Tag Archives: guest bloggers

guest post: melanie from you are my fave …

April 13, 2011

————————————————————————————————————————-
our next guest post is by melanie from you are my fave.
melanie has a lovely blog full of inspiration.  she blogs all her faves, along with her amazing parties, diy’s, and a lot of humor.  melanie is so much fun to be around, and i’m so glad that we’ve been able to hang out a few times and have loads of fun!  
today, melanie is sharing a great DIY on foil transfers.
thanks melanie for guest posting today while i’m off cuddling my little guy!
————————————————————————————————————————-

DIY Foil Transfer

Supplies:

– plain notebook (you could also use this for making your own cards or sprucing up an envelope) 
– double sided tape (I actually used glue squares that you would use for the back of photos)
– gold foil (or color of your choice)
– popsicle stick
– scissors

Cut out your design from the tape and adhere to the notebook. I stuck with a simple triangle cut out. Cover design with foil, matte side down, and press down firmly with the stick. Pull back the foil sheet for the finished product.

I’m definitely going to play around this more. My next project is to die cut letters from sticker sheets and foil monogram every plausible surface.

thanks melanie!

guest post: rachel from playing house …

April 12, 2011

———————————————————————————————————————–
our guest post today comes from rachel of playing house.
rachel has a lovely blog where she chronicles her beautiful life with her hubby and two girls, shares her recipes, favorite diy’s, and all things that inspire her!  head over to her blog if you want to have some feel good fun!
thanks again rachel for guest posting!
————————————————————————————————————————
First off, thank you Caroline for letting me share some love on your blog!
I am mildly obsessed with thrift stores and re-making old things. Today I want to share with you two easy/cheap/cute ways to take a men’s XL tee and turn it into something you might actually wear.
Here we go!…
SHIRT #1
 (I am AWFUL at taking pictures of myself, obviously, please forgive….and expect craaaazy faces)

1)TURN SHIRT INSIDE OUT. Take a shirt you already have and trace roughly, and pin.
2)Cut on your marked lines.

 3)Take you sleeve scraps, trace your hand (these will be your pockets), then cut (you’ll have four pocket pieces now)
4)Turn shirt right side out. Pin and sew one pocket piece onto one side of the shirt, for each one.

5)Turn inside out again, pin and sew from the armpit, around the pockets to the bottom.
 BLAM! A new, fitted, long, new-to-you t-shirt with pockets!
SHIRT #2

 1)TURN SHIRT INSIDE OUT. Trace a shirt that fits you already (or just eye-ball it), pin, cut (note we cut the neck bigger on this one), then just sew from the armpit down, and the shoulders.

2) Take your scraps and cut out the sleeves
3)Cut up the sleeve seam
4) Should look like this now
5) Pin and sew one side together
6) Trim off the big arch, so you just have a slight curve on top.
7) Looks like this now, one strip

8&9) with the shirt inside out still, pin and sew the neck on that sucker.
KA-POW! The custom cowl-neck shirt you’ve always wanted!
The great thing about working with jersey material like this is it is stretchy and doesn’t fray, so very, very forgiving. So don’t worry about hemming the sleeves or even sewing straight! Yay for easy!

guest post: kirsten from 6th street design school …

April 11, 2011

———————————————————————————————————————-
today’s post comes from kirsten of 6th street design school.  kirsten’s blog is a favorite for great home inspiration.  she is a talented interior designer who shares her tricks of the trade, her work, and other great inspiration on her blog.  
i’ve had the pleasure of getting to hang out with kirsten a few times, and she really is such a sweet gal!
thanks again kirsten for sharing your post!
————————————————————————————————————————
Today I decided to post about one of my favorite new fabric finds! 
As I’ve been sourcing pillows for clients I keep falling in love with this new trellis print. 
These in particular were recently bought for one of my clients and I love them. 
I seriously love these almost as much as the imperial trellis and the price tag is even better. 
The fabric is by P. Kaufmann and you can buy it in a few different color-ways on etsy. 
From here. 
From here. 
You can also get the outdoor version in lots of fun colors here. 
I swear a good trellis print never gets old.