DIY Neon Chain Necklace

Loving neon at the moment, but fearing that it may be one of those disaster trends in the future that have you looking at pictures from the past & thinking, "What the HELL was I wearing and why would people that love me ever let me leave the house wearing that?".

That's why I'm loving neon in small doses, such as for accessories. Especially, a statement piece necklace like so:

So when I saw that The Glitter Guide posted a DIY over on their site recreating this Adia Kabur necklace (seen on Liz from Late Afternoon) I rushed over here to report it for you guys.

How amazing is it? Pricey as well. But to make one for yourself to save some pennies, all you need is some spray paint and an old cheap chain necklace like so:

For step by step directions, click HERE.

DIY Heart Ice Cubes

With Valentine's day just around the corner, I've been oh so happy to be finding Valentine's inspiration EVERYWHERE. I was beginning to feel like I was the only person who enjoyed the holiday still, but I guess I can always depend on the blogging world to still appreciate an excuse to have a day filled with flowers, romance & a few tasty treats. ;)


This Valentine's day I'm trying to share the love with my boy without heading out to dinner & instead making a few cute & delicious treats, so when I found this tutorial on how to make these heart-shapes ice cubes for your milk and cookies, I just had to share.

Not only are they completely adorable, but my boy loves him some oreos, let me tell you.


For directions on how to make these cuties yourself, click HERE.

Everything is Art

Have a collection of pretty little things & just don't know what to do with them?


DISPLAY THEM! Duh.


Take these collections of vintage cameras, for instance.

images via pinterest


I especially love the framed cameras. Genius!


What would you display?

Before & After: Table into Bench

Want to figure out how to turn this old table

into this pretty bench?

It's true, that is really the same table, just painted and covered with fabric. I promise it happened. Look!

I want to make my own! If you would like to do the same, click HERE for step by step details on how to make one of these pretty little numbers for your bedroom, living room, or any other place your little heart desires!

Decadent Dining

Wouldn't it be fun to have one of these fancy chalk boards near your dining table to write your dinner menu on every evening? It would feel like you were in a schnazy little Italian restaurant every night!

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I want! I want!

Antler Art

I inherited an extremely real and extremely awesome set of deer antlers, still attached to the skull & everything, I might add, from a family friend of mine who owns a Native American Indian store. He gave me the gift due to my love for the rustic pieces, however they are still sitting in my closet due to my lack of knowledge on how to actually hang them up! I have decided to finally stop procrastinating on the project and put my awesome gift to some good use!

I will probably end up painting the entire set white & attaching them to a neon painted plaque to hang on my wall, but I decided to find some DIY antler project inspiration before hand on etsy just in case....and I found some really cool ideas.

Attaching Flowers to add some soft elements to the rustic antlers

Adding some bling to the antlers

Bronze metallic paint

Color Blocking


So many choices to consider. This project is on my list of things to tackle this week. I'll share some pictures when I'm done. Until then, I'm taking any other suggestions!

DIY Gold Dipped Glassware

Here is the perfect DIY project for anyone who needs to add a little something something to their plain glassware collections to make them the talk of the party.

Gold Dipped Glassware!

So pretty, and so easy.


All you need is:
* non-toxic gold spray paint
* champagne flutes, wine glasses or whatever else you are painting
* painters tape
* plastic or ziplock bag

For step by step instructions on how to create your own, click here.

DIY Nail head Side Table

Nail heads on upholstered furniture is a now a thing of the past (though we still love it!) now that I've come across this awesome DIY I found over on Little Green Notebook.

Isn't it amazing?

Check out the before picture... it's pretty bad.

And yes! It is the same piece of furniture. Craziness, I know. Some people have just got the DIY gift.

But luckily for us, now we know that after adding a little paint, new hardware & nail heads to an outdated wooden side table, you can give yourself a new favorite piece of furniture! And we definitely love that!


For a step by step tutorial on how to create one of these beauties for yourself, click here.

DIY Kitchen Shelves

A simple solution to adding some extra storage to your kitchen without breaking the bank is by hanging a few simple shelves on a blank wall like so...

image via odd girl out


Of course, these shelves should only be used for your prettiest kitchen items since they are out in the open, but you were looking for a reason to display them anyway, weren't you? ;)



Take a look at some of these simple kitchen shelves

this old house

traditional home

centsational girl

delight by design

Recipe Art

Now that you have all of your best recipes out for your holiday feasts, let me get in this extra simple and extremely sweet DIY

image via tattered style

These framed recipes are such a great way to add a little character to your kitchen, and the best thing is that you don't even have to be craftsy to do this DIY. Adding ribbon to the frames for hanging adds an extra touch.

DIY chalkboard tray

I have an easy DIY project to share that will leave you running to Michael's to grab some last minute supplies before the holidays this weekend.

I love this because I am one of those annoying picky eaters and hate eating anything when I don't know exactly what it is or what is in it. This chalkboard plate would definitely solve the trick.


Don't you need one for the holidays to show off all of all of your fancy appetizers and treats? Head over to whit and whistle to see a step by step on how to create your own or click here.

Finger Painting

TGIF.

It's my last weekend living in San Francisco, so I'll be busy enjoying my last few days of city life.

But I'm leaving you with some awesome DIY inspiration to tackle over the weekend or get your creative juices flowin'.

And you'll never believe what it is (unless you read the title of this post)....


FINGER PAINTING! (The Grown-Up, Pretty version)


Take a look for yourself.

images via made by girl



Who would have known finger painting could be so artsy?

Hope you all have a fantastic weekend!