Last summer I became a florist. Actually, that’s not at all true. I helped my friend Karisa with do-it-yourself flowers for her India-meets-Anthropologie style wedding. I, by no means, became a florist. Actually the whole experience made me appreciate professionals even more. After super early mornings, remaking wilting bouquets on the hottest day of the [...]
Tags: diy, Flowers, Indian Wedding, Karisa
I’ve been gearing up for today for weeks. Amanda over at In the Now asked me to help her with some stationery for a photoshoot she was styling. The shoot was for a group of photographers who wanted some subjects. Amanda gave them a lot of bang for their buck with a tabletop design, details, [...]
Tags: Amanda Auer, diy, In the Now, Stationery, Tea-stain, Wedding
While difficult for me to heed, this old adage is quite wise. On Sunday night, after a low-key Superbowl party, Tim & I felt energized to finally finish one step of our ongoing back porch project. In the dark.
We started remodeling the back porch on Thanksgiving weekend. What I thought would be a simple project [...]
Tags: Back Porch, Beadboard, Circular Saw, Cutting, diy, Home Improvement, Measuring
Oh flowers. How could I live without you? I wish I could sit in a room full of your bright colors and delicate petals all the time. You make me smile. You make me happy. You make me feel like having fun. I wish you lived closer. Maybe you should move your magical world of [...]
Tags: Anemones, China Mums, diy, Downtown LA, Flowerland, Flowers, Hire a Profressional, Home Depot, Mayesh, OC Wholesale Flowers, ornamental kale, Tulips
The very first time I went to downtown LA, I was a bride. My seamstress took me to pick out bridesmaid dress fabric with my maid of honor. We strolled through store after store to find the perfect shade of cranberry-colored satin, organza, and thread. It was an intimidating and overwhelming but exciting experience for [...]
Tags: diy, Downtown LA, Fabric, Hotdogs, Michael Levine, Supplies
Over the weekend, I attended a birthday celebration for my friend Carissa (talented owner of JL Designs). She is a florist and the party exuded her beautiful minimalist modern style. I wanted to put together a fun way to present her with a little gift. Check out my first-ever DIY Flowery Gift Wrap How-To [...]
Tags: Dick Blick, diy, double-sided tape, Envelopments, Fullerton, gift wrap, JL Designs, McManus & Morgan, paper, Paper flowers, reuse, Roadkill, tape gun, ULINE
Let’s face it, I’m sort of cheap. Don’t get me wrong. I like nice things. Especially excellent quality, superb service, or really pretty things. But I usually walk out of a store thinking “I should make that” rather than “I should buy that.” Sometimes this comes from brilliantly inspired creativity; sometimes from my uncanny ability [...]
Tags: baby shower, diy, invitations, kites, paper, reuse, scraps
In an effort to create a really unique baby shower invitation, I borrowed a typewriter from a friend (I actually borrowed two). The ribbon, it seemed was as old as the machine so I ran out to find a replacement. None could be found in all the land, at least not nearby, so I improvised [...]
Tags: diy, invitations, typewriter
