If you find yourself weak of wallet yet still a slave to fashionista longings, take heart and a cue from Garbage Dress blogger/designer/oh-so-clever recycler Zana Bayne who took a boring pair of purple (yep, she painted them!) shoes and with a few hundred rhinestones, a lot of glue and I'm assuming tons o' time and revamped them into these runway ready show-stoppers.
I spied these scrumptious Christmas ornaments on the crafty blog, my life in lowercase. The clear, glass bulbs are a fabulous blank canvas for creativity. Here, she's used bits of scrap yarn, offering up a colorful and textural feast for the eye. They would also work wonderfully with the tiny bits of wrapping paper we often end up throwing away. You can find the affordable bulbs all over the place but extra points if you get them at saveoncrafts, which promotes recycled glass.
Okay, it's not the most life-changing DIY you've ever seen, but the sad, little dog bed my 4lb. Yorkie, Winnie called home (yeah, I know what you're thinking, but I promise I am not that type of girl...) needed some help! Store bought beds are easily $50 and not great quality, so I thought, "hey, maybe I can just make one." After much internet research, a perfect solution (and creative inspiration!) was found via Kristen, Etsy seller and winner of the Design*Sponge DIY challenge (below).
Because Winnie is so tiny and likes to nest in small spots, I knew an ordinary suitcase would be too big for her. Luckily, in the back of my closet I had this vintage Samsonite hat case that I've been carting around for years - finally, a reason to dust it off! Again, a stroke of luck when it turned out that Winnie's old dog bed was the perfect fit! Check out Kristen's instructions (scroll to the bottom) for how to sew a pillow to custom fit your suitcase.
Next, I bought a fun, vintage Afghan for $1 as it was riddled with holes, cut off the offending parts and used some left over yarn to sew a sleeve covering the old bed. I tucked in the open end at the bottom as I want to be able to remove it for washing. 
Next, add dog toys (which she immediately attacked!), her favorite blanket and viola! What was once kicked under the bed when guests arrived is now a conversation piece! All for $1. Doesn't get much better than that! Thanks Kristen!
Yeah, she likes it.
Super clever use for extra wine glasses. Go here for complete instructions.
It's a universal fact: break-ups totally suck. They worse than suck. They are heart-wrenchingly, expectation-shattering, mind-numbingly painful. You try and remember all the bad things about the person who broke your heart but images of the two of you running through a field of daisies keeps annoyingly popping in. Well, here is a project to help you remember that sometimes break ups can be a good thing.
Step One: Take your therapists advice and make a relationship pros/cons list. Then, cross out the pros and add to the cons. Write down every horrible, wicked thought you've had since the big break. No matter how ridiculous or petty, being nice here won't score you any points. In fact, the more outrageous, the more you'll laugh and the better you'll feel.
Step Two: Transfer to a computer program. Here we used InDesign. Make sure to include words like: He, She, We, is, had, and, a. It will help your poetry flow like Wordsworth.
Step Three: Choose a background color that matches your mood. Print on photo paper.
Step Four: Unwrap Self-Adhesive Magnet Strip - Can be found at any hardware store.
Step Five: Attach magnetic strip to the back and cut strips to size.
Step Six: Attach to fridge and make all the funny little sayings your brain was telling you all along anyway. Have a little laugh and give yourself props for being creative. You'll live!
Not the most chic looking design on the planet but clever none-the-less. And if you're like me, your wine never stays around long enough to acquire a permanent address anyway.(source: craftzine)
