eucalyptus chandelier diy

when the holiday rolls around, eyes get bigger and budgets get tighter. we are on a super tight budget this holiday season, but i couldn't let it stop me from decorating for the holidays!

i saw this chandelier amanda of 100layercake made and absolutely loved it so i decided to make my own! all in all it's a lovely (and very cheap) diy to spruce up your home, especially if you have eucalyptus around your area. all i purchased was an embroidery hoop (for about a dollar at michael's) and used some wire to attach the branches to the hoop. voila!

(here's an in-the-progress shot from my instagram)

gold + pinks + love

finally got around to attempting that gold-dipped bowl tutorial from curbly.

i had quite some trouble getting the clay off my bowl, but it still turned out alright.  instead of gold acrylic paint i used gold spray paint and i have to say, that stuff is amazing.  such a cheap but fun project! i'm using mine as a jewelry dish.




a bouquet from my soon-to-be-forever valentine. he also gave me a potted daisy for when this bouquet dies! winner! we ate a simple meal and watched the lady in black; wouldn't have had it any other way. i'm such a fan of scary movies.

apart from this clay bowl making and receiving of flowers, i finished our pre-wedding website last week! also, the restful (restful in the sense that i only had to do my own wedding planning for a bit) lack of weddings/portraits is ending this week, so i have to get back to work (though i do love my work). in fact, i have a shoot today!

i hope to share my website with you all soon enough.  enjoy your thursday!

DIY hair pin

a cheap bride's gotta do what a what a cheap bride's gotta do.

so, i absolutely love bhldn's dewed vines hairpin, but there's no way i'm gonna pay $140, even if it might be for my wedding. so here is my ghetto version (still a work in progress). i had some beads lying around and bought some gold wire for a few bucks at joann's. this isn't a tutorial by any means, i barely knew what i was doing. just a lot of guessing and twisting until kind-of resembled the original.

all that glitters is gold

check out these fabulous DIY louboutin glitter heels!
(yes, she really did use louboutin heels...found for $5 at a hk market!)

maybe i'll try this for my wedding... with a different shade of gold.

you are my favorite

totally loving how simple and awesome this is. felt + negative space + rod. can't wait to use this for something!

from max wanger's tumblr.

diy hex bracelet

I saw a DIY tutorial for this super awesome braided hex nut bracelet on honestlywtf and just HAD to make it for myself. Didn't quite get the right rope for it, but I made do!





How it turned out for me:



Click here for the full instructions!

day "14": adelaide

day "14" of my make something everyday project.

I’m sorry this has turned into a make something every week project :( I am too busy/unmotivated to do this. This one’s a little different, I decided to make something with my hands instead! I've named her "Adelaide".

Go to my tumblr to look at the rest!