By Erica in D.I.Y.

Though we live in an age where life seems unfathomable without the existence of email (or internet - GASP), you must admit finding a letter or invite in your more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

There's nothing better than the first sight of pumpkins in early October . . . a sign that fall is officially here and the holidays are soon to follow. While more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

Not only is Aldo commemorating their 40th anniversary this year, they're also celebrating their long term commitment to reduce waste. By adding handles to more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

After purchasing an abundant (and unnecessary) amount of sequins for last week's tutorial, I mulled over ways to repurpose them into another project. Inspired more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

I must admit when Grace, of Stripes & Sequins, suggested that we each try making our own Markus Lupfer-inspired sequined sweater, I was uncertain. more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

We were immediately inspired the moment we saw bare nails with blood-like, drippy polish accompany Prabal Gurung's spring collection at New York Fashion Week. more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

I suppose we can call this week's tutorial somewhat of a refresher course on how to master the perfect sliding knot. But the real reason why I had to recreate more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

There's nothing quite as marvelous and essential as costume jewelry - especially when it borders on 'over the top' with exorbitant amounts of sparkle and more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

Honestly, who doesn't love tassels?! We adore them hanging from handbags, shoes, jewelry, and just about anything. So when we discovered that super soft, more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

Earlier this month Lauren and I escaped city life with our dear friend Grace, of Stripes & Sequins, for a weekend chock-full of sun and DIY. With an more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

I've been itching to do a charm bracelet tutorial on HonestlyWTF for awhile now. And it wasn't until I recently purchased a gorgeous vintage pearl charm more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

While summer spritzers used to be reserved for the ubiquitous Evian bottle, refreshing water mists now come in a variety of scents heeding a multitude of more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

After visiting the Mediterranean twice this past year, I've come to embrace the ubiquity that is the evil eye symbol and have since integrated it into the more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

In case you weren't able to join us last week at Madewell's anniversary event, we're giving you the breakdown on just one of the many ways we embellished our more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

A couple summers ago, we stocked up on brass washers to make friendship necklaces. A year later, hex nuts became short in supply thanks to the hex nut bracelet. more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

Dear San Franciscans, Madewell is turning 1 in our beloved City by the Bay! Join me on July 26th as I'll be hosting their anniversary bash with an evening of more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

A couple of weeks ago while in London, I paid an obligatory visit to the third floor my favorite and one of the most iconic stores in the world: Liberty of more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

These days we're all for reincorporating the anklet back into our accessory repertoire. Made with thin chain and tiny charms, delicate anklets are the perfect more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

We always claim to see the world through rose colored glasses . . . but how about rose trimmed glasses? In honor of the widespread floral trend and our love of more →

By Erica in D.I.Y.

I have very vivid memories of walking into a bead store for the first time, almost 15 years ago, and being overwhelmed by the million and ten ideas that filled more →