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DIY J Crew inspired corsage shirt

how to make a J Crew inspired corsage shirtHave you seen these sweet corsage shirts?

how to make a J Crew-y corsage shirtJ Crew always has a darling variety, but I’ve seen them floating around at Mini Boden and Gap as well.

DIY J. Crew-y corsage shirtThey feel especially apropos with Spring right around the corner (I should note that the first flower spotting of Spring in Denver was always a huge boost of morale for this warm-weather-loving-girl… and also that I pretty much love skipping winter).

how to make a J Crew-y corsage shirtAnyhow, this shirt was a breeze to put together- plain t-shirt (from Crewcuts- I love their plain tees) plus a pile of chiffon and tulle circles and a pretty bead or button.

how to make a corsage shirtAfter fringing the edges of the fabric circles, stack them up, place the bead or button in the center, and hand sew onto the neckline of a plain shirt.

DIY corsage shirtTen minutes later you have a fabulously Spring-ish corsage shirt!

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DIY sequined collar t-shirt (a j crew knock off)

Facebook and Instagram have been abuzz this week with Back to School pictures! While we aren’t quite there yet (Burke and Piper Jane’s preschool starts next week), I have been busy buying school supplies (true confession- mostly for me!) and readying wardrobes. Burke is pretty much set (thanks Alphabet Collection), so I have been focusing […]

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j crew-y winter skirt

Happy Monday, friends. If you are a US reader, I hope your Thanksgiving was full of pie (and minus the terrible flu that’s been plaguing us around here). Actually, even if you aren’t a US reader, I hope your weekend was full of pie and minus the flu. We are s-l-o-w-l-y starting to get back […]

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DIY glitter heels

Are you crawling out from your Christmas coma yet? We have been {slowly} coming back to normal life- putting away presents, packing away the massive wrapping station that had set up shop in our basement, eating egg whites and leafy greens to balance the carb-overload of the last week… We’ve even been prepping for New […]