Hey y’all!
Do you love the unconventional Bohemian style but are at a loss as to how to accomplish it? —especially frugally?
This site is for you!
On these pages and posts, I hope to encourage you to step out away from the ordinary and wear something that says, “This is me!”
Here, on My Style Blog, you’ll find my latest tutorials and tips, which will later be added to my categorized Tuts-n-Tips section, where you can always go to browse for inspiration on making your own style of tops, skirts, wraps, etc..
There, in Tuts-n-Tips, you’ll find many tutorials to help you start thinking creatively.
Also, I’ve included, in the Tips part, the best places to thrift to find those building blocks that will make up your one-of-a-kind outfits, also to be used in refashioning to create unique pieces that are your own design.
You will also find out the best places to get the best deals on costume jewelry!
Let me introduce you to Theano, my creative friend from the island of Cyprus, who hand-makes amazing jewelry! Please visit her Facebook page and shop her Etsy store!
Read about the super rich celebrities—who can well afford expensive clothes— yet, opt for the fun and excitement of finding unique and vintage garb by thrifting, and spending way less in doing it…just like we do!
You can get ideas from My Style Gallery, and read about how DIY Bohemian got started and what brings me joy in living. 🙂 And, of course, you can contact me.
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Thank you so much! …and welcome to the family! 
Blessings!
Cindy
Dear Cindy, I am sincerely sorry for your loss! I can realize you feel very blessed to have had such an incredible man by your side for years, so I hope your deep faith may comfort and sustain you in this difficult times. Just remember that henceforth you have the legacy and mission to continue cultivating here on Earth all those beautiful qualities that Jerry loved in you, till the moment you two may be together again… Warmest hugs and blessings from Uruguay!
My dear Kassandra, thank you so much for your genuine, heartfelt recognition of my close relationship with my Jerry, and your beautiful and encouraging words. Thank you for your heart, dear one. I’m glad I know you. I receive your hugs and blessings. <3 I appreciate you, and send hugs, prayers, and blessings to you, too. xxx Jerry is with God, and the Lord is embracing me, holding me close to His heart. I feel His presence with me each day. ox Cindy
hi Cindy, I am sorry to hear of your husband’s passing. Yes, he will wait for your arrival. Maybe nervous as your first date 🙂 let your Faith in that hold strong and true to help you through this tough time. God Bless
Thank you Gin. I truly treasure your warm and heartfelt condolences.
A few days before Mama’s passing (2013), when she was still awake, she experienced a visit from Daddy who had passed 14 years prior. We believe at Mama’s “home going” that Daddy came to escort her to Heaven. <3
Love,
Cindy
Cindy,
I am so very sorry for your profound loss. I buried my husband in September 2006 after 11 years of marriage. He fought a long battle with Congestive Heart Failure and Diabetes. It’s so strange how the whole feel of the house changes after losing a partner. I can only tell you that you will smile again. With time, you learn how to breathe again…the pain subsides and the memories take over. I wish you comfort, peace and healing in the coming days ahead. Take all the time you need to get your bearings… we will be here <3
Kim
My dear Kim,
It’s such a comfort to me to know that you, and whoever of my DIY Bohemian family, actually care, and are standing with me, waiting patiently for me to “come back” to my blog. I consider all of you my extended family. <3
I'm so sorry that you, too, Kim, had to go through the pain of losing a life companion.
Yes, the house does change. After a three-and-a-half week stay in the hospital - during which I could not visit him because of the COVID 19 restrictions, Jerry stayed at home throughout the intensity of the last weeks of his short battle with cancer. I'm ever so grateful he wasn't in a nursing home. He had a hospital bed here at the house, and hospice care came to him.
After he went "home" to Glory, I was so grateful for the removal of his medical equipment - it was nearly a week before they came to get it. Having his empty bed to look at each day was a sad and constant reminder of his passing. (It was Thanksgiving week, which made it even worse!) But, when I got the furniture back to where it was - to have a home atmosphere again, it was better, but so TERRIBLY EMPTY!
When the time is right, and God presents a kitty to me, I will have a pet again. (All of my previous kitties have come to me. I never sought a kitty - I believe that is the best: Each was sent by God, I believe, as each was SUCH a blessing to me!) At one time, I had five at once and so enjoyed my little fur family.
These last two years have been very difficult: In mid-December 2018, our old and faithful only car quit. We had no car for almost four months. We had no money for a car, but God gave us a car! Then, my last kitty died in April 2019. Then, the following summer, Jerry's battle began. The blessing was, though, that he had very little adverse reaction to either the chemo or the radiation. Only the last six weeks were terribly hard for him. But, again, I'm so thankful that during his last couple of weeks, he had little-to-no pain. I credit God's mercy for that.
He was my beloved husband for 16 years, and, as God bonded us, we became steadfastly united spiritually; we became true soul mates. Even though he was much older than I - 18 1/2 years older - I never envisioned - at all, life without him. The way the world is going, I expected Jesus' return to the clouds to catch up His church (I Thes. 4:17), to take us both together.
Now, I face every day alone, except I very much feel the presence of the Lord with me. His love envelopes me and comforts me, but the pain is still there, and erupts at the most inconvenient times.
I know I am held tenderly in the palm of God's hand, that He is literally caring for me each day, and, that He has a beautiful plan and purpose for me, yet to be revealed and achieved. Yes, I know in time my life will resume... and, I know I will smile again - and laugh - and have fun, again. God is my strength. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Love,
Cindy
"Do not grieve, for the joy of the Lord is your strength." Nehemiah 8:10
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10
"And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast." I Peter 5:10
From Kat Snider via email:
Dearest Cindy,
You are so right. No one knows the mind of God and sometimes that’s the hardest thing.
Jerry was a great human being. He not only believed in Christ. He truly walked His path and practiced His teachings through helping and caring for others. I like how he learned from other spiritual teachings and applied, those that fit, into Christian teachings. Jerry was a person I would have been blessed to know.
There is so little help I can actually give you. Please remember you’re welcome to email me anytime. And don’t forget…….Jerry is with you and if you have not already felt his presence, you will………..Kat
My reply ——————
Thank you Kat. Your words blessed me. I’m glad you’re with me in Christ, and also with my blog. xx I’ll try to get back into the creative swing and do more on my blog. It’s difficult to do anything right now but mourn. I watch movies more than I should to get my mind diverted. Thank you for caring. Love and blessings. Hugs. Cindy
Kat’s reply —————–
Cindy……Don’t worry about the blog. Just do what you need to do. If watching movies helps, you do it. Don’t feel guilty. Mourning is a terrible process and we never truly stop. It is always there, on some level, because we continue to love the one who has gone before us and we miss their physical presence in our lives…..Take care. Love and blessings to you too…..Kat
My reply ———–
Sweet Kat,
Your emails mean so much to me!! I feel the warmth and compassion you express in them.
I also hear the voice of experience. I’m so sorry for your loss in the past. Yes, not having the physical presence of a true God-given life companion and soul mate is much different from any other loss.
Next Tuesday, 12/14/20, I will bury Jerry’s ashes, and will have a flag presented to me from the U.S. Marine Corps. 🙁
Thank you for your love and blessings. Love and blessings to you,
Cindy