Alida

Alida
Pinspiration Contributor
I am the wife of a medical student and the mother of four incredible children. I love fashion, and am obsessed with Pinterest! I feel that great fashion should be accessible to everyone so I will help you recreate top looks for less! [Read more]

Big bow tutorial

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Hey ya’ll ALIDA  here, Today I’m going to show you how to make this big beautiful bow! This is Bow tutorial is pretty straight forward so I’ll try to let the pictures do the talking, if you have any questions at all please let me know! You will need: Fabric Glue gun Clip of choice You [Read More]

DIY home decor with oyster shells

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Hey y’all!  Alida Makes here with another Pinspiration post.  This time, as you will see, I took a little artistic liberty.   Here is my Pinspiration… And here is my creation!  I know, not even remotely the same thing right?  Well, I was inspired by the juxtaposition of rustic decor and bright colors in my [Read More]

DIY floral pockets

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Hey y’all!  It’s me again!  Alida from Alida Makes showing you a fun fashion DIY!  Today I have fun project that is sure to get you in the mood for Summer.  DIY floral pocket jorts!    Wondering what JORTS are? JEAN -SHORTS ;) he he although this would work just as well on a pair [Read More]

Dyed denim jacket tutorial

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Hey y’all!  It’s Alida again from Alida Makes, with another denim tutorial.  Last time I shared how to bleach and stud a jacket, this time I’m taking it a step further and dying the bleached jacket.  Here was my Pinspiration: And here is my creation: I wanted it blotchy and not too “perfect” and this [Read More]

DIY denim studded jacket – refashion

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Alida wows us again with another amazing DIY post inspired by pinterest!! {to see all the posts from Alida on Love Stitched click HERE} ————————————————— Hey y’all!  A while ago I asked a question on my blog: what kind of Pinspiration post do YOU want to see?  The number one answer?  DENIM.  You wanted to [Read More]

DIY glitter sunnies

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      Hey y’all!  Today I’m going to show you a fun, girly DIY project, inspired by these sunglasses:   I love the ’70s shape of these shades.  But I’m not in love with the yellowing white color.  I bought them forever ago, so long I can’t remember where I got them!  I *think* [Read More]

leather heart elbow patches sweater refashion

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Hey y’all!  Today I have a fun project just in time for Valentine’s Day!  Bonus: it looks great all year round.  Don’t you deserve to do some selfish sewing?    Today’s Pinspiration came from ASOS. Source: us.asos.com via Alida on Pinterest Well, partially from ASOS and partially from Philly’s Fabric Row.  If all you’ve ever [Read More]

Key hole bow sweater refashion – a tutorial

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Hey y’all!  Alida here from Alida Makes today to show you a quick and easy bow sweater refashion.  If you’d like to see more of my refashions, check out my tutorials page!  This refashion is inspired by the pin above, but I wanted a cleaner, less droopy bow.  If you want a droopy bow like [Read More]

DIY pallet coffee table

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Hey y’all!  I know I usually do sewing tutorials but I am so in love with this project I just had to share it here with my Love Stitched readers!  I promise I’ll be back with a sewing tutorial next time, but until then feel free to check out my tutorials page at Alida Makes, [Read More]