I often hear people complain about Valentine's Day and how it's a gimmick but I enjoy the day. I love celebrating love and not just the romantic kind. If you live in NYC like me or anywhere cold, Valentine's will remind your frigid heart that the sun and flowers will come out tomorrow. 

Check out the gift guides I've rounded up below and treat #yoself, your #girlgang or #baemine to some of these goodies. 

Hey there!  Recently, one of my best friends gifted me a beautiful kitchen towel and I loved it so much I just couldn't bring myself to use it. I was looking for ways to ensure I'd keep it forever and turning it into art was the perfect solution. This can be done with any textile so be sure to read my Jan post on About.com. You probably have most of the supplies to complete this project already!

I created these Polyvore style sets last week and decided to publish them in time for the Golden Globes. I recently purchased some extra long vintage gloves and those served as the inspiration for these sets. The dresses reminisce on the glamorous silhouettes of the 1940's and 1950's  and I love them! If you follow me on Instagram you'll see how much I love vintage and retro-inspired looks. 

More Holiday ornament DIYs? You're welcome! I created a second set of ornaments to complement my Chinoiserie-inspired balls. These tassels are fun and easy to make and can be done with the entire family. 

Everyone who knows me, knows that I love a good tassel. I like them on dresses, scarves, shoes, earrings, necklaces, keychains, curtain tie backs and I even hang tassels on my doorknobs. I think you get the point so you should understand why I enjoyed making these ornament for my tree. They take very little time to make and the results are stunning! Tell your friends you bought them at a high end ornament store. Is there such a thing?

Hey everyone! Are you in the Christmas spirit yet? My family is visiting from Guyana and I'm loving every moment especially when I get kisses from my 2 year old niece. This Christmas I wanted to go the nontraditional route with my decorations and decided to DIY some blue and white Chinoiserie-inspired ornaments. I love blue and white porcelain but I'm not a fan of the cost so my Crafty Habit kicked in and a DIY was in order. 

I have a soft spot for many things and marble is definitely one. Just take a look at my DIY Marble Coasters and you'll see. I love when pattens apply to decor as well as style so when I spotted these sunglasses I had to have them. 

See more of this look and where to get these cool marble-print sunglasses after the jump!

I'm so excited to let you know I am now a contributor for About.com's home vertical! 

I met About.com editors Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason of AphroChic at the Blacks In Design Conference this Summer and was super elated to chat with them. I've followed and admired their work for quite some time so having a conversation was dreamy! We spoke about design and at some point I expressed my love for DIY projects. They we're really interested in seeing my work and after a lovely conversation back in NYC, I agreed to create DIY content for About.com. I was a bit nervous about the opportunity but more excited and grateful than anything else. Thank you for the space to share my perspective on DIY Bryan and Jeanine! 

I started using Polyvore about 6 years ago and decided to give it another shot recently. I felt like I was back in college and got carried away creating style boards this weekend. I also created  a few decor boards and wanted to share them with you. Today's decor boards feature a versatile jute herringbone rug styled three different ways.

The first board is my favorite and I want my living room to look like this. The chesterfield sectional, chandelier and gold coffee table add lots of glamor to the space while the banana leaf plant and Slim Aarons Poolside party photography provides a cool tropical retro vibe. 

Hi gals! I created another last minute DIY Halloween costume and it was featured on Blavity! I love Blavity so I was super excited to have my post featured.

Click here to see how you can DIY this look with items from your closet. 

I decided to do a last minute costume DIY and chose Frida Kahlo as my subject. I had everything for this DIY in my wardrobe so it was a simple one to put together. I'll walk you through the how to below. 

To say I LOVE banana leaf print would be an understatement. Check out my Instagram and you'll begin to understand. I'm a lover of prints and this beauty steals my heart every time. From home decor to fashion I'll take this print in every size and style. 

See more of this look after the jump!

I love a good matching top and bottom just as much as I like mixing prints! This combination gives the illusion of a jumpsuit when belted. Check out this floral print top and short combo as I stroll through the streets of Brooklyn.