DIY Easy Leather Boot Strap Tutorial from cotton & curls here. Sew (a button) or non sew option.
DIY Hardware Store Belt tutorial from Wobisobi here. I love hardware projects and to see what else you can do with hardware store finds go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/hardware
DIY Restyled Purse to Hip Bag Tutorial from EPBOt here. Last time I posted a DIY for a Diane von Fustenberg inspired “waist bag” here I got comments and messages about it being a glorified “fanny pack”. But this doesn’t look like any of the lightweight fanny packs I’ve ever seen. Really like this practical DIY.
DIY Easiest Body Armor Ever by Gloriously Chic. Seriously clever. Chain and safety pins - go to the link to see how she put this together. Also, I might add beads or some embellishment to the safety pins. For more body armor tutorials of all types go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/body-armor
DIY Tee Shirt to Halter Top Restyle Tutorial from Wobisobi here. *For lots of other tee shirt restyles from Wobisobi (and easy interesting jewelry tutorials) go here: truebluemeandyou.tumblr.com/tagged/wobisobi
DIY Easy Strapless Dress and Maxi Skirt Tutorial. What you may not be able to see in the photo is a trend I’ve been seeing a lot of - large elastic waist bands on the outsdie of a garment. Also, she’s sewn an elastic casing beneath her behind, which you can also see as the waist of the dress. Easy tutorial from Ma Nouvelle Mode here. *First seen at Flamingo Toes here.
A Fashion DIY for Men! DIY Take a Mens Marketing Polo and Make it Wearable and Fashionable. Donatella from inspiration & realisation took her cue from expensive designer mens’ polos and added a contrasting pocket in her tutorial here. *She also has a mini tutorial on how to stitch if you don’t have a sewing machine.
#diy #cutout #converse for #summer phase 2 (and final). So hard to decide where to stop cutting, so many choises… I’ll save the other ideas for another pair. (Taken with Instagram)
Truebluemeandyou: Like these for so many reasons - ankle cuff like appearance, long ribbon like laces etc…
Based off of the Dolce and Gabbana A/W 12/13 sunglasses posted on What Do I Wear? I made these. I also made a video to go along with my making them, because I am hopelessly unemployed and I have an abundance of time on my hands. You can watch the video and feel uncomfortable and see pictures on my blog here.
Truebluemeandyou: Sometimes I reblog things because not only do I like the project but I like the description.
A present for a friend of mine. She loves Dr. Seuss and I told her I would make these for her birthday… over a month ago and I’m finally getting around to it. One out of 2 done.
DIY Thrifted Shirt into Pencil Skirt Tutorial. Because this shirt was made out of stretchy fabric it was easy to turn it into a skirt. Tutorial from Trash to Couture here. *Love the on trend semi-photo realistic graphics.
DIY Banana Republic Inspired Braided Neck Tee Shirt Restyle.
DIY braided neck line tshirt … click for directions
Truebluemeandyou: very cool way of slitting tee shirt and weaving it to achieve this effect from Her New Leaf.
Pretty!
DIY Embellished Jeweled Sunglasses. Top Photo: Dolce &Gabbana Fall 2012 Embellished Sunglasses here, Bottom Photo: DIY by A Matter of Style. For those of you who thought my past posts on sunglasses’ makeovers were too tame and not sparkly enough (mini roundup here, Miu Miu inspired glitter sunglasses here), A Matter of Style has come up with a very easy tutorial to embellish your sunglasses - and I mean easy.
DIY Hanging Chains Headband. As Maegan suggests, this would look really pretty with darker hair where the chains would stand out more. Make sure to check out the Topshop $60 inspiration to see an alternate way to make this. Really good tutorial from …Love Maegan here.
DIY polymer Clay Double Wrist Cuffs. Double cuffs are so in style (posted ones made from cookie cutters here that can be worn as anklets also). These are made of one block of polymer clay that can be bought for $1 on polymer clay sale weeks at Michaels. You could also emboss them with a great pattern or leave them smooth. Tutorial at Clones & Clowns here.
