These will be for sale on Etsy soon - so if you are interested in purchasing a custom portfolio of your own, please contact me at Kerri.Nel@gmail.com.
I have been working on designing the perfect adoption portfolio. The portfolio is very important since the birth mom actually chooses you based off of what she sees.
I wanted to make something really special and different. I designed album covers made of raw walnut which will smell nice and hopefully stick in the birth mom’s mind. I had custom pages made to size and taught myself coptic binding which allows the pages to lay flat. It’s tied with a beautiful bow.
I am really tickled at how nice it looks and can’t wait to fill the pages.
The portfolio is turned in to the Social Worker who then submits it to potential birth moms. When we are placed with our baby girl, the portfolio comes back to us as a memento/baby book which our future daughter can look at and keep for the rest of her life. It’s a great way for her to understand on what basis her birth mom choose us.
I hope the birth mom thinks it is as beautiful as I do:)
These will be for sale on Etsy soon - so if you are interested in purchasing a custom portfolio of your own, please contact me at Kerri.Nel@gmail.com.
DIY project of the day.
Black sparkle sleeveless dress (was originally a frumpy long sleeve shirt that I bought from Goodwill)
I kind of like it a lot.
DIY Kate Spade Hand in Hand Bangles. Top Photo: DIY from make it & fake it, Bottom Photo: Kate Spade Hand in Hand Bangles here, $28 per bracelet. Tutorial from make it & fake it here.
What will you do when your cutest heels get some unexpected damage?
PERFECT TIME FOR SOME D-I-Y!
What you need:
1. Plastic Cup
2. Glue
3. Glitters
4. Brush
Let me walk you through on how we did this project.
1. Mix glue with glitters. (Ratio 1:1)
2. Mix it really well…
I bought a black button down tunic from h&m for $13. I never wear tunics the dress shirt was $20…so I decided to alter it up a bit :)
Before:
I snipped and sewed a little bit and:
I had to make it more me, so a leopard print pocket was a must! I’ll definitely be wearing it now :)
Also made these feather earrings from the leftover dreamcatcher supplies:
I saw these boots on the Free People website and fell in love with them immediately. What’s cool is that each one is handmade and original; no one looks the exact same as the other.
Unfortunately, I don’t have $438 to throw down on shoes but their retail description taught me exactly how to make them: Boot base will be western-style with varying colors, toe shapes (pointed vs round), and heel heights. Belts are also found vintage and applied to the boots by hand, so the belts are one-of-a-kind just like the boots.
Looks like I’ve got a trip to the local Goodwill and Value Villages for the boots and belts, and an afternoon/evening of measuring, sewing and gluing coming up. I’m excited! :D
