absurdly peculiar

Since I am still excited about this LA craft fair on the weekend and am on a DIY high... I decided that I would like to share with you my favorite DIY projects from two of my favorite DIY bloggers.                                                      1. cut out shoulder shirt | a pair and a spare                                                      2. wrap mini dress | a pair and a spare                                                      3. envelope clutch | swellmayde                                                      4. rope bracelet |  swellmayde These projects will get you looking chic without putting a dent in your wallet! Be sure to check out their blogs... these girls have such innovative ideas!

I have been on a DIY craze. Besides spending this weekend creating feather bracelets made out of polymer clay, I will be attending the 3rd Annual Renegade Craft Fair located at the Los Angeles Historic Park on Saturday/Sunday!! I am so excited to see other people's creative ideas and eat plenty from food trucks! Anyhow, I am very happy with the way these pieces turned out... simple yet elegant. With the tones I chose, I feel as though it can be worn with almost anything! This is definitely a piece I will carry through to Fall!

Who doesn't love DIY projects? Usually they are very rewarding because you make something you really love for a relatively cheap price. And only a few people in the world have it! So this morning I was searching for a DIY blog and came across  A Pair and a Spare DIY Fashion Blog .  She has amazing ideas... including this dress she made: It is simply fabulous! Make sure to check out her blog for great DIY projects. 

I was really inspired to make something out of safety pins after the Safety First post, so I decided to make earrings. I went all out and bought some gold color wire, hooks for the earrings, a bunch of safety pins and all the tools required. After figuring out how exactly I was going to connect everything for the first earring.. the 2nd pair took me no time at all. I wonder if I could legitimately add jewelry maker to my resume now. Haha, I only kid.

I went to Crown Books today and was reading a couple of magazines.  I saw this article about DIY. One of the DIY Projects consisted of safety pins and a t-shirt. I tried to look it up online but couldn't find anything... but I did find this: How innovative is that? I'm now inspired to DIY with safety pins. Hopefully, I come up with something spectacular.

Sometimes during my lunch breaks I like to stroll around IKEA. On one of my trips, I became enamored with these art cards:   I wanted to make a card for someone, so I decided to use the IKEA art cards as inspiration for this project. A couple of years ago, I was at Target and bought some scrapbooking paper...even though I don't scrapbook I bought them because 1) it was $1 2) i loved the prints on the paper. And I have finally put it to good use! I made my own stencil for el elefante and cut away! Also, this card could serve as a double purpose: 1) a card (obviously) 2) if you buy a frame, you can frame it and it can decorate the walls/desk of your cubicle, office, or room! If you are drawing impaired and want to make el elefante for yourself, shoot me an email at absurdlypeculiar@gmail.com and i'll send you the stencil I made!