Blog Feature- Single Crochet Stitch Tutorial

Leona Sutton (found on instagram)  has been wonderfully kind and offered to show me how to crochet with this easy to follow tutorial  with step-by-step picture. Thank you so much Leona!

Crochet is dead simple to pick up and a lot easier than knitting as you can easily correct your mistakes.  One of the most important things to remember when starting out is to keep tension on the wool - not too tight or too loose!

Stage One:

Make a loop knot with the wool, making sure you have a tail.  Pull the loop through the hook and wrap the wool around the hook.

Stage Two:

DIY- Ruffle Throw Pillow Cover

You will need two different fabrics of your choice for this project – one for the case itself, and one for the ruffles. I chose grey chiffon and taffeta. I bought 1 yard of the chiffon (used for the case) and 1 yard of the taffeta (used for the ruffles). My pillow was approximately 12”x24” and there was plenty of fabric left over.

DIY- Lace Pocket Shorts

Hi guys this is Alyssa from Sincerely, Truly Scrumptious! I have been wanting to do this DIY for some time now and finally did it tonight. I'm not joking it took less then 30 minutes to do. Its super easy and adds a little touch of personality to some boring Forever 21 shorts. Here is how to do it.

I hope you guys like these shorts as much as I do. They are completely customizable and can easily be done with fabric or different colored lace.

Contact me:

Blog: sincerelytrulyscrumptious.com

Etsy: etsy.com/shop/MadeWithLoveByAlyssa

Facebook: facebook.com/SincerelyTrulyScrumptious

Instagram: alyssamayedwards

Twitter: @AlyssaMEdwards

DIY Stud Phone Case

Ayelet Birman (from instagram!) has this wonderful and simplistic DIY tutorial she is sharing with us today. It demonstrated how to create a stylish studded phone case. Thank you Ayelet!

All you need is:
- an iphone case (or any other cell phone)
- superglue/all purpose adhesive
- pliers
- studs


step 1:

DIY Tutorial- Studs Bra

Vanina Ramacci from italy (found on instagram) has as  best as she can write up how she managed to create this lady Gaga  style DIY.

Requirements
-old bra
-Studs
-pliers
Note: There is no need for the scissors

Blog Feature: DIY Anthro Inspired Necklace

Khadija is an artist, crafter, DIY lover and textile designer (the list goes on... I also found her on instagram), she has a wonderful blog and has allowed, me to feature one of her DIY tutorials. I hope you enjoy as I surely have :)

(http://creativemind-zeshuregi.blogspot.com.au/2012/06/diy-anthro-inspired-necklace.html)

I have done another easy & fun version of Anthro's necklace..
Its making is not something like any mathematics formula :) its as easy as 1,2,3..yep..Lets see.. 

An easy way to make something stylishhhhhh...

 Isn't it..

Would you like to pay $248 ? or $2 is Ok..?

~ PROCESS ~

you will need to have..
Crystal brooches
Chain
Chain Bracelet
wire & pliers

DIY EMBELLISHED CLUTCH

Kasturi S. // Amped+Dangerous, also found below, has written up a great tutorial of a DIY embellished clutch! 

www.ampeddandangerous.blogspot.com

www.facebook.com/ampeddangerous 

www.ampeddangerous.bigcartel.com

www.twitter.com/kasturishan

www.pinterest.com/kasturishan

1. Gather your scraps and start stripping your material in different widths. If you're slightly OCD, work with just all being the same width, but I love the look when they are all different sizes and textures.

Peace, love and nail art!

Cassie Joseph from instagram has emailed me the instructions on how to produce fabulous nail art just like hers.

step 1: remove any excess nail polish and paint a clear base on your nails, this well help them last longer. Then paint your nails white.

DIY Shorts In A Matter Of Hours

All thanks to Charlie from instagram for this wonderful tutorial! (To find Charlie on facebook and/or instagram keeping reading below.


The sun has finally started to make a presence in the past couple of weeks; the high street is stocking the top summer trends, so surely its time for a wardrobe spring clean? I think not! Why should you pay £10 or more of your hard earned cash on a new pair of shorts when the answer is lying right there in your old jeans that you’ve just put in a bin back. Dig them back out and see how within the hour they can be transformed into shorts that are as good a new.

Vintage Nail Art

Onchaya from instagram has offered to share her Vintage Flower nails with us, she has written out instructions with picture. Thank you Aim! 

Colors used : 3 different tones of the same colour doing flowers and being the base and green for doing the leaves.Both acrylic and nail polish can be use.

Step1 : Put a base coat. Wait until it's dry. Then apply the middle tone of color which will be the second coat for the base. (reference picture above)

Printing on fabric!

Thank you to Rustic Cottage Interiors, I found how to print pictures on fabric! It is so easy and fun :)  (http://rusticcottageinteriors.blogspot.com.au/2011/06/printing-on-fabric-photo-tutorial.html) While printing I found that my ink jet printer wouldn't accept the fabric and kept saying paper jam, so I tried our other print (which isn't ink jet) and it worked as well. However I am unsure if the print might rub off when washed, I am yet to experiment. If you would like a print request, please comment below! Available in my Etsy shop soon.

Bewitched 1960s Print 

Equipment:

- material (any of your choose, I chose canvas)

- spray adhesive

- 1 printer paper

- scissors 

- an ink jet printer (however I didn't use one)

Fancy Stud Shoes

Ecitah from instagram has allowed me to feature her DIY stud shoes, in this tutorial she has suggest two ways to proceed this DIY. To read both method press read more below. 

First thing first, there are two ways to go about this. You can either:

A.) Get studs that you can just glue on. You can get studs at any craft/bead store. In that case, you need glue, a marker, a tweezer and studs. If you pick this way, the only thing you need to do is:

1. Mark the places you want studded. Just put dots wherever you want to place the studs.
2. Glue the dots, one at a time.
3. Use the tweezer to place the stud on the material.

Paper tissue Flowers

Nicola (dreamplaygroud) from instagram, has allowed me to share a creative piece of work she has created.

Steps:

1

1/ all you need:
-tissue paper(whatever colour you like).
-a pair of scissors
-thread/string/fishing wire/wire.

Re-Create Your Vest

I found this wonderful tutorial on instagram, on how to fix any ordinary denim vest into something very stylish and fantastic. Chinatsu todate sent me this tutorial and she has done a very great job. 


This is denim vest when she bought it.


It was only $4!!

Before

1. This is very easy and simple.
First I cut cuffs then messing up the cuffs file.

Herphotoblog: Origami Fun

Herphotoblog creates amazing stuff which are fun and interesting to make, Herphotoblog has agreed to give us a origami special tutorial with step by step photos. If you want to find more on her you could find her on instagram.

Have Fun!

"Dots on Dots"

Once again Nik has sent me another tutorial (Thanks :]). It's very dotty and creative and would be very suitable for party times or just for fun in general.

Step 1: Colors used: China Glaze “ Strong Adhesion Base Coat: and “Fast Forward Top Coat” (not shown)

Sinful Colors “Snow Me White

Sally Hansen “Celeb City”

Spoiled by Wet n Wild “Fuzzy Dice”

Sinful Colors “Black on Black”

DIY: Belt Purse

While I was researching diy tutorials on instagram I came across a rather interesting and smart creation. A purse made from belts, the instagramer being Lisa agreed to let me feature her diy tutorial on here for everyone to try. Thanks Lisa Succo!

Front

Back

Method:
STEP 1: gather supplies-hot glue gun, scissors, sharpie, and (depending on the size purse you want) gather an odd amount of belts (3,5,7,etc.) to create balance, and an additional belt to use for the strap.

Mother's Day Cushion

I didn't know what to do for my mum for mothers day and because I have been trying different techniques in making cushions, I decided to make one for her and try something new for my self. I didn't have filling for the cushion, that's why the cushion looks saggy, however it turned out well, I did my first automatic buttonhole with my sewing machine and made it rectangle instead of a square. Here's how it turned out:

                                                                             Front

Back

Cushion with matching couch

Rebel Rebel

Feeling like you need a causal and rebel look, why not try this! 

Its easy to put together and can be mixed and matched with a lot of other accessories. 

A little bit of skater, a little bit of black, red, white and a little bit of coolness, 

will give you this fashionable look. Enjoy!

Rebel Rebel by twilightstar17 featuring college letterman jackets

1. College letterman jacket
€50 - kickz.com




Target- Free Fusion Collegiate Jacket $25.00 
(http://shop.target.com.au/free-fusion-collegiate-jacket)

2. Skinny fit jeans
$100 - tenover6.com




Jay Jays- Regular skinny jeans $39.95 (there is a sale on now 2 for $60, http://www.jayjays.com.au/girls/jeans/50008)

3. Sunglasses
$14 - skateparkoftampa.com




Ray-Ban- Wayfarer 
(http://www.ray-ban.com/australia/products/sun/RB4105?var=601)
   4. Vans authentic 
CityBeach- Authentic Vans $89.99 
(http://www.citybeach.com.au/en/footwear/boys/shoes/313646_
vans-authentic-shoe)
5. Ebay- London shoulder bag $20.00
(http://compare.ebay.com.au/like/320901016344?ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes)

West Hollywood photograph - "Ketchup" - Los Angeles street scape -...
$17 - etsy.com

Pastel Chalk Hair

So I'm gonna dye my hair soon and I'm doing dip dying, purple and wanted to try if dip dying would suit me, so I found a temporary way to view this. I found a link to colour your hair with chalk pastels (http://crazetexture.blogspot.com.au/2011/10/hair-chalking.html?), it easy and fast to do, though I found it tends to work better with people, who have light coloured hair. However here is how mine turned out. (My before after dip dyed hair up soon!)

Hope you Like!