Glitzy Skirt

I had no direction with this DIY; I was just wandering around Michael's one day picking up things for a Christmas DIY, and spotted this container of super fine glitter, and I felt that if I could just add this to an item in my wardrobe, my life would be complete! So, into my cart it went. Then I started thinking about what I could do with it, and how I could spruce something up for the holidays! 

Below is what I came up with...

The spray sealer I had is used for all kinds of surfaces, but the item can't be washed afterward. Call me disgusting, but I don't really wash my church clothes since I have more skirts than I need, and most of them don't make the rotation but once every three months. So, naturally I chose one of my skirts. 

I chose a skirt that isn't super tight at the bottom since I figured after the glue and spray sealer it wouldn't stretch anymore. (and it certainly doesn't)

First I taped off a section at the bottom of one side. In hindsight, I should've taped around the entire skirt so I didn't have to match up the front to the back midway.

Working in sections, I used Allen's Fabric Fusion glue and spread it with the sponge roller, using about one tube for the front, and one for the back.

I generously sprinkled the glitter along each glued section.

And then some more for good measure!

Once it was covered in glue and glitter, I shook off the excess glitter and sprayed the sealer along the bottom. After letting that sit for 10-15 minutes, I sprayed it again, and once again sprinkled glitter on top to cover any appearance of stripes. Let that dry a few minutes, shook off the excess and then sprayed the sealer on two or three more times. 

After letting that dry overnight, I finished up the frontside the same way.

I'd say it turned out pretty smashing! I strutted around the house like this for quite some time thinking I was pretty awesome for whipping this up. My husband just rolled his eyes (in a loving way, of course).

All three of my gold DIY's thus far!  

Skirt: Forever 21 - $23 | Booties: Target - $11 | Clutch: Cotton On - Free with online purchase

Golden Clutch

I recently ordered some clothes for S from cottonon.com, and since they just opened their online site, they sent out a free tote with each order. I'm not a huge fan of the tote, I feel it's more like an oversized clutch than a tote, and since I still had leftover studs from my booties DIY, I figured I'd jazz up the clutch a little! It is a titch redundant from the booties, but after adding the studs I definitely feel it's more holiday-season worthy! 

I ran into quite a bit of trial and error with this DIY, and learned some good things along the way. These studs come with a back to punch through the material from behind, so I thought I'd try that method. Unfortunately, the backing is too long, leaving the stud loose. 

I tackled the project next with super glue, thinking that would be the best option since I learned I should've used that instead of hot glue on my booties, but the material of the clutch didn't respond well to the super glue and with just a little knick the stud would pop right off.

So back to hot glue I went!

And once again, indenting my fingertips. 

Now I'm equipped with a proper bag for parties, gatherings, and even quick errand running!

DIY: Metallic Leather Elbow Patches

Here's another easy DIY to add a little sparkle to your holiday wear. I like this one, because it's no sew for all of those like me who are no good at it. I wanted to add something to this sweater from F21. I bought some metallic leather off Ebay a while back for another project I used.   

Trace the size of patch you want on the backside of the leather. I used a pen, and it worked well.

I didn't picture the glue I used, but it's called Tanner's Bond Leathercraft Cement. This is good stuff and works like a charm. I bought it from Hobby Lobby. After liberally applying the glue, I used my finger to smear it around the edge so it would go all the way to the very edge.

And there you have it, Leather elbow patches. Faux leather fabric would also work well, and look just as good!

Thanks for reading!

xX

Meagan



DIY Gold Dipped Feather Necklace

I'm heading off the sparkle series today with a super easy DIY sure to add sparkle to your holiday wardrobe. It's been a long day, and I'm currently writing this at 1:22 am so forgive me if I sound loopy. I hope this DIY makes sense!

I saw the gold dipped feather garland on Pinterest and loved it. I was looking at feathers and these cute mini goose feathers at Hobby Lobby caught my eye.  I thought it'd be cute to make a necklace version of the garland.

I put these photos in a different order than I actually performed the DIY, because it's easier this way.

I clipped the end of the feathers off with a wire cutter, but you can just use scissors if you want.

The clamps I found at Hobby Lobby had a little hook at the end that I clipped off as well.

Putting the clamp on the end of the feather.

These were the smallest pliers I could find at my house, surely you can use smaller ones!

Dipping the feather in the paint, pretty self explanatory. You can't go wrong here!. The acrylic paint was a little thick so I wiped off excess as I pulled the feather out.

I dipped the sides and tip in glitter instead of sprinkling it on the paint. I did this right after I dipped it in paint, while it was still wet so it would stick.

I bought chain that I could cut to the length I wanted, and attached a closure with small rings.

Hang feathers to dry before you put them on the necklace, and around your neck!

This is a horrible photo of the end result, but you get the gist of it. The rings I bought were too small, so I used a bigger one that I had on hand. I think I'll get separate rings for each feather and put more feathers on so they'll hang independently.

Happy Holiday DIYs!

xXX Meagan XXx

Holiday Sequins

I don't know what it is about sequins and this time of year, I guess it's just that adding a little sparkle to your wardrobe just makes the merriment a little...merrier!

Below are a few items we are drooling over, and would love to don over the holidays. Sadly, most of them are out of our price range, so we've been brainstorming some DIY's to add some sparkle to a few items in our closets.

We are launching a DIY Sparkle Series starting next week, so stay tuned for ideas and inspiration on how to jazz up your threads this season. We do hope you'll join in as well, and post some of your own!

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