DIY Spooky Skull Frames

Hey lovelies!  As promised in yesterday's post, here's what to do with the leftover brims from the witches' hats!  {More after the break}

MonDIY ~ DIY Studded Collar and Cuffs on Fashions Blogs

Hiya lovelies!  I hope you had a fabulous weekend!  Mine was great, albeit busy, and I really am unsure where it went.  We got snow every day for the last three days here in Denver, and I must admit I'm over winter already.  

I took Bella out to lunch and then to the mall on Saturday, and she got her ears pierced!  I cannot believe how much she's growing up.  There's a pic, below :)

As for today's DIY, I studded the collar and cuffs of a plain white button down shirt, so that when it's layered under a sweater it gives that extra dose of chicness.  Head on over to Fashions Blogs for my tutorial.

What do you think?  The sweater is from the boys department at Target, a tip from Mandy of In The Fashion Lane.  I saw her in this sweater and I needed it!  

Bella got her birthstone, a sapphire, for her studs.  So precious!

If there's anything you'd like to see me make, please let me know!  In the meantime, head over to Fashions Blogs and show me some love!

xxooxoxo

Lia

DIY: Disney Couture Pirate's Life Inspired Earrings

I love these Disney Couture earrings.  I love skulls, and coupling that with the embroidery floss wrapped hoop makes for the worlds most perfectest earrings ever.  Now at $48, they are definitely affordable.  However, I'm not going to spend that much when I can make it for nada using materials I already have!

I really apologize for not taking pics of the actual process, but I used four different colors of embroidery floss, about a yard of each per earring, a pair of plain hoop earrings, some plastic skull beads, and gold spray paint.  I spray painted the beads with 2 coats, they maybe could have used 3.  The process for the earrings is the same as for my Anthropologie Swathed Hoops inspired earrings.   I pretty much just eyeballed a quarter of the way around for each color, then knotted in the next color, trimming the ends.  When I was about halfway through with the third color (green), I threaded the bead onto the embroidery floss and then onto the earring, then resumed knotting the floss around the hoop.  This was a very easy project, and there are so many possible variations!

Do you love my "Pirate" earrings?  I actually don't think of them as pirate earrings.  Just awesome colorblocked earrings with a rad gold skull :)

xxooxoxo
Lia