Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Chevron Belt

So I made this super easy project today in about ten minutes. So simple. You will need:
-Belt with flat buckle (mine was $10 at Anthropologie)
-Clear Spray Paint/Sealant
-Paint pen (I used gold)
-Clear nail polish
-Masking tape

Steps:
Tape around buckle to make sure you don't get paint on the strap of the belt

 Create a chevron pattern with masking tape - you can measure this but I found it pretty easy to freehand

 Fill in with the paint pen
 To make the next chevron, tape above the current line.
 Draw a thin line on top of the tape
Add another piece slightly above the line you just drew and fill that in - repeat to fill belt buckle
 Clean up your lines with a paintbrush or q-tip (I found the q-tip worked slightly better) dipped in nail polish remover
 Add some more tape to the strap and then spray with a light coat of sealant
Wait for the sealant to dry (it only takes a minute or so) and then pour on and spread out a large dollop of clear nail polish. Clear varnish/resin would probably work well too, but I used what I had.

 That's it! I'm so happy with how this turned out.

Sunday, January 6, 2013

DIY project round-up

So many ideas swimming in my head, hoping to actually execute some of these soon.
1)
DIY glitter collar















2)
Ombre Ballet Flats















3)
Sequined Bunny Sweater





























Relaunching!

Relaunching this blog...I've been making so much stuff and realized I want to share it. I'll be posting mostly DIY ideas/projects/tutorials and can't wait! I'll try to do 365project again, but I'm really terrible about keeping up with things, so that may not actually happen...thanks, loyal viewer(s)! <-aka mom