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Teva Sandals DIY + San Francisco Workshop!

I’m a huge fan of Teva sandals. They are my go anywhere adventure foot wear of choice. I was absolutely over the moon when I found out that they are doing workshops around the country that allow Teva fans to customize their Tevas with everything from embroidery thread to Swarovski crystals. You heard that right – now you can add Swarovski bling to you straps! How cool is that?

For all you San Francisco peeps, there is a DIY Teva workshop in San Francisco this Saturday at Shoe Biz in Noe Valley from 11am to 3pm. I’m partnering with Teva to host the event. If you’re in town, I’d love to see you come out for this awesome event! See the Eventbrite for more information and to register! In addition, all Teva sandals will be 40% off!

If you can’t make the workshop, you can still get in on the fun. This quick and easy upcycled sandal DIY is a spin on the friendship bracelets I’m sure you used to make back in the day. All you need is a pair of sandals and some embroidery thread…. Read More »

On Fleek Gold Sequin Sweatshirt DIY

On fleek.

All the cool kids are saying it.

I’m most decidedly not a cool kid.Thank goodness for Instagram – I can follow the real cool kids and keep up on the latest lingo. Making my mission to fake coolness one iota easier. Note to self – the cool kids probably aren’t saying ‘iota’.

Just to spare you a trip to Urban Dictionary, ‘on fleek’ means ‘on point’ or ‘perfect’. Which you are, obviously. Girl, you are so on fleek.

So tell the world with this great DIY gold sequin sweatshirt! It’s a fun and easy way to makeover an old sweatshirt. I chose On Fleek, but you could use whatever word or phrase your heart desires…. Read More »

Easy DIY Elastic Hair Ties

The secret behind this easy DIY is finding the right supplies. I didn’t find elastic that I liked at my local craft store, so I took my search to the internet. I found exactly what I was looking for on Amazon. And dang it was so cheap! I went crazy and bought a yard of each color, which basically left me with a lifetime supply of elastic hair ties.

Homemade Whipped Body Butter

Body butter isn’t a fancy enough name for this stuff – even homemade whipped body butter doesn’t do this stuff justice. I should have probably called it something else that is more descriptive, like bikini time body butter or time-to-get-your-legs-out-it’s-summer body butter. Or legs-for-days body butter. Or I’m-going-out-tonight-and-man-do-I-look-good body butter.

What I mean is this miraculous potion is body butter in the literal sense, unlike that store bought stuff that has all sorts of additives in it to make it more like a thick lotion. It’s solid in your hand but once you rub it on your skin it melts and gets oily – just like butter. That means it’s not the best all over body moisturizer for most people. If you’re going to put it all over, you need to cover yourself with something you don’t mind getting oily – or just plan on hanging out in the house naked for a while until it soaks in (or if you’re in San Francisco, plan a trip to Baker Beach or the Folsom Street Fair I suppose).

Get the DIY and read more after the jump!

Guest Post :: His & Hers Knitted Hat Patterns

While I’m on my honeymoon, I’m so happy to bring you a guest post by Ashley, from Delightfully Domestic. Delightfully Domestic is her little home on the world wide web where laughter is mandatory and story swapping, inspiration gathering and recipe learning is encouraged. Thanks Ashley for sharing these His & Hers Knitted Toque Patterns, which google has informed me is Canadian for hat!

Hey! I’m Ashley, and if you haven’t noticed yet, I’m from Canada. Winter is upon us up in Northern Alberta and today I’m sharing with you how a few simple changes to a pattern, basic knit and purl stitches using the same colours of yarn can make the difference between a His and Hers toque…. Read More »

How to Chalk Your Hair

Big thanks for today’s post on how to chalk your hair goes out to the talented Anna Lutzke from Be Inspired Salon and the amazing Kinsey of Kinsey Mhire Photography for styling and photo credits! Thanks ladies!

You may have noticed something weird about my hair in all my wedding photos that I’ve been sharing lately. My hair is purple…and pink…and blue.

Hair chalking is an easy way to temporarily add some sass to your look. I absolutely love all of the beautiful shades of pink and purple that tastemakers are sporting on le internets these day, however given my day job, a full purple dye job is not in my future. In addition, I hate what colored hair looks like as it as it fades and grows out. Yech.

DIY Hair Chalking

Art Pastels – I used this set, which is only $10 on Amazon and has free shipping!
Spray bottle (optional)

Start with dry, combed hair. Doing one small section at a time, moisten the ends. You can be fancy and use a spray bottle, but I just dipped my fingers under the faucet and patted the water into my hair. Take the pastel chalk color of your choice and gently rub it on the damp section of hair.

I found it works best to hold the very tip and rub the chalk away from my head. Then I place the entire section I want chalked in my palm and give it another good rub to get the very tips. Continue with as many sections as you desire. The final step is to heat seal with a straight iron or curling iron. You can see photos illustrating the process below!

Things to consider:

Especially in light hair, this will probably not completely come out in one shower. The pink really likes to hang around – in me it’s about 90% faded after 4 washes. That final 10% takes about 2 weeks to really disappear. If you are worried about this you can skip wetting your hair. Here’s some chalking I did myself the first day and then after a shower:

Hair chalking does work on brown hair. It’s more subtle, but still really pretty! You can see an example here.
Don’t blow dry or use styling products on your hair after it’s chalked as it can cause the color to come off or make a mess.
Once it’s heat set, I haven’t had any problem getting it on my clothes but it’s probably not the best night to bust out that new white silk shirt you’ve been dying to wear!

If you try this look, I’d love to see a photo!

See more of our wedding photos & DIYs:

DIY Hanging Twine Balls
First Look Wedding Photos, Part I
First Look Wedding Photos, Part II
Wedding Dance Party Photos
Wedding Details – Dessert Table & Table Decorations
Wedding Updo – How to Chalk Your Hair
Wedding Ceremony Pictures
Wedding Getting Ready Pictures
Vintage Drawer Pulls as Placecard Holders DIY
DIY Wedding Photobooth Setup with Printable
DIY Gilded Upcycled Plastic Cups
DIY Glitter Upcycled Silverware
DIY Honey Jar Wedding Favors
Rustic Wedding Cake Frosting Technique
Stuffed S’mores Cupcakes Recipe
DIY Glitter Swizzle Sticks
DIY Embossed Envelopes
Engagement Photos, Part I
Engagement Photos, Part II