Food & Ink Moroccan Salad at House of Tricks as featured at the Phoenix New Times Chow Bella blog.

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Do you have a stash of your mom’s vintage costume pearls lying around? Freshen them up and give them to her, restyled, for Mothers Day. This restyle project was inspired by a necklace spotted at Anthropologie with a price tag of $78. Make one yourself for just pennies. This is modeled after a collar necklace but with a twist.

Learn how to make a restyled pearl necklace from my piece at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch: Mom’s Costume Pearls into a Collar Necklace, a Restyle

Royal Wedding Fever – Wedding Dress Re-Styled

The Royal Wedding is just days away and since everyone loves a fairy tale, I used the Royal Wedding as inspiration to transforms a late 1980’s / early 1990’s style wedding dress into a contemporary wedding frock for a fun spirited occasion,  with a touch of the hottest wedding trend, black.

I put out a request on Facebook and the offers came — Spring cleaning I guess.

FRONT OF THE DRESS

BACK OF THE DRESS

Learn how this wedding dress was transformed, step by step, from my post at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch blog: Royal Wedding Fever: A Wedding Dress, Restyled

My weekly post called Food & Ink for the Phoenix New Times Chow Bella blog. This is week four.

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I made a Jackalope silhouette card for Jackalope Ranch’s birthday celebration.

I used card stock, spray paint and colored masking tape. For the complete how to visit my post at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch: Happy Birthday Card for a Jackalope Fan

My weekly post called Food & Ink for the Phoenix New Times Chow Bella blog. This is week three.

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A plain T-shirt can be great when you feel like cleaning out your fridge, but if you have bigger plans, it might be time to shake it up a bit. And if you mix that plain tee with a worn-out blouse, you’ll have a winning combo for an all-new piece.
Learn how to make a Fabulous Re-styled Shirt from my post at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch blog: Plain Tee Meets a Worn Blouse, Restyled

Illustrations of favorites that I ate and drank in a week

As seen in The Phoenix New Times Chow Bella Blog: Bar Plate at Hanny’s

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Living in Phoenix it really is mandatory that we like Mexican food but with all the crappy chains around town we can often be fooled into eating fake versions of our favorites. One fav about town that is a must stop for their salsas is La Condesa. But is your want to save a buck then try to make their Pecan Salsa at home.

Learn how to make La Condesa — Pecan Salsa at home from my post at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch blog: La Condesa At Home: Pecan Salsa

It’s nearing summer, which means sunglasses are no longer a fashion statement but a necessity. But let’s not let the personal style go.  I picked up a pair of bedazzled shades in Mesa’s The Goods Store and decided to use a little inspiration to jazz up my own pair (and an equally necessary carrying case) by adding a healthy dose of cabochons, which can found in many stores on Etsy and at local crafty spots including SAS.

Learn how I made them at my post over at the Phoenix New Times Jackalope Ranch blog post: Sunglasses, Restyled (Case Included)