The DIY Confetti System-ish garland that I created just for Orchid Grey’s wedding was featured in the Holiday issue of House of Fifty in Kim Myles column…as in Design Star and TV host Kim Myles…so awesome.

Here are a few photos from Orchid Grey’s Haberdash photo booth:

Two quick things:

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If you have been here before you might have noticed my love for shiny fringe items…maybe here or here. So it’s no surprise I’ve been lusting after the Confetti System garland since I discovered it last year. I must have reblogged and pinned every photo featuring Confetti Systems I came across. Yup…completely in love. So when I was thinking about how to decorate the Haberdash photo booth for Orchid Grey’s wedding, it was the first thing I wanted to custom make for her.

Step by step instructions:

1. Pick out your materials. It can be fabric, paper or flagging tape like I used.
2. Cut your materials into piles of 10-20 strips, any length you want (mine are about 2 feet).
3. If using fabric or thick material cut your piece with slits up the fabric leaving a inch on the top (like on a missing cat poster) Never lost a cat? Example.

4. Twist your strips in the middle they will start to twist around each other and create a loop. up. The secure with a tie, elastic, staple or glue (I used tiny clear hair elastics from Sallys Beauty Supply). If you are using the cat poster method just roll your fabric across the top and secure the same way.

5. Find some string, leftover pieces of fabric or paper to attach you pom pom to your rope. Spread your pom poms out on the rope in the color order you want.
6.Hang your garland.

The first strand done:

The complete set:

I’m really happy with the way it came out. Although I still have the real thing on my wish list. If you are not very crafty or not allowed to play with sharp objects you can purchase Confetti Systems here or read thier blog here.

Post Edit:I just wanted to add a photo of Julie’s Wedding photo booth:

Friday night was date night, Adam has been working a lot at the Fire house lately. So by 5pm friday I couldn’t wait to get out of Boston and head home to him and the pups. We went out to a cute little steak house for dinner and stopped to see some friends quickly before heading home to snuggle with puppies.

Wearing: D&G Sunnies (c/o Shades Daddy, Swapped Jacket, Vintage Dress and boots, Marc Jacobs Bag.

Saturday was my friend Thais’s Birthday party, I spent the afternoon doing crafts and eating cupcakes. Then we had a mini slumber party, because we had early plans for Sunday.

Sunday we meet up with Adam, Chris and Julie for pancakes and opening day of Todds Farm. Where we bought up every piece of vintage jewelry for me (no really dont even bother looking, wink wink) and every piece of antique fire fighter equipment for Adam. Penny was so exhausted from her her puppy slumber party, she slept the whole way home. Did you do anything fun this weekend?

When you own a store thats the size of most girls closets, you have to be creative with your displays. I cant even count how many times I changed around the Haberdash jewelry last year. But all the current displays are DIY. This one being the latest,  it’s a spool rack that would be used in a sewing room. I loved the Haberdash display so much I had to get one for my personal collection as well.

These shoes were left over from the last Swap. They are my size and the leather is buttery soft…score!

Before

after

While shopping on West Broadway in NYC, Jen and I found this cool guy that would let you design your own jewelry and he would make it for you on the street right then and there. Which is pretty rad, I designed a teal and white two finger ring that I love and wear pretty much every day. I loved it so much, when I got home I decided I was going to make them for all my friends.

I hope they like them:

Inspired by the Alex and Chloe Tar Collection, I created these necklaces last week in a little diy session.  Free shells from trip to Florida, a little spray paint and some thrift store necklaces: Total cost: $2

I’m still obsessed with tie dye, I did this nightgown and sweatshirt a few weeks ago because I never wore them, now I wear them all the time.

I think im going a put a few of the circle Scarfs in the Etsy store. Stay tuned.

This Note has been floating around Facebook this week and I thought it could be a cute way to interact with my fellow bloggers.

The first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me. (usa only)

This offer does have some restrictions so please read carefully:

- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make.
- What I create will be just for YOU & you are allowed to make requests (and I will try to honor them)
- It will be done this year (2009).
- It will be something made in the real world and not something over the internet.
- It might be cookies, a mix cd, a necklace, an original haiku, a scarf…who knows!

In return, all you need to do is repost this on your blog and offer to make 5 things for 5 other people and then link back to the blog you found it on.

The other night while trying to organize my craft storage, I found a box of Rit Dye from last spring when I was dying everything in site. I have had my eye the American Apparel Circular Scarf for a while and decided this would be a good time to make it myself.  I happy with the way it came out, what do you think?

Putting studs on everything.

I will be adding some of the vintage purses I studded to the Etsy Store in the morning.

Attaching studs on my shoes was a little harder then I thought it would be. They are a bit too thick and my poor little hands were killing me last night. I’ll post more pictures tonight.

I still have not purchased the cuff sandals I had been coveting, I cant bring myself to pay full price for them. I was telling Kate the other day that I could totally make my own, she agreed (but didn’t seem very confident). But here are my first attempt:

I cut up an old pair of boots to make them. I guess they look more like spats which are also pretty cool. I found some really pretty ones on Etsy.

There is something about dying clothes that makes me feel like a five year old. I can still recall all my dads work shirts coming out of the wash bright purple after I went through my last tie dying phase. Who knew you have to bleach the washing machine after you dye things…oops.
before:

after:

I forgot to take a before of this one:

I think today I’m going to try some scarves and maybe some tights. There are a bunch of “How To” videos on You Tube, if you would like to make a mess also.