When we spotted this super-cute girl shopping at Calico, OF COURSE, we accosted her to snap a pic! We love her 80′s-inspired platinum shag with DIY teal stripes! Get the look by sectioning off your hair with strips of scotch tape, then dab on Manic Panic in the electrifying hue of your choice! Like this [...]
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Calico’s owner, Elissa, shows you a ridiculously easy way to tie a turban-style head scarf! {Images via Google} Like this on Facebook
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Loving everything to do with gold leaf as a beauty accessory! Probably not super healthy to rim your eyes in–but it’s so rad-looking, who cares? Inspired to enlist a buddy and go as Silver and Gold for Halloween… {Sources: Honestly WTF’s AWESOME Gold Leaf Jewelry Tutorial, Covetous Creatures} Like this on Facebook
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We recently discovered these nail polish “rings” on Boston-based style blog Covetous Creatures. Created by Butter London for the Vena Cava AW11 presentation, and first debuting via Twitter @refinery29, this nail art–which ignores the nails altogether–is simple to re-create with a couple bold hues and some sturdy tape. We love Holly’s neon yellow & pale [...]
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So, as you probably know by now, Calico turns five this month, and we’re throwing a big party at the New Bedford Whaling Museum to celebrate! We wanted to get a fancy red carpet step and repeat–but we didn’t want to spend a small fortune. We decided to DIY it, and we’re so psyched with [...]
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Just saw that Jane Aldridge from Sea of Shoes is in the process of meticulously hand-painting a jacket. Such a cool DIY project! I can’t wait to see how it turns out… Loving her folky vignettes of castles, people, and creatures–especially the toothy guy, above, who I think is a Pokemon. Like this on Facebook
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A little straw hat is one of this season’s biggest trends! I’ve always been a fan of this summer staple, so I thought I’d share a little DIY tutorial to refresh and personalize your old straw hat! Like this on Facebook
Loving these googly eye DIY’s!… Googly Eye Mani by Kelly Eident of I’m Your Present Googly Eye Shoe from The Dandy Project Googly Eye necklace from The Swell Life Sooo creepy! What would you DIY with googly eyes?… xoxo, Elissa Like this on Facebook
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This past Thursday was downtown New Bedford’s monthly AHA! Night, and Calico hosted a trunk show for our in-house accessories designer (and my BFF), Cody Nowell. Cody’s line, please+thankyou, has experienced many incarnations and concentrations: She has created a series of clutches from her own handwoven textiles, hand-printed and embroidered a small collection of lingerie, [...]
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