Sep 4, 2010 | Media
Monica from Grinding Metal Gears was chosen as the winner from among the many Create Couture Challenge commenters. She wrote that she liked my double-fringe necklace tutorial – so I sent her the finished product!
She shared her photo wearing the necklace on her blog (where she has a number of her DIY creations, recipes, and yummy-looking food photos!). I am so glad that she likes the necklace – it compliments her so well – and she looks so lovely in it!
Congrats Monica and I hope you enjoy it!:-)
xoxox
Carly
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Sep 2, 2010 | Media, Score!
They even included the following:
“I want to empower people to try making something themselves – they could discover a new skill or a fun hobby unexpectedly,” Cais said of the new contest.
Besides promoting creativity, the DIY competition also encourages more educated and ethical consumerism, Cais said. After DIYers have tried designing or making their own clothing or accessories, they are less likely to buy and quickly discard clothing produced by underpaid workers, she said.
“You value items more when you’ve put your own time and skills into your creation,” Cais said. “You understand the time and immense human effort that has gone into even the simplest of garments.”
How amazing to be quoted! Thanks so much, Samantha, for featuring this!
xoxox
Carly
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Aug 29, 2010 | DIY, From You
Reader Anna from Shy Shirley sent me this link to her version of the DIY Petal-Front Top that I created the tutorial for in the recent Create Couture Challenge.
I love the breezy, floaty nature to the top – and the little sprays of green from the flower petals.
What a fabulous and creative job!
And if you haven’t seen her blog, please pay her a visit – she has a couple GREAT tutorials for an Anthropologie and a Free People necklace, some cool Etsy stats, and some fashion terminology that is a must-know if you’re interested in being trendy and current! I can’t wait to see what else she comes up with…
Thanks for sharing, Anna!
xoxox
Carly
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Aug 21, 2010 | Media
I’m so happy to be included in this week’s Links a la Mode on IFB!
Last week, Links à la Mode fashioned a roundup of the latest fashion perspectives and trends for the anticipation of another highly anticipated Fall. With the “September” editions landing on our doorsteps and Mercedes Benz Fashion Week right around the corner, we brace our pocketbooks for the damage it is about to endure. Whether the latest developments in plus size fashion, a Brazilian blowout, or style inspirations, this week’s links act as a guide of both inspiration and aspirations to Fall fashion. Before we delve into snatching up the latest “it” items from our secret wish (lust) list, below are a few must reads from the intuitive fashion bloggers who share their insights of what to expect from fashion, head to toe.
Links à la Mode: August 19th
- All Tumble Down– Focusing on style “best practices”; what we do well instead of what we don’t
- Amanda Lee– 6 Great Ways to Repurpose Your Clothing
- Beyond Fabric– Tips on size and fit for menswear
- Chic Steals– Street Style the New Determinate of Cool? The Evolution of the Girl Next Door as Style Icon
- Dramatis Personae– Style on the Run Guest Post: Fall Lust List
- Fashion Cents– wants to make sure you don’t break any vows. Get 3 tips on what to wear to a wedding this season
- Fashion Pulse Daily– Dana Lorenz, designer of Fenton Fallon Jewelry, oversees a blogger DIY jewelry session in her Lower East Side Boutique
- Fete a Fete– Review of Givenchy’s new Blooming Fall 2010 makeup collection
- Independent Fashion Bloggers: How Does the Coach Poppy Project Benefit Bloggers?
- Just B– B Deceived: Handbags in disguise
- Lovely and Lavish– Fall 2010 RTW: the Worst Accessories!
- Manda Bear– Sally Hansen Limited Edition Xtreme Wear Nail Polishes – Reviews, Swatches and a Giveaway
- Mrs. Bossa Does the Do– Autumn’s a-comin’, and brings with it our perennial love of heritage chic – dig out your sequins and tweed, ladies…
- RetroChick– 5 ways to update your wardrobe for next to nothing
- Return to Sender– A fabulous interview with fat acceptance advocate, and author of FAT!So?, Marilyn Wann and her view on “fashion.”
- Shoe Day Dreams– Skin Secrets – maintenance is key over the long-haul.
- Style Eyes Fashion– Fashion bloggers and consumerism – how fashion bloggers are discouraging consumerism and encouraging sustainable style
- Style Wax Poetic- 10 to die for shoes All Under $100.
- The Curvy Fashionista– Plus size indie label, Jibri gives the Curvy.Confident.Chic Fashionistas a tease with her Fall 2010 collection
- The Coveted– Blown away by the Brazilian Blowout
- Watch this Place– Dark, but don’t let it be dreary… how to wear Autumn’s dark colors without looking drab.
xoxox
Carly
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Jul 24, 2010 | DIY, Score!
Sponsored by New York Design Shop and Style Sample Magazine, this DIY competition pits 10 selected crafty blogs against one another – with the challenge of creating some crafty pieces and sharing them on the NYDS blog. We’ve each been sent the same package of DIY must-haves (courtesy of NYDS) and have been set the task of making something with the contents.
A box brimming with lovely, tactile embellishments and trims!
Announced on page 3 of the latest issue of Style Sample Magazine, and on the NYDS Blog in a “Meet the Bloggers” feature, I’m up against the likes of …love, Maegan, Fvncy, and Alisa Burke!
All the projects and finished DIY’s that each blogger submits will be posted on the New York Design Shop’s blogs (I’ll post the link once it’s up)…and then it’s up to you, lovely readers, to have your say and give your input!! The competition is decided by VIEWER VOTE – that is, you all get to decide who YOU think should be the blogger to win the entire competition!
The prize is an Alternative Apparel dress, $50 worth of DIY materials –ooh, think of what I could do with that!!—, assorted accessories from New York Design Shop, and most importantly to me: a FEATURE INTERVIEW in the September/October issue in Style Sample Magazine! This is what I’m really shooting for; I so want to return to designing accessories {at least to start} on a more permanent basis, and exposure like an interview in such a widely-read online magazine would be a dream come true to help me reach out to women who might want to wear my jewelry and accessories. The potential exposure for a struggling designer like me is what makes this prize priceless!
Also, just by commenting on any of the projects submitted, YOU TOO will be entered to win a finished project by the winning blogger! (Anyone want a free piece of clothing or an accessory to start off the school year with?? Sounds good to me!)
So the deadline for entries (Sunday) is drawing near and I’m working hard on all my DIY’s…having just arrived back from Tokyo on Monday, I’ve had less than a week to get this all done! I’m hitting my stride, though, and hope to have all my photos and everything done by tomorrow. Whew*.*
Once everything’s been submitted and the voting’s open, I’d be honored for my readers to check it out! And if you like what I make, I’d love to have your vote too!;-)
Oh…and the competition guidelines said “make one or more projects with these materials.” We aren’t allowed to use any other trims (besides chain) than what we were sent above, though we were encouraged to use a non-kit item as a “base,” like a shirt or a pair of flip flops etc.
I was so jetlagged and busy after we got back I wasn’t able to start actually making anything until Thursday of this week!
So the question is…
How many DIY creations and projects did I make with the stuff that I got in the box above???
Remember, I could only use the trims/embellishments from the box – and once they ran out, that was it!
Edit 7/26: I’ve submitted all my projects and will be announcing the winner shortly! You don’t need to leave your best guess in the comments section anymore:-)
The first person who correctly guesses how many finished projects I submitted in time (using the above materials) will get a little surprise from me in the mail! (Won’t say what it is just yet…you’ll have to wait and see!;-)
So – take your best guess!
How many creations + tutorials did I make in 3 days?
I MADE 12!
xoxox
Carly
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