DIY

What's thriftier than a DIY?

 

Source: We Heart It

A Kate Middleton Inspired DIY: Our Easter Hat

We had the perfect excuse to crack out the glue gun AND to purchase tacky, dusty silk flowers. Ladies and gentleman, I give you: The Easter Hat.

Bookish DIY: How to Upcycle Books without Destroying Them

We need your help decided which bookish DIY to do with books that were donated to us. 

DIY Snow Globes: Tutorial here!

We were inspired by an Anthropologie inspired snow globe that was trending on Pinterest and decided to chronicle the creation of our own globes! These snow globes are cheap, easy, quirky and pretty chic if we do say so ourselves!

DIY Starbucks Shower Scrub: Tutorial here!

Being an unemployed twenty-something means gifting on a budget. Lucky for you we have an amazing DIY shower scrub that combines the essence of coffee with the thrifty side of life!

The English Major's Book Clutch: Tutorial here!

As a special gift to honour a big literary accomplishment, we set to work make stylish and affordable book clutches that do not involve the destruction of books!  Make your own for as little as $12 and a few hours of your time.

Homemade Dog Treats: Oat Drops.... of heaven!

After a tainted chicken treat/FDA investigation scare (see: Part One of the Homemade Dog Treats saga) we decided to make our own homemade dog treats. We will be publishing a free downloadable dog treat cookbook once we've tried and tested a smattering of recipes on our own pooches! (Don't worry, they love being guinea pigs when it comes to treat testing!)

Check out the Oat Drop Cookies here!

DIYs on the To-Do List

Haven't had much time for DIYs as of late, between baking homemade dog cookies and reading-- obviously-- but these bookends from Globe and Mail look like a fun, easy Saturday project.