My hair is very long, and it is decently thick but it is so fine that I quite literally cannot curl using any way shape or form of heat! I am convinced that I need to send it into some lab so they can test it because it is so completely impervious to heat! The only way I can get a little bit of body in it is if I wear it in braids over night or something like that and even then it loosens after about two hours. So the only option left me, is braids. French braid, inverted braid, herringbone braid, you name it I've done it! So I decided to make a tutorial for the milk maid braid hairstyle. This ...
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DIY Paper Roses
For my Valentine's day cards this year I decided I wanted to try something a little bit different. So I looked around on pinterest and found a couple pictures of the most gorgeous paper roses! I made up a whole bunch of them and gave each member of my family an individual rose with a little note attached! Voila! Easiest Valentine's Day gifts ever! Then, this past weekend Lydia and I worked at The Antique Shoppe and I needed a little something to keep me busy so I got it into my head that I was going to make a whole bouquet of paper roses. I loved the way they turned out! I think the next time ...
Valentine’s Day DIY
So, Valentine's Day isn't that huge of a deal at our house but we still like to make it a little bit of a special day, Dad always buys us all red roses (he's so sweet!) and we have a fancy dinner, but yesterday I was struck by the urge to make something Valentine's day themed, so I looked on pinterest. Of course it was pinterest. I found the idea to make a pillow with a gold heart emblazoned on the front! So I dug out our mod podge, assorted colors of glitter, sewed up a quick pillow cover and set to work! It turned out pretty good for being such a quick project! I like Valentine's ...
DIY Chalk Painted Pumpkins
Naomi and I have been spending some real quality time together recently. We spent all afternoon making fern pumpkins, chalk pumpkins, and acorn garlands. And now to top it off we both sit here together in front of the computer sipping hot chocolate with kleenex's stuffed up our noses, sneezing. I blame her because she got the cold first. Harumph. We shall ignore the condition of Naomi and I for a few minutes and move on to the point of this post. Chalk painted pumpkins! Chalk paint is the easiest way to take something normal and make it unique! Naomi and I made these chalk paint ...
DIY Mod Podge Fern Pumpkin
I absolutely love fall, summer is okay, spring is nice, but fall through Christmas is definitely my favorite season! Everybody is having cookouts, the weather is just starting to get chilly, and you start looking forward to the holidays! To get to the point, I love decorating the house for fall and christmas. Thus, this tutorial for decorated pumpkins! I saw these in the country living magazine and loved the idea.I especially love the contrast of the white pumpkin paired with the ferns. You will need: Mod Podge a ...
DIY Leather Business Card Holder
I don't know how many times someone has asked me for a business card and I went digging through my purse and pulled out a crinkled and maybe slightly gooey business card. Ew. That is why this DIY will eventually save me a whole lot of embarrasment as well as digging. Whew! Problem solved! You will need: A square piece of leather Scissors A pen A rounded stud or snap A business card E6000 glue 1. Lay your card in the very middle of the the square. Mark the corners with a pen. 2. Cut squares out of the sides of the leather at right angles to the dots you ...
DIY Leather Camera Strap
So you know when I said that the leather I bought was going to be seeing a lot on this blog? Here is yet another DIY involving leather. I have thought about making a camera strap before but I was always scared I wouldn't be able to make it strong enough to hold my camera. But then I realized I had two camera straps because about a year ago I was running up the stairs carrying my camera (yes I know, very irresponsible), and a smoothie in the other hand and I stumbled and hit the lens right on the corner of a stair and promptly broke the automatic focusing capabilities. Sigh...... A very ...
DIY Leather Hair Bows
Recently I acquired several yards of leather fabric, one of the best buys I have ever made! I bought it because I kept thinking "Man if I only had some leather fabric I could make......" All those projects beyond my reach! Well now that I have some leather you might be seeing a good few DIY's that include it! This is the finished product. I think they are absolutely adorable! Especially considering how easy they are! You will need: Scissors Leather Hair Clip Measuring Tape Glue Gun Using your measuring tape cut out a piece of leather that is 4 long by 2 ...
DIY Pillows
So I got this idea after I did the DIY geometric patterned tote. It was very fun and easy ( am i sensing a pattern here?) and so one of these adorable pillows is currently resting on my bed and the other is on Lydia's. When I got the idea for this DIY I had to go searching through the house for two pillows, when I finally found some (thanks mom for helping me out!) I just measured them and made some simple pillow cases out of duckloth. I found these stencils online and printed them and cut them out. Just like we did for the DIY geometric patterned tote you can use the ...
DIY Geometric Patterned Tote
I love this DIY! It was so simple and easy! The best thing about it is it looks very professional and finished when you're done! Plus, I think its a little bit reminiscent of The Great Gatsby! You'll want to use a very simple tote or canvas bag. I just whipped this one up in a few minutes! Cut a simple shape out of wax paper or cardboard to use as a stencil. Using the stencil you cut out earlier, draw whatever pattern you would like onto the bag using pencil or some other pen that could be ...