The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

Looking classy for normal people on a normal budget. DIYs, Don'ts, and other cool ideas for clothes and accessories. Feel free to submit your own ideas!

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How do you cover under eye circles without your make up looking cakey or powdery?

PRIMER! Use primer first, then try something formulated for under eyes. It tends to be lighter and less cakey.

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And it was worth every penny.

He Lines Up $35.50 In Pennies On A Black Table And Hours Later, It Looks Like A Million Bucks

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Michaels had canvases on clearance. Decided to give it a try.

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So I tried the red lipstick trick to hid under eye circles. I was honestly VERY surprised that it worked. I still needed foundation and concealer, but it’s much better than with corrector.

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I should note that it does crease way more.

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So I tried the red lipstick trick to hid under eye circles. I was honestly VERY surprised that it worked. I still needed foundation and concealer, but it’s much better than with corrector.

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DIY Lined Tulle Skirt Tutorial from A Beautiful Mess.

Make a lined inexpensive tulle skirt with an elastic waistband.

If you have any questions about making a circle skirt, or want to make your own from another fabric, I’ve posted 2 excellent resources below:

DIY Circle Skirt Generator from circle skirt pattern. This is one of my most popular sewing posts.

DIY Full Circle Foolproof Skirt Tutorial from By Hand London. There are calculations for full, half and quarter circle skirts.

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I would totally do that if I didn’t mind permanent dye.

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DIY| Convertible dress sewing method 2

Im not sure why the video went haywired in quality. It looks fine on my laptop.. youtube screwed it up. To buy this off my website please visit http://shante...

I would suggest making the straps longer. That’ll give you more options if you don’t want so much skin showing.

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DIY Celtic Knot Hair from Passions for Fashion.

This hairstyle isn’t a try it once and it’s perfect DIY. The author, who posts hair DIYs frequently, had to practice 3 times to get it perfect. She also suggests getting a friend to help.

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Repurposed a couple t shirts that were too small. They are now super comfy pillows! Got one more to do this weekend.

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I swear I feel like I need body armor when I sew. Almost done with my pillows!

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DIY 7 Christmas Tree Hairstyles from Hair by Lori. These are labeled as hairstyle for little girls, but since Lori brought up ugly Christmas sweaters at the beginning of her post… how great would these be paired with an ugly Christmas sweater - especially the one that lights up? Lori also wrote:

Take your pick of what you are going for – cute, cool, tacky, beautiful, quirky… hey, it’s the holidays!  You can get away with it! 

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How to: Gradient and stripes.

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I found glow in the dark nail polish. Probably won't try it until after Christmas. Speaking of: my community band is having a fundraiser! If you want holiday themed nail art- check out this link starting Monday!

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VIDEO LINK

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Why is glow in the dark nail polish so hard to find?