slowly (glacially) building my wedding DIY portfolio

Another day, another finger injury. I wish I can say that these cuts are craft-related but sadly, they’re not.

Over the last several days, I have been busy making these cardboard 3D letters. They’re props for an upcoming engagement photo shoot.

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I spent about 8 hours wielding two kinds of crafts knives making the letters. And nope, I didn’t get a single accident. The very moment I finished, right when I was about to give my aching back a bit of rest, the electric fan attacked me. And by attacked, I mean I accidentally let my finger kiss the blades.

Enough of my silly problems. Here are the letters I made:

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the boho-fication of an already-boho bag

You know how some mornings you wake up with a mission? A crafty mission? Well, yesterday morning, I thought of one thing and one thing only: giving my H&M bucket bag a new leash on life. The bag can be seen HERE, HERE, and HERE.

It was a painfully cute bag, yes. It had a stylish bucket-Bohemian-summer bag vibe going on. The upper section, however was made of faux leather and was starting to peel. So after I took a photo of it together with my tank summer dress, I decided to save it from spending the rest of its life in the bottom section of my closet. It’s where bags go to die, you see.

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My initial plan was to replace the upper leather parts. This plan quickly dissolved because it involved a lot of work. I’m lazy, okay?

Anyway, here is an outline of what I did to my bag:

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this could pass for an easter craft, yes?

Apparently, without really thinking about it, I made an Easter craft project. Or something that could pass for an Easter craft project.

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Does it not look like an Easter egg?

I made this pin cushion after doing some research for an All Women Stalk DIY post. This photo frame is tiny, measuring only three inches in width. I bought it at some obscure Chinese store downtown for the miniature haunted room I was making. Up until today, said mini room is yet to see progress so I stole the frame and made this pin cushion.

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the noose collection

Early this month, the boyfriend moved his office to the living area and we transformed his old space into a workshop. Said workshop now houses our tools, the cabinet for the cats’ litter box, and everything else that two “makers” use for… er… making things.

In the process of transferring our supplies to the workshop, the boyfriend chanced upon my clips. He hinted that having clips as many (and as varied) as I do is bordering on certifiably mad. To which I replied, “What? You can’t have too many clips!”

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A week or so after that conversation, production for the latest release of Black Bile commenced. Aside from making the neckties, I also took care of the packaging:

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