Category: DIY

Quick DIY Fix for Tiered Skirts That Fit Weird

I thought I had shared this tip before, but I did a quick look through my previous posts and didn’t see it… so I wanted to make sure this idea gets ejected from my brain in case it helps someone else. Okay, so you know how I love, love, love a good flowy skirt? Obviously. And I find myself drawn to those tiered skirts of the mid-90’s because they are just a fabulous kind of boho chic.

However, sometimes the top tier is a bit rude in how it fits my tummy.

At some point over the last few years, I realized I could just CUT THE TOP OFF.  So, instead of having a too-tight top tier, I cut the top tier off entirely and then reattach the waistband to the next tier (which has more room).

I did this previously with a Laura Ashley skirt

And I just did this again with a newly thrifted Kerri Rosenthal skirt. I thrifted the skirt for under $10 and when I did my online research after the fact, I found that it retails for $328. Sure, I could have listed it for sale to try and make some money off of it, but I LIKED the skirt. And the whole idea of thrifting is to buy things to wear and keep them out of a landfill, right?

So, I grabbed my trusty scissors, chopped the top tier off and then reattached the next tier to the existing waistband. I didn’t even get my sewing machine out, I just hand sewed it. After I got everything in place, I then chopped the interior slip a bit shorter (so it didn’t stick out) and did a quick running stitch by hand for a new hem. That was it!

And now, I have a gorgeous flowy, cotton and lace skirt that fits my body well. For $10 and a little elbow grease.

Creating a Floating Fairy Forest Hanging Terrarium

I shared back in February 2025 when I first went to a local shop for a Preserved Moss Art Frame Class. Well, I saw that they were offering a new Floating Fairy Forest Hanging Terrarium class, so I signed up to make one with my friend Lindsey.

Lindsey is my green thumb plant goddess friend, who has helped me keep my ever-growing assortment of indoor plants alive at my house. So obviously she’d join me for a plant class, which came with a side of shopping the store afterwards. And tacos and margaritas. Which were not part of the class, but were very much needed.

Back to the class — each member of the group received the glass hanging terrarium, an assortment of soil, charcoal, stones, mix to add for drainage, three little plants (one we got to choose), and some adorable little mushrooms, green rocks, a lamp post and a string of lights.

Then they walked us step-by-step on how to add everything into our terrariums. Everyone was super nice and I totally wanted to bring home a bunch of new friends with me, but I’m shy in groups and I feel like it would be weird to ask new people to be my friend. The class was super fun and I really liked watching how everyone chose to combine their items,

I’m so happy with how mine turned out! When I got it home, I tried it in a few different areas in my house and ultimately decided on our master bathroom.

I feel like it gets good light AND good humidity for all the healthy terrarium needs. Now cross your fingers with me that it flourishes and grows!

Crafty Fun: Punch Needle Art

Apparently, I don’t have enough crafts in my wheelhouse… so I decided to learn something new (again). On a visit to our local Michael’s to pick up some ribbon, I happened upon a gorgeous embroidery kit in the Johnathan Adler collection area (this one). So, I figured I’d buy it for some mindless fun.

But when I got home, I realized it’s NOT an embroidery kit – something I know how to do – but a punch needle kit. I’ve never punch needled before. In fact, I didn’t even know that punch needling WAS, but I figured I could probably figure it out.

And I did. But with no help from the kit instructions. Instead, I watched a couple YouTube videos so that I could figure out how to thread the punch needle and then how to make the pretty swoopy carpet-like bits on the front of my project.

The kit is made so that you keep the completed project on the hoop, but I thought it would look more finished if I framed it in an old picture frame and had the beading hang outside of the frame. It wasn’t really harder to do that. I basically had to get the iron out to get rid of the circular hoop crease in the fabric, wrap the fabric around a photo mat, and then stretch and sew it into place.

Here’s how it turned out:

Isn’t it the cutest?! I love the way the rainbow punch needle loops came out and the pretty matching colors of the beading. It was a good task to do when I wanted to keep my hands busy and just kind of let my brain rest for a while.

And it looks great in a dark little corner of my den.

All in all, I really enjoyed my little visit into punch needle art and I’ll be on the lookout for some additional patterns that I might want to try!

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