Happy Holidays! Arlo and I made a video tutorial for you! It’s all about the fun process of making a tote bag as a DIY Christmas present. This is a super easy hack and it makes a great gift because it’s handmade and something people will actually use. Give it as a gift full of something sweet (like cookies!) or something warm (like socks!) and it will truly be appreciated. ...
An lovely bag…and then I hacked it. Lately I’ve been looking for a bag that can carry my laptop and serve as a purse, plus have a bit of room for a water bottle, a lunch, etc. I don’t like having to carry several small bags, but I also didn’t want a big giant bag. Finding a happy medium was difficult and everything that was designed to hold a laptop looked too preppy and...
Cute hacked baby overalls! My son’s overalls got wrecked in the wash when on of the hooks got stuck in the drum during the spin cycle and the strap tore off. There wasn’t enough salvageable denim to just reattach the hook, so I used some striped fabric scraps as a bridge. It’s not my favorite hack, but they turned out cute enough. And, since he’ll soon outgrow these overalls,...
Inheritance Hand-Made Shoes – nice! One of my favorite things about traveling is checking out local style. I love to see how people hack their fashion. I spent one morning wandering around a few trendy streets in Shanghai, popping in and out of little boutiques full of unique, but also very similar styles. Back at home on my balcony with my plants and my silk owl shirt from Shanghai. While...
Hacked pajamas. What do you do when your toddler’s pajamas are so small, you can no longer zip them up? “Cut scissors. Fix sewing machine.” That’s what Arlo told me to do when I explained that something needed to be done about his dinosaur pajamas. And, that’s exactly what we did. Cut out zipper, cut off sleeves, cut open legs. I cut out the zipper of his pajamas,...
Shiny shoes with Sharpie and shoe polish. This hack is perfect for quickly and easily making scuffed up shoes nice and shiny again! Instead of just using shoe polish, start with a Sharpie and fill in the ugly spots with the black marker. Then, put on a light coat of shoe polish and give ’em a quick spit shine (yes, use actual spit). You get a full polish...
Clean wedding rings with steam by first placing them on a spoon or other such utensil. The easiest way to clean a wedding ring is also my favorite – partly because it’s so easy and partly because it works so well. All you have to do is steam it. Steaming rings can be tricky, but I’ve figured out a really simple way to do it using a stove top kettle. Basically, you invert the rings...
Upcycled denim skirt pocket patch. I had an old denim skirt that needed to go. I hadn’t worn it in months (maybe years?) and it was just taking up space in my closet. I tried it on and decided I really wasn’t go to wear it anymore, but then I looked at it some more and thought maybe I could hack it into a new skirt and get some more wear out of it. I thought about embroidering on...
Silver tone necklace with silver tone owl and gold tone butterfly. I really like charm jewelry! Awhile back, I went to Michaels and bought a bunch of jewelry stuff. I spent a long time in the store – probably like 2 hours. I often don’t know exactly what I want when I go in to a craft store, but I always have some sort of an idea of what I want to make. This time I went in for jewelry....
This is basically just a fem hack for sale. Apparently there is a thing for sale called the Strap Perfect. For 10 bucks you get a few loops of plastic in black, white and “nude” – a “color” I think should be renamed “white people skin.” The product basically pulls your bra straps into the middle of your back so they don’t stick out under your clothes....