Posts tagged DIY divas

Alternative Styles Podcast 4th of July Summer Spectacular

Alternative Styles Podcast 4th of July Summer Spectacular

We like to party! It’s the Alternative Styles podcast 4th of July Summer Spectacular. Alternative Styles 4th of July Summer Spectacular In honor of the upcoming July 4th holiday, Alison and Jesse dedicate this week’s #12 show to giving you some Super Easy tips and tricks to make your BBQ, pool party or summer soirée […]

Female House Flippers on Alternative Styles Podcast

Female House Flippers on Alternative Styles Podcast

We’re getting schooled in flipping. As in we’ve got female house flippers on episode #5 of Alternative Styles podcast. They’re sharing tips on buying, selling, flipping, and adding style. Female House Flippers on Alternative Styles Podcast Female House Flippers, Bye Bye Boy Scouts, and Why New Zealand Rocks! Alison and Jesse are celebrating women who are […]

Braided Jewelry

Braided Jewelry

Our fellow DIY Diva, Lauren showed us how to make braided fabric jewelry. We got crafty and in less than 10 minutes we had new accessories from jeans and extra fabric.  

DIY – Wood and Glass Tray

DIY – Wood and Glass Tray

Far better to serve you with, this transformed tray is easy and cheap to create! The process includes stripping and staining the wood, cutting a piece of metallic cork wallpaper and having glass cut for the interior of the tray. Before the transformation this tray was in a local thrift store for $7. It’s design […]

DIY – Candy Dish

DIY – Candy Dish

Our resident sticker and paint chip DIY gal, Lauren Scharf couldn’t let a star candy dish go untreated. She decided it needed a bit of color.      The Process It’s so simple and so inexpensive to take bland items around your home and add your own personal touch. Here, I took a clear glass candy […]

DIY – Transform a Chair with Bold Color and Lace

DIY – Transform a Chair with Bold Color and Lace

We turned an ordinary chair into more of a show piece with a custom tint stain and lace.      Reinvent an old chair into a show piece meant to be seen rather than stored. Sand it down to start with clean wood. We stained it with a Cabot Custom Tint in Amethyst.      We stained […]