Whether you have the golden touch or were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, there’s no time like the present to indulge in the world of metallics! Gold and Silver materials are significant status symbols that wreak of high-end style. Live luxe and love your interior surroundings by incorporating the recent wave of modern metallic accessories into your home.
First, reach for Kyrlon’s Metallic spray paint, available at any hardware store. Next, find distinctive everyday objects such as kids toys or athletic/ sport items. Hit up the local Dollar Store, which also has inexpensive offerings to spray. Apply two coats of paint (be sure to spray in a well ventilated area). Once dry, you have instant chic metallic accessories for your home!
May 21
Neutral tones are making noise this Spring and we hear them calling our name. These soft hues of beige, buff, tan, and sand speak a soft and delicate tone while screaming sophistication. This season, Fendi’s shoe combined the perfect platform with wrapped accents that we cannot stop oogaling! Channel you inner prima ballerina whether your dating, dancing or looking picture perfect and pirouette-ready.
For your version of this eye-catching statement shoe, pick up a pair of nude heels. Here are some of my favs: Hit up Macy’s for cute Guess & Jessica Simpson styles also check out Aldo, Steve Madden P.S.- (Mine are Zara). Once you pick the neutral shoe best for you, pick a sheer stocking that will complement. Snip off the legs, and get creative with wrap methods. Play is safe and stylish… P.S.- stay neutral!
May 14
PS- Don’t shoot the messenger… Make one! All of us live full, beautiful lives and are forever on the go searching for that perfect bag to carry us through our day. Somewhere over the rainbow, there is a carryall fit for your inner Miss.Rainbow Bright. Inspired by Proenza Schouler’s Mini Sac clutches the popping rainbow hardware is one way of bringing a dose of sunshine in your shade. For the messenger that boasts the most this season- look to Louis Vuitton for phenomenal over-the-shoulder sacks and belt bags. Yes, fanny packs are back… Hands-free is the way to be.
Reach for a plain canvas tote you may have leftover or purchase a new one. Head to your local hardware store for a plethora of colorful carabiner clips (which are really for function not fashion). Clip ‘em up to make a chain, cut off the handles, poke 2 holes for the strap and attach! This Spring, reinvent and replace your pot ‘o gold at the end of the rainbow with a messenger bag.
May 07
CHEVRON: ˈsh evrən. Noun. A line or stripe in the shape of a V or an inverted V. Use this translation and interpret you own chic representation and prepare for Craft-off! The chevron pattern became popularized by adorning sleeves of uniforms indicating rank or length of service, but more recently have taken over the Fashion and Interior worlds with the bold markings. Givenchy’s SS10 collection is ALL about the Chevron in B/W hues, where as bright dressers were spotted on Design*Sponge, and cool ‘n casual tanks from Club Monaco keep us feelin’ flirty!
Pick up some retro Barbershop-inspired Paper straws. Glue together was a few dabs of hot glue to make your chevron pattern. Trim straws to desired length and shape, glue together (feel free to trim again), and poke a little hole in the top where your earring wire can slide through.
P.S.- Show off your Chevron & your true colors ‘cuz you are J’amazing!
Apr 28
To POM or not to POM: There’s no question about it! This Spring season, pretty palettes of sorbets have hit a sweet spot (yes, pun intended) and will carry us straight through summer with hints of Pommage infused. I have looked to budding Designer Chris Benz’s breathtaking sherbets with frocky skirts and dazzling jackets. And I will be catching waves with Cynthia Rowley for ROXY’s killer collection wreaking of cool colors and neoprene niceness that boasts our magical Montauk oasis as my inspiration for this Designer DIY.
Dip your spoon into a bowl of sorbet of accessories and infuse any other design crushes you may fancy. Hit up your ribbon/trim shops for fun size and color combos of Poms. Sew onto different texture and lengths of chain and connect with pliers. Remember to indulge just as you would with other succulent treats like Sorbets and sweet Macaroons! Speaking of which, just bought this j’amazing book on Macaroons- P.S.- Get it and Make it!
Apr 16
Clarity is a rarity and we strive to achieve it! As I’ve gushed, all things with see-thru hues are first-rate especially when we’re highlighting beautiful fixtures that have really become fixtures in our everyday lives. An eye-catching light fixture or chandelier creates a bold and elegant element in any space! For this bulb-baring project, you simply need to empty water bottles, not your pockets!
Slice a bunch of bottoms off bottles- I prefer to live greener with Dasani’s Plant Bottles, pierce holes using a pin, string and knot fishing line, hang evenly around a circular tube (find tubing at your local hardware store). Drop in a lamp kit- and you’re ready to light up your life!
P.S.- Be ECO and look CHIC-O! I’m excited to announce I’ve partnered with DASANIto create a limited-edition line of green hats in celebration of the new PlantBottle™which is 100 % recyclable made from up to 30% plant-based materials. The Green hat (green like the caps on the new bottle) is made out of everyday materials – sweatpants, zipper from a hoodie and buttons!
Dasani’s PlantBottle™ and green hat are both amazing examples of ways to recycle in our everyday lives – resulting in fashionable products we feel ohhh so good about! Check out my other cool DIY projects and up until Earth Day, enter for your chance to win a limited edition cap!
P.S.- I can’t think of a more fitting time of year to celebrate being creative and green…Happy Earth Month!
Apr 01
What’s not to love about Cartier’s Charity Love bracelets? In 2006, Cartier partnered with 24 high-profile and big-hearted Celebs including the likes of Eva Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Salma Hayek, and more! Each satin cord signature bracelet has a dedicated Charity partner in a corresponding color, where the proceeds will benefit.
My version of the delicate bracelet inspired by this wonderfully chic and charitable initiative just so happens to be in Sarah Jessica Parker’s hue in blue which has partnered with UNICEF. Hit up your local hardware store for small key rings and hex nuts for your version. Be sure to singe the satin cord knots with a very quick burn using a lighter- but be careful! Safety first!
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