How to

DIY Nursery Letters

DIY Nursery Letters created by April Erhard of April Golightly

We received a sample of Lullaby Paint for review purposes only. All opinions are our own.

I wanted my daughter’s bedroom to have a customized feel, but did not want to spend a fortune buying letters. I have seen them cost from $10 to $60 a piece. Making them custom from the craft store is much cheaper. Since Camilla’s name is so long, there was no way I was going to spend even $10 a piece. I spent less than $2 per letter for this DIY project, and I have craft supplies left over to do other projects.

DIY Nursery Letters

Read more

Setting a Clothing Budget

Now that I am a mom, a wife, and a new homeowner, I have come to realize that I have to set a clothing budget. That is a whole lot of change in such a short-time period (a little over a year). I am telling you about my budget in the hopes that you will be keep me accountable. creating a budget will hold me accountable on how I spend my monthly budget. Now that you know why I am starting a clothing budget, let’s talk about how to set a clothing budget.

How to Set a Clothing Budget, Setting a Clothing Budget

Read more

Heisenberg Costume

I don’t know about you, but I am HUGE fan of Breaking Bad. My husband and I have been watching it every Sunday on the edge of our seat waiting to find out what happens to Walter White and the rest of the cast of Breaking Bad characters. I put this Heisenberg Costume together on … Read more

Be Fashionable Going Back to School with Duck Tape®

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walmart for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

Be fashionable when you go back to school using Duck Tape®. You can use Duck Tape® to create, embellish, and decorate everything for back to school. Decorate note books, planners, pens, welcome gifts for teachers, name plates for a desk or cubby, and lockers. Duck Tape® is a creative and inexpensive tool for both teachers, students, and they are only limited to their imagination!

ipad duct tape case DIY

Read more

Pet Scarf DIY

Every time my puppy, Harrison Ford goes to the groomer her comes back with a cute scarf. Since I have been doing his grooming lately, I decided to make a pet scarf DIY. For my baby shower, I bought a pink polka dot fabric quarter from Joann Fabric. I know he is boy puppy, but boys can wear pink too! He looks very manly in his pink polka dot scarf! We made him a camo printed one that he has been wearing non-stop as well. I cannot wait to match the babies outfits to Harrison’s bandanas. The ability to buy fabric in quarters makes it really easy to make a ton of these pet bandanas.

pet scarf DIY

cavalier-king-charles-spaniel

Read more

Flower Crown DIY

I have noticed that flower tiara in a ton of different stores for spring. I love the idea of wearing a crown on just a regular day. I was walking around Joann’s Fabrics buying supplies for another DIY project and found myself drawn to the fake flower section. I decided to try to try my hand at a flower crown DIY. It came out just lovely and was very easy to accomplish. The details on how I made the tiara are below.

flower-crown-diy, flower crown DIY, flower tiara diy, maternity tiara, flower tiara, flower crown, spring crown, wedding crown, wedding tiara

Read more

Game of Thrones Fashion

Winter is coming! So is the Season Premiere of Game of Thrones Season 3! I have been listening to Game of Thrones book 3: A Storm of Swords and have been dying to discuss the dirty details of book 3 with the world. I am excited to see what happens in the season and also ecstatic to see the Game of Throne Fashion! It is going to be a great season and I am impatiently waiting for the big day on March 31, 2013. Sounds like best Easter present ever!

Game of Thrones Fashion

game of throne fashion, game of thrones fashions

The Carrie Diaries Inspired DIY

I have been watching the Carrie Diaries since it came out.  It has filled the hole in my teen drama TV schedule  that the end of Gossip Girl created.  Naturally, it’s also spurred me on to re-watch Sex and the City.  I had forgotten how much I loved those 4 girls! The Carrie Diaries is not much like SATC, but it has lust-worthy fashion of the 80s that I miss. I could never imagine missing the 80s, but as with all fashion, there will always be a recycle of trends. Of course, there have been modifications of the 80s look. Carrie wears updated 80s clothing, but her co-stars wardrobe is straight out of the decade of indulgence.

2013-03-141

Read more

Do It Yourself Silver Jeans

Metallic jeans are being sold for hundred of dollars in boutiques and online. I thought that I could get the look for next to nothing by doing it myself. I got the idea a few years ago from The Dandy Project. He made a pair of gold shorts, and his post helped me with this DIY project.

DIY-Silver-Jeans

Read more

DIY Inspiration Silver Jeans

The Spring 2013 runways were packed with metallic jeans. Milly, Christian Dior, Milly Vivienne Tam, DKNY, Reed Krakoff, Diane von Furstenberg, and Phillip Lim have been really shining on metallics this spring. I want to make my own metallic jeans to go from fall to spring this year.  Peaceful Warriors + Trippy Hippies with DANNIJO by aprilgolightly … Read more

Effie Trinket Costume

Halloween is my favorite holiday and I take it pretty seriously. I started looking for elements of this look several months ago. First I ordered the wig. Then I scowered the earth in search of a worthing suit or dress that had the Capital Style we are all fond of. I found it pinning on Pinterest one … Read more

50 Shades of Grey Halloween DIY

50 Shades of Grey is the hotest book of the year. I recently read it for my book club and realized it would make a great halloween costume. I started searching for as many shades of gray that I could find online. I found 50 shades of gray using google. To complete the look you … Read more

Miss Scarlet Clue Costume

Miss Scarlet from Clue by aprilgolightly featuring a silk evening dress off the shoulder dress formal

Matching Bracelets & Necklace DIY

Matching Bracelets & Necklace DIY

I found an amazing necklace this weekend that I liked so much that I bought two of them. One I kept as a necklace and the other I deconstructed into 9 super cute bracelets. I used 5 pearl beads to add some class to my pile of beads. They look great all together and mix with other arm candy. Stay tuned on other ways to wear these bracelets.

Bracelet and Necklace DIY

Read more

Colored Leather Loafer DIY

 Ingredients Loafers (leather or faux leather will work) Tarrago Leather Paint Tarrago Leather Preparer Leather Application Sponge (comes in Tarrago kit) Mixing brush (comes in Tarrago kit) Drop cloth (large garbage works) Masking Tape Paper Towel Inspiration Step 1 Find some leather 0r faux leather loafers that are so boring in an traditional color like … Read more

Don’t Let Earrings Weigh You Down DIY

Don’t Let Your Earrings Weigh You Down DIY by aprilgolightly on polyvore.com Don’t let your earrings weigh down your ears. At a very young age, my father warned me about what happens to earlobes after years of wearing heavy earrings. I’ve been wearing studs every since. Over the past few years, I have branched out … Read more

Burberry Inspired Beaded Sandals DIY

Burberry set the trend for sandals this spring season with these amazing beaded sandals. Ingredients Black Sandals 4 Different Color Beads that are the same size & shape (I used black, blue, green and yellow.) Black Colored Copper Wire (I used 24 gauge.) Large Needle (I purchased the needle from the Crochet Section of A.C. … Read more