http://www.swyyne.com true confessions of a recovering gluttoness Mon, 04 Apr 2011 21:41:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bows are usually some of my best friends, but there was something about having one pretty much smack dab on the front of this already very frou frou red mini dress that was rubbing me the wrong way. So I decided to remove it and make it into a cute ... http://www.swyyne.com/ugly-80s-prom-style-bow-refashioned-into-a-cute-chainlink-purse/ I fell in love with this delicate blue and green floral print, but unfortunately it was on a size 12 mumu when I found it. It was only $10 at Goodwill, though so I thought I'd give refashioning it a whirl. Here's the (rather shoddy) finished product. I might wear ... http://www.swyyne.com/mini-project-refashioned-floral-retro-a-line-dress/ Before: After: With the economy in shambles, accessories that allow us to add some flava to our existing wardrobe pieces and avoid having to buy brand new ones seem to be all the rage. My absolute favorite example of this trend? SHOE JEWELRY! Especially these fab pieces by Litter SF. While Litter's ... http://www.swyyne.com/make-your-own-shoe-jewelry-for-free/ another cool way to recycle your paper. visit the hermes website to download templates to make your very own kelly bag. just pick your location, click on “travel the world of hermes,” and select the paper bag pic (”i want it, i’ll have it!”). what a cute craft to give your ... http://www.swyyne.com/recycle-your-paper-into-cute-little-valentines-hermes-birkin-bags/ if you've decided to take american express up on their offer to buy you out for $300, recycle your old credit card by turning it into a priceless piece of name jewelry. here's how. this is a card i received in the mail from macy's after i specifically told them never to ... http://www.swyyne.com/recycle-your-credit-cards-into-free-name-rings-courtesy-of-amex/ Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo. i throw up more cash, and change the forecast. this is how it should work and what swyyne in ALL about. plus that asian dude is funny. http://www.swyyne.com/corporations-will-do-anything-for-money-carrot-mob-makes-it-rain/ i'm always impressed when people can resist grabbing as many soaps, shampoos and sewing kits from their hotel rooms as their luggage can hold. i have yet to develop such willpower and rue my weakness everytime i look at my drawer full of miniature bottles. instead of throwing them away, here ... http://www.swyyne.com/what-to-do-with-all-your-stolen-toiletries/ we get it. the mta is so strapped for cash that they're considering everything from "selling" station naming rights to the highest bidders to buying bridges from the city for $1 and charging riders to cross. the 2nd ave. line, a situation more desperate than me trying to find a non-slutty, ... http://www.swyyne.com/staggering-our-work-hours-is-it-so-insane/ if you thought that bacos were revolutionary, you will be flabbergasted when you try gyu toro flakes. the brainchild of hokkaido-based tokachi slow foods, gyu toro flakes are made from cows raised on "physiologically optimal feed" and are said to taste like o toro fatty tuna! i am sold! imagine eating ... http://www.swyyne.com/meat-flakes/ a couple of months ago, I would've said no way. i was towering over everyone and everything. but i've taken my slippers off to kneel and pray - at the very thought of you. i don't want to make the same mistake. it's so easy for you to separate ... http://www.swyyne.com/a-poem-for-today/