Erica's NDAD Creation

I love my girl Erica at Recycled-Fashion in Australia - even though she's enjoying summer right now, she sent over this fab remake using a striped sweater!  It's a little 2-for-1 action going on!  Check it out...

In an effort to keep warm, this is my second sweater skirt sewing refashion! I found the striped jumper in the sale at a local church affiliated Op Shop (Australian thrift store) for $2.50. It always makes me smile to find a sale at an Op Shop, considering the original prices are so low anyway.

I think you're going to love what Erica makes...

 I've snipped off each arm and neckline...

...and crafted the body into a skirt...

...and the arms into leg warmers.

I serged all raw edges and added a casing band to include elastic to the top of both pieces.

Absolutely adorable and so practical for the cold temperatures.  If you're not going to wear the piece as is, why not make it into two pieces that will be worn over and over again??  Rock it out, Erica!!

DIY: Swarovski Encrusted Heels

I was first turned onto these Steve Madden heels when I saw them being worn by Emma Roberts on American Horror Story: Coven this season. They were sparkly (!!) and the perfect pair of glam kicks to add to the wardrobe!  (For those American Horror Story fans, you can head over HERE to HelloGiggles to read this post with the TV tie in!)

They were Steve Madden (Spycee) and when I saw them on her feet I wanted to craft my own pair...so I did!!

Here's how you make them...

The key to these shoes are the straps and I found a pair of heels that were virtually identical (GoJane Ladder Up Heels for $19!) in style to the pair that Emma wore.

On top of the shoes, you'll also need...

1. E6000 Glue

2. Bead Tweezers/Toothpicks

3. Crystals (these are Swarovski crystals in assorted sizes)

The gist of this project is to dab the crystals and affix them to the straps – I put a bit of glue on a paper plate, dabbed the back of the stone, and then affixed it to the strap of the shoe.

The pattern of the stones on the original pair were just a mix of different sizes scattered on the straps, so I put different sizes of stones down in a non-consistent pattern.

This is definitely something that takes a little bit of time but is the perfect thing to do while catching up on your DVR (did that) or waiting for pumpkin bread to bake (did that too), with some help from pals, or my mom in this instance, but look at the results…

A glitzy DIY pair of heels á la Emma Roberts crafted in a few hours.

I can't stop staring at them!!

The perfect shoes for New Year's Eve or just to glam up a pair of jeans.  I'm having maj shoe love!!

Happy 2014!

Wishing everyone the most fantastic 2014!!

May this year bring the most creativity, joy, love, success, and happiness to all!  Thank you for the continued support - I am one LUCKY gal to have you all on board as NDAD readers.  There are fun changes on the horizon that I can't wait to show you, so cheers to a fabulous start to 2014!

xoxo Marisa