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Did someone say lunch?

Did someone say lunch? Lunchboxes that is. These custom beauties are designed by artist Lina Ariana. Go from ordinary to wow and get on Lina's exclusive list of awesome people that get to have their face on their own custom lunchbox. You will be the talk of the office onc… Continue

Added by deb & wendy on February 24, 2009 at 2:37pm — No Comments

Unwind DIY Style

Deb and I have been hard at work getting ready for our Anniversary issue of DIY City Mag - "Unwind DIY Style". In this issue you will find lots of DIY Workshops to attend all over the country. Plus we have a few from a few countries outside… Continue

Added by deb & wendy on February 4, 2009 at 10:42am — No Comments

Winter Hats for your little one

Well it is just about that time of the year - the weather is getting a bit on the cold side and it's time to think about winter hats for the little ones in our life. Today hats seem to be full of style! I love it - Check out some of our handmade f… Continue

Added by deb & wendy on November 12, 2008 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

DIY City Mag brings you DIY in D C

Just a little Sneak Peek for now! Election Year - No better time than to feature D C than now. DIY City Mag brings you the D C issue on October 6, 2008. This issue is a little smaller than our last 2 - we wanted to go light and… Continue

Added by deb & wendy on September 30, 2008 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Interview: Fashion Designer Anna Hovet

This interview was originally posted by the blog Digital Ape, a blog written by James Grady.

ANNA HOVET: FASHION ROCKS!!

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Added by MerGirl on September 23, 2008 at 10:11am — No Comments

Outsapop, Showing How she wears her indie fashion

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Added by MerGirl on September 16, 2008 at 9:47am — No Comments

Glamasauras

Today I want to introduce you to Andreanna of http://www.glamasaurus.com/

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Added by deb & wendy on September 3, 2008 at 9:36am — 2 Comments

Eva Marie Elsie DeVore’s Fall Cozy Jackets

Deb and I recently discovered Eva Marie Elsie DeVore - a new emerging designer that handcrafts some gorgeous jackets. See the full story on our blog at Stylehive. Continue

Added by deb & wendy on August 26, 2008 at 8:38am — No Comments

Alyse Radenovic - artist - designer

Many of you know Alyse Radenovic - co-designer for Aelisheva. We interviewed Alyse and her partner Sanja in our last issue of DIY City Mag. I'm sure most did not know she is also an artist.… Continue

Added by deb & wendy on August 25, 2008 at 10:19pm — No Comments

VenusZine Make A Bag Contest

Hurry time is running out - Don't forget to send you entries in by August 20th to enter the VenusZine Make A Bag Contest. "Are you an upcycler? As in, are you into making stuff from things that others cast away? Now is your chance to show the world your trashy treasures. The Compai ladie… Continue

Added by deb & wendy on August 17, 2008 at 11:17am — No Comments

Stitch Lounge in San Francisco will close it's doors

Well if you live in the San Francisco area then you have heard the sad news about Stitch Lounge closing it's brick and mortar store. They will however keep the website going and continue to update with new tutorials and such. "Some 4 and a half years ago, three hopeful soon-to-be-Stitch-B*tches held hands and jumped and opened the first sewing lounge ever. EVER. Since then, it seems lik… Continue

Added by deb & wendy on August 12, 2008 at 2:35pm — No Comments

Lollie - a local shop helps young emerging designers/artists

Tonight at Lollie by reincarnation you can catch Kelsey Butt - a local emerging young muscian singing her heart out. Lollie is a local shop on the Lower East Side that sells designs by local emerging designers. Don't be surprised if you might se… Continue

Added by deb & wendy on August 2, 2008 at 7:56am — No Comments

Go read my daily blog!

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Added by Haize.Rava on July 26, 2008 at 2:27pm — 2 Comments

Trashion fascinators and flapper hats from neckties

I´ve been obsessed lately about fascinators and flapper hats. You know, those artistic looking brooch-type-fabric-thingies… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on June 12, 2008 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Katharina Ludwig contemporary jewellery

Katharina Ludvig is a jewellery artist that I found recently through Bientot Demain blog. Many of her works are about the study of the jewellrys relationship with the body and how the pieces ch… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on June 12, 2008 at 11:46pm — No Comments

DESIGNER OF THE WEEK

Check it out: www.glowingdoll.blogspot.com You could be next! Continue

Added by DELAVALLE on June 11, 2008 at 5:34am — No Comments

Natalie "Alabama" Chanin interiors

Alabama Chanin is a sustainable label by designer Natalie Chanin. I adore… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 21, 2008 at 10:17am — No Comments

Sohung Designs by Shohung Tong

Chinese Shohung Tong is a NY based designer makes reconstructed dresses from nec… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 21, 2008 at 10:16am — No Comments

Playfull reconstructions at Andrea Crews Collective

Andrea Crews design collective. Playfull-kick-ass-nurave-fashion-color-explos… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 18, 2008 at 2:05am — No Comments

Photo tip: Making great images... Take a look around

If your products look terrific but the photos just don't seem to be working, sometimes it's the other stuff in the shot that can be dragging you down. Surrounding your product with things that complement it is one of the keys to producing effective images. One of the most effective (and easy!) ways to present a product is simply to take everything else out of the equation and go to a pure white background, leaving absolutely no distractions at all. This approach gives a very clean, professional… Continue

Added by MerGirl on March 31, 2008 at 8:49am — No Comments