Croquet Mallets to Make
I just love this. Why play regular croquet when you can have mallets with pink flamingos on them? That's close to the way they played croquet in Alice in Wonderland! These flamingo mallets would be fun for anytime, but absolutely perfect for an Alice in Wonderland themed party. I posted some ideas for that party theme before, including wacky … [Read more...]
Chairs as Clothes Holders, as Art, and Other Alternative Uses
This picture leaves me almost speechless. It's sort of art. It's very practical. It takes up very little space. Why not attach partial chairs to a wall? lolPeople have been using chairs to hang clothes on for ages. I even use a chair as my bedside table, though I don't usually hang clothes on it. It's a handy height for putting my glasses & … [Read more...]
Recycled Spoons Coat Rack for Fun and Style
If you have some old but not valuable spoons, you might want to turn them into a clever coat rack. Just hammer the bowl of each spoon flat & then bend the handle to make a hook. Nail the spoon onto a piece of wood.Voila! A coat rack!I wouldn't hang really heavy coats on these hooks as they might pull the spoon straight again. The above photo … [Read more...]
DIY Anthropologie Recycled Necklace to Make with This and That (& Party Idea)
This ia a fun & funky look for Spring & Summer, 2011. I bet you have some old jewelry you could put together to make your own version of this look. You could use earrings that have lost their mate, tassels, bits of broken chains, funky pendants, charms, inexpensive rings, odd beads, and interesting buttons. Have fun!This could be a fun project … [Read more...]