i spent so much time pinning away on pinterest for the past several months. there was just so much DIYs i wanted to do. but it wasn't realistic living in a small NYC apt. 

well, i'm back in sunny so cal with SO much space, and enough free time to start on some of the projects.  and i'm so excited!!! :)


project one: 
last summer, i was browsing through the necklaces at Free people.   silver fringe necklace caught my eyes.  but i couldn't bear to spend $50 on a necklace.  i've been looking everywhere for a knock off and unfortunately, i couldn't find it anywhere.  all i wanted was a silver fringe bib necklace.  fast forward 6-7 months, i'm back in CA, back in my parents house, digging through all my old stuff.... found all my arts and craft, sewing, jewelry making tools.  and of course, michael's just few minutes away.  i bought two different silver chains and just about an hour later (probably less)...

 

project 2:
i LOVE the look of bracelets. and i'm thrilled to see all the DIY bracelets all over pinterest.  here's one that i made today - total cost of the chains and ribbon - $5 from wal-mart! 

i have few other projects going on now.... skirts, pants, bracelet.... too many to count.

i'm also tidying up and "decorating". 
my parents have a huge bathroom with two sinks, separate bathtub and shower with mismatched rugs that refused to stay put and my son who didn't like touching the cold marble floor with his bare feet. 

so i spent hours and hours trying to figure out how to solve this problem without spending too much money.  and of course, all the bath mats i liked in quality and the look would cost too much. 

then, i went to marshalls to look through their bath mats.  then i came across this towel.  i love the print and the color.   so i used anti-slip mats under the towels.  

yes, i did buy two bath towels for this little project. 

 i didn't think i would use both towels.  but i did.  

and it covers the entire length of the bathroom.