Saw this cute link here and loved it. Then was saw this as their boy version. It then inspired me to create these fun little guys for my nephew and son... and husband for Christmas. I found some cool backgrounds here and used the backgrounds to create my own. It felt like it took forever and a day to plan and paint everything out but I realized it was a TOTAL success as soon as I saw this was more popular than the store bought toys I got them for Christmas. I bought the pieces here, they were so easy and awesome to buy from, I also grabbed some small wooden barrels for the super heros to explode with.
Uno, Dos, Très Chic
" I'll try anything once, twice if I like it, three times to make sure. " -Mae West
5.1.12
4.1.12
My Simpler Life 2012...
Like everyone else, life happens and here we are half a year later with no new posts... RUDE.
Some of the stuff I was doing was kinda crappy and uninspiring, I started a new blog and feel as though I made stuff just to make... stuff, so I could post about it. Let's be honest, many things were unos and very rare chics. Hence, the burn out and lack of posts, no bueno.
This week, most people started their new year with a new diet, detox, or new fitness routine... to start to my new year off, stylishly cool (of course), I will start with a detox, a clutter detox. Julie Andrews once said, "On the whole, I think women wear too much and are too fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter."
I have clutter among, other things, and this blog should be one of those clutters in my life.
Whatever your clutter, clothes, makeup, those velour sweat suits in the closets those women wear when there is no sweating involved, counter tops, sew rooms, spiritual, crappy boyfriends, people, and/or whatever yours may be, can totally be uninspiring and for me personally, be an energy/creatively chic brain sucker.
I found a neat Declutter and Organize calendar online and decided to give it a try. Maybe it will inspire us to remove other clutter we may have in our lives? Anyways,
Happy New Year!
Some of the stuff I was doing was kinda crappy and uninspiring, I started a new blog and feel as though I made stuff just to make... stuff, so I could post about it. Let's be honest, many things were unos and very rare chics. Hence, the burn out and lack of posts, no bueno.
This week, most people started their new year with a new diet, detox, or new fitness routine... to start to my new year off, stylishly cool (of course), I will start with a detox, a clutter detox. Julie Andrews once said, "On the whole, I think women wear too much and are too fussy. You can't see the person for all the clutter."
I have clutter among, other things, and this blog should be one of those clutters in my life.
Whatever your clutter, clothes, makeup, those velour sweat suits in the closets those women wear when there is no sweating involved, counter tops, sew rooms, spiritual, crappy boyfriends, people, and/or whatever yours may be, can totally be uninspiring and for me personally, be an energy/creatively chic brain sucker.
I found a neat Declutter and Organize calendar online and decided to give it a try. Maybe it will inspire us to remove other clutter we may have in our lives? Anyways,
Happy New Year!
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17.6.11
Me Made June, Jumbo Glam Bag
So, this is a quick pattern review for a purse I made for the Me Made challenge... the Jumbo Glam Bag.
The name is a seller all on it's own, right!?! I love this for a few reasons, it's a quick-easy sew (a few hours - read instructions first), I get tons of compliments when I wear it here in LA (who doesn't like that), shopping for the fabric is so fun!, the pattern is alterable, and it makes for a fun sewing party with a group of girlfriends. I have a couple of these bags lying around at my house, it's currently a staple in my home.
I have tweaked my pattern a bit to make it longer and the base of the bag wider but the overall the pattern itself is awesome. I need to figure out how to rate these patterns...
Now, this beauty shown below was made for the Me Made June Challenge, but I won't experience the joy of wearing this bag - which is sad but it's a gift for my sister who picked the fabric out and is so excited to unite with this baby. I love colors but I am more of an animal print kind of girl and I have some fabric that will be awesome for when I make this bag for myself this month... stay tuned!!
The name is a seller all on it's own, right!?! I love this for a few reasons, it's a quick-easy sew (a few hours - read instructions first), I get tons of compliments when I wear it here in LA (who doesn't like that), shopping for the fabric is so fun!, the pattern is alterable, and it makes for a fun sewing party with a group of girlfriends. I have a couple of these bags lying around at my house, it's currently a staple in my home.
I have tweaked my pattern a bit to make it longer and the base of the bag wider but the overall the pattern itself is awesome. I need to figure out how to rate these patterns...
Now, this beauty shown below was made for the Me Made June Challenge, but I won't experience the joy of wearing this bag - which is sad but it's a gift for my sister who picked the fabric out and is so excited to unite with this baby. I love colors but I am more of an animal print kind of girl and I have some fabric that will be awesome for when I make this bag for myself this month... stay tuned!!
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Me Made June, Nautical Necklace
So, I found a tutorial for a necklace that I absolutely LOVE. Jen, at Tatertots and Jello, gave an easy knock-off tutorial for a anthro necklace. HOWEVER, I could never find the cord endcaps at the store and to finish the look. So instead, I came up with another solution to put an end to my endcap whoas...
Materials:
twill tape,
single chain link (wide enough for the rope to comfortably fit through),
your anthro-inspired necklace,
glue gun
Pull rope through the link.
hot glue together
Glue an edge of the twill tape to the end,
wrap it around, fold the edge under, and glue in place,
attach a button to your link,
feed button through the other side, you are using this like you would a toggle clasp, and there you have it!

so here are some other necklaces, I have been working on for me made june...
so wear are the clothes..? oh, they are coming... they are coming.
Materials:
twill tape,
single chain link (wide enough for the rope to comfortably fit through),
your anthro-inspired necklace,
glue gun
Pull rope through the link.
hot glue together
Glue an edge of the twill tape to the end,
wrap it around, fold the edge under, and glue in place,
attach a button to your link,
feed button through the other side, you are using this like you would a toggle clasp, and there you have it!
so here are some other necklaces, I have been working on for me made june...
so wear are the clothes..? oh, they are coming... they are coming.
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8.6.11
Me Made June 2011
Day 2 - Pink Necklace
Day 3 - Nautical Tunic with Bateau Neckline - gotta show the different ways to accessorize this.
I used Butterick 5463 - if not styled correctly, this could be a frumpy, dumpy shirt. An EASY pattern.
I used Butterick 5463 - if not styled correctly, this could be a frumpy, dumpy shirt. An EASY pattern.
I know, I am totally behind posting. this is a HARD challenge.
To sew, cut, eat, clean, nurture monkeys and a hunk, cook and serve, and BLOG is tough to balance,
but I'll figure it out ... soon. Thanks for stopping by!!
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3.6.11
Beach Week, Friday
Final Day for beach week. I love the Nautical look, I love it all year long. I love the stripes, the gold accents. The flashy red and classic navy. Anchors. White sails. In the fashion runways and in home decor. So, I thought it would be fun to make an anchor pillow that I saw here.
Materials:
What to do:
.And that's it! Ikea has some really inexpensive to try this out and not mess up on your nice pillows. I say this because I am not too crazy about the red pillow. Thanks for visiting!
Materials:
- Freezer paper,
- Xacto knife,
- throw pillows,
- fabric paint,
- iron
What to do:
- iron image to your pillow. So, this could be bubbly because you are doing this on a soft surface, however, the unevenness worked for me because it gave it a more rustic look (to me).
- Paint,
- Peel off freezer paper.
.And that's it! Ikea has some really inexpensive to try this out and not mess up on your nice pillows. I say this because I am not too crazy about the red pillow. Thanks for visiting!
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2.6.11
Beach Week, Thursday
If you haven't already figured it out, I LOVE the beach. So, for Beach Week Thursday, I have a DIY painting to show off. It was inspired from a painting I saw a few days ago in my latest Ballard Designs catalog.
Materials:
Liberally, apply your sand color paint. Spread the paint on the canvas in a left to right (horizontal motion).
Paint about half way up the board,
Apply your ocean blue color and spread,
more blue,
Blend it in so that the color appears to go from dark blue to light blue (overlapping the white a bit),
Add more color and blend, again,
I wanted more blue to show on the canvas for my beach stencil, so I added more paint at the halfway point. This made it so that the blue took 2/3 thirds of the board.
Blend, add more white, blend, add more blue, BLEND, blend and blend until it's just right, and maybe blend a little more without overworking it. I wasn't sure how this was turning out until my 5 year old pointed out that I was painting the beach (I figured if she could get what it was then it wasn't as bad as I thought).
Make your beach stencil. I typed the word "beach" on word and printed it out. I used an xacto knife to cut the letters out.
LIGHTLY dab paint over the stencil - trying to not let the paint seep under your stencil. Printing your stencil on cardstock might make for an easy application if you are unsure about stenciling over you painting.
and TA DA!
I am not a professional artist but I LOVED doing this and it turned out so nicely!
This TOTALLY brings the beach closer to my home and I love the fresh look it adds to my living room.
Thanks for visiting!
Linking up here:
Catch a Glimpse thursday
Yesterday On Tuesday
Making it with Allie
It's Fun to Craft

Materials:
- Blank canvas,
- acrylic paint (I used Ultra Blue Deep and Bleached sand from Americana),
- paint brushes,
- sponge brush,
- a "beach" stencil (I made my own).
Liberally, apply your sand color paint. Spread the paint on the canvas in a left to right (horizontal motion).
Paint about half way up the board,
Apply your ocean blue color and spread,
more blue,
Blend it in so that the color appears to go from dark blue to light blue (overlapping the white a bit),
Add more color and blend, again,
I wanted more blue to show on the canvas for my beach stencil, so I added more paint at the halfway point. This made it so that the blue took 2/3 thirds of the board.
Blend, add more white, blend, add more blue, BLEND, blend and blend until it's just right, and maybe blend a little more without overworking it. I wasn't sure how this was turning out until my 5 year old pointed out that I was painting the beach (I figured if she could get what it was then it wasn't as bad as I thought).
Make your beach stencil. I typed the word "beach" on word and printed it out. I used an xacto knife to cut the letters out.
LIGHTLY dab paint over the stencil - trying to not let the paint seep under your stencil. Printing your stencil on cardstock might make for an easy application if you are unsure about stenciling over you painting.
and TA DA!
I am not a professional artist but I LOVED doing this and it turned out so nicely!
This TOTALLY brings the beach closer to my home and I love the fresh look it adds to my living room.
Thanks for visiting!
Linking up here:
Catch a Glimpse thursday
Yesterday On Tuesday
Making it with Allie
It's Fun to Craft

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