BRAINS....omg! BRAINS.

POSTED BY Corinne Leigh, 16 October 2007 | PERMALINK

*not for the faint of heart....brain eatting zombies ahead*

happy halloween b*tches! xoxoxo

Project Boutique

POSTED BY Brianne DiSylvester, 16 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Whether you want handmade stuff to give, keep or just want to get some inspiration for projects of your own, Cog & Pearl is a shopper's handmade paradise. Located in Brooklyn, Cog & Pearl started back in 2002 by "partially unemployed and soul-scouring partners" Kristin Overson and Seth Walter. Creators Overson and Walter agreed upon starting a boutique that had to have artist-made...

My Goodness, My Goodwill

POSTED BY Brianne DiSylvester, 15 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Someone’s trash is always another person’s treasure…and Nick Graham is capitalizing off that. CEO of The 100 Minute Company and founder of Joe Boxer, Nick Graham, has teamed up with Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties to launch William Good, a new brand of repurposed clothing and accessories. Under Nick Graham’s artistic direction, each piece will be...

We’re Not In Kansas Anymore

POSTED BY Brianne DiSylvester, 11 October 2007 | PERMALINK

I don’t think we’re in Kansas anymore! It’s not all cornfields and tornados; Kylie Earlene Grater’s line, Early Jewelry, has us over the rainbow with glee. Beginning in Riley, Kansas, Grater uses the rural Midwest’s plains, vast horizons, crops, and the rotating seasons as inspiration for her unique jewelry collection. The simple life is reflected in her works and you can almost see the...

Spice of Life

POSTED BY Brianne DiSylvester, 10 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Whether you want to go all sugar and spice and everything nice or go Goth like Angelina an fill it with a vile of your lover’s blood, these necklaces from Sarah Hood Jewelry provide countless creative options. Hood’s passion for gardening and botany clearly come through in her jewelry which she describes as “small sculptures.” Hood also thinks no material is too mundane and that includes...

How to Make a Mummy Costume

POSTED BY Sara Franklin, 10 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Here is how to make a mummy costume that won't fall apart! This is totally better than using a roll of toilet paper. For more information, check out the video!

Materials:
White sheets (2)
White pants/jeans
White long sleeve shirt (preferably turtleneck)
Box of 100 tea bags
Some 3-5 gallon buckets
Seam ripper
Sewing machine
Scissors

1. Get that dirty, off-white,...

Tutorial: Halloween Horns by Meander

POSTED BY Corinne Leigh, 09 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Forum member Meander posted this great video tut for making magical horns. Take a look at the post and add pictures of your horns when you are done making them!

Be sure to check out Meander's youtube channel for more of her "Tutorial Diary" entries.

Thank so much Meander! You are so talented! Keep'em coming!

xoxo

c

It’s Gettin’ Haute in Here

POSTED BY Brianne DiSylvester, 09 October 2007 | PERMALINK

You might not cook much more than pasta and grilled cheese in your kitchen but that doesn’t mean you don’t look good doing it. Am I right? So what if the only dinner party you hosted consisted of frozen Lean Cuisine…at least everything was made to order. Well these days we prefer you’re smokin’ and not your kitchen, so get things haute with Glam It Up Luxe Haute Hostess Aprons by Elizabeth...

Design on a Dime

POSTED BY Brianne DiSylvester, 08 October 2007 | PERMALINK

Ok, it’ll take slightly more, but personally, I don’t know a single person who would want to pay well over 100 dollars for an item you could get for less than 50 bucks. My fave fast fashion boutique Forever 21 has just launched a brand new line called Twelve by Twelve. Cited as a couture line, this collection is slightly more upscale than the standard F21 fare. Before you start rolling your...

Awesome Email

POSTED BY Rob Czar, 05 October 2007 | PERMALINK

we just got this awesome email that made us a little va klempt....thought we'd share. 

I just watched your Knitting Tutorial and I think that it totally kicked ass!! I have wanted to learn Crochet and Knitting since I was 15 years old..but couldn't learn from those damn Knitting/Crochet Kits they sell, reading those abbreviations for the different stitches and techniques is a pain in the arse!...