DIY: belt hanger

My name is Kate and I am a beltaholic. UGH. I have so many! For the longest time I had them just strewn about, laying on the floor or draped over the backs of chairs. But now they're all neat and tidy (and in rainbow order!) thanks to this handy dandy DIY project! ;)

You'll need: one piece of 1/2" thick balsa wood, a bunch of cup hooks and paint (optional)

This is kind of self explanatory, lol. Just mark out where you want your hooks to go, and screw them in. Put two cup hooks on the top, facing the opposite direction so they can attach to a closet shelf. Paint if you'd like... and that's it! :)

DIY: anthropologie landscape dress

When I saw this dress on anthropologie earlier this year, I knew I wanted it... but I also knew it was way out of my price range. And even if I could afford it, it's no longer available. SO. I decided to make one!

You'll need: a plain white cotton dress, fabric paint, brushes, water

I dampened the dress, then laid it out on my table with a board in the dress to prevent the colors from seeping onto the back. Then I just painted! I did it freehand (which is probably why it doesn't look *exactly* like the original lol) but you could always sketch out your design first lightly with pencil, or even trace it from a large scale landscape print-out.

As long as the dress stays damp, your colors will bleed a bit, giving it the watercolor look. I'd recommend ironing it really well before you try to wash it, to lock in the fabric paint and keep it from running in the wash. Give it a couple days to dry before wearing it or washing it. Mine was still a little damp after 2 days so I just let it hang out for a while.

I got my dress at Dorothy Perkins, but plain white dresses are really everywhere! As long as it's cotton it should work! :)

DIY: aristocat bow

Hello! I'm Libby, and I'm so excited to share this fun aristocat bow DIY with you today whilst Kate is off having fun at Disneyworld.

Hands down, my favourite disney film is The Aristocats--everybody wants to be a cat, right? And the cute bows that all of the cats sport were too lovely not to recreate in real-life accessory form. This DIY is so simple and quick, and is perfect for when you get that feline feeling and want to dress up as Marie, Berlioz, Toulouse, Duchess, or Thomas O'Malley.



materials: felt {or any non-fraying material}, needle & thread, pins ruler, scissors



Cut two pieces of felt {see size guide below}. Fold the larger piece in half and whipstitch the bottom edges together; you should have a tunnel, like you would use for casing elastic. Pinch the middle of the large piece and wrap the smaller piece around. Pin at the back, backstitch, and trim excess material.



Ta da! From this basic bow, you can use hot glue or super glue to adhere to grips, headbands, or safety pins. Or do as I did and try Kate's beehive and perch a bow on top.



See, it's easy! I call dibs on being Marie, by the way.

Thanks for reading,
xx Libby

DIY: cat skirt

Remember this post, in which I bemoaned the fact that even the largest vivetta cat skirt couldn't fit over my gigantic hips? Well, problem solved! I decided to fashion one of my own black skirts (about $5 on clearance at old navy last year!) into a cat skirt of my own! I can't wait to make Casey's cat clutch and wear them together!! :D

You'll need: a black skirt, black felt, two white buttons, one pink button and white embroidery thread

I'm not going to give measurements for the cat ears because they should really be unique to each girl. When I tried on the vivetta skirt (although I was unable to zipper it lol) I found that the cat ears were too high, and interfered with the girls. So for this skirt, I decided to put on the skirt and then measure from the waistband what would be a comfortable height for the ears. Mine ended up being 2" above the waist but obviously if you're blessed with a flatter chest you can make much more obvious ears ;)

1. Once you've found your measurement for the ears, cut out four identical triangles. Stitch two together, then repeat. Because they're felt, the edges won't fray but by joining two together they'll also be stiff enough to stand up on their own. 2. Attach the ears to the skirt. I sewed mine at the bottom, then added a small stitch to the tops of the ears to hold them in place. 3. Measure where you want the buttons to go, and attach them with the white embroidery thread. And that's it! =^..^=

ps. Once I finished I realized I should have done something to make the ears stand out more from the skirt. I did a little white outline in pencil (to eventually be replaced by embroidery) but I'd recommend sewing a piece of white felt onto the triangles before attaching them to the skirt :)