Category: DIY

  • The Ultimate Guide to Creating the Perfect Tie Dye Sweatshirt

    The Ultimate Guide to Creating the Perfect Tie Dye Sweatshirt

    Creating the perfect tie dye sweatshirt doesn’t need to be left to the professionals. The resurgence of the DIY project has taken the world by storm – So much so that your favorite online retailers have joined in on the tie dye trend. Being a DIY blogger, I love that more people have been excited…

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  • Living Edge Patio Table Tutorial

    Living Edge Patio Table Tutorial

    During the great lockdown of 2020, we learned the value of having dedicated, private outdoor space. Living in Boston, having a patio is truly a rarity, but we didn’t utilize this space as much as it deserved. With impossibly slow shipping speeds and stores locked down, we had to get creative sourcing the pieces of…

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  • Quilted Patchwork Dress Tutorial

    Quilted Patchwork Dress Tutorial

    If you know me, you know that I love a good craft project. Something that is easy, simple, but fabulous and attention grabbing. Sometimes finding those types of projects can be difficult – so when I created this patchwork quilt dress tutorial I KNEW it was a wardrobe winner. The dress was a white denim…

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  • A DIY beach tent that is adjustable to the sun!

    A DIY beach tent that is adjustable to the sun!

    I am not a sunfish. In fact, I find the harsh rays of the sun on the beach to be draining. I end up exhausted, barely being able to open my eyes in the car ride home. However, this past week, my family rented a house on Block Island and I wanted to find a…

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  • Marble Tie Dye Shoes – how to Marble Tie Dye

    Marble Tie Dye Shoes – how to Marble Tie Dye

    Let’s talk about these marble tie dye shoes and how easy they were to make. Like any love story, this obsession with creating the perfect tie dye shoe started with a facebook ad I clicked & could not afford. Also, I have too many shoes for my small Boston apartment and needed to find a…

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  • Camo Tie Dye Shirts and how to use Black Dye

    Camo Tie Dye Shirts and how to use Black Dye

    Combing two of my favorite patterns: camo and tie dye. I originally wanted to master this idea as a father’s day gift. My dad isn’t quite the tie dye type, but really loved the idea of camo tie dye. I hadn’t seen anything similar on the web, so I thought about how any impulsive crafter…

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  • Tie Dye Boxers Using three different techniques

    Tie Dye Boxers Using three different techniques

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    My newest hobby is tie dye. Hide your white clothing, it is not safe in this household. I just love how simple, gorgeous and personal tie dying your garments can make them. In my journey to become a tie dye guru, I’ve experimented with multiple techniques and found they yield very different results.When I found…

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  • Velvet Scrunch Headband DIY

    Velvet Scrunch Headband DIY

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    I used to have a love hate relationship with headbands. Then I realized, I had dated all the wrong ones. This scrunch headband DIY is the perfect downtime activity that would never betray you with a headband headache. It is the perfect use of scrap fabric and creates a gorgeous textured look to any outfit.…

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  • Reverse Tie Dye Sweatshirt Using the Shibori Method

    Reverse Tie Dye Sweatshirt Using the Shibori Method

    We love tie dye – No secret here. It is the perfect quarantine craft using materials you already have! That’s why I jumped on the reverse tie dye trend to create this amazing Shibori sweatshirt. For those who are unfamiliar, Shibori refers to a gorgeous Japanese blue dye. Typically, the fabric is delicately folded versus…

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  • Floral Hippie Jean Tutorial – how to stencil jeans

    Floral Hippie Jean Tutorial – how to stencil jeans

    The seventies are back baby, and man am I jazzed about it! I love the high waisted, wide leg looks that my youth at the turn of the millennia denied me. Goodbye low rise everything, it was a weird relationship and i think it’s best we part ways. As many of you know, I have…

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  • Best Scrub Cap Patterns to DIY for health care workers

    Best Scrub Cap Patterns to DIY for health care workers

    If you’re looking for an amazing way to thank health care workers, look no farther than a DIY scrub cap. I began my search into finding the perfect scrub cap pattern last night, in the hopes of making some for my nurses. As we plan for a surge, finding ways to protect and reassure ourselves…

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  • Sectional Sofa DIY – How I made my own couch

    Sectional Sofa DIY – How I made my own couch

    The limits to what I will DIY are pretty vast. When we moved into our apartment, I knew it wouldn’t be our forever home. So, I, like many renters, I had a hard time buying something that we would only use for 2-3 years and then trash. Additionally, we live in a small one bedroom…

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