Day twenty two.

Day twenty two.

Unfriend.

Whether it is on facebook or in person. Leave the negative people behind and do a sweep of who really matters. Believe me you will feel better, I know I do.

Update.

I ended up getting a 98.4 % on my 14 chapter, 110 question Managerial Accounting exam. Studying for 16 hours paid off!

Song Inspiration.

I am in love with Adele especially her album 19. Take a listen to this song while you browse.

Pins.

Today I was so busy moving, driving to visit family and officially packed my bags for Alaska that I didn't really get to concentrate on the blog. (neglecting you today :/) I am going to post some pins that I like that are vintage and some DIY's.

I loved this living room because of the pop of neon yellow they used in the throw pillows. Vintage flare but a bit of dare.

I enjoy recycling and using wood crates, here this person painted them and used the crates to store their shoes. Yes please!

This backboard is super simple you can take come old wood or a pallet and just paint whatever word or phrase that you would like above your head at night.

I really love this simple vintage dining area.

This ladder is used as greenery in the house or patio. At the same time you can use an old ladder inside the house and place flower vases and books as a unique piece of decor.

Cost efficient and cute. These are plates put up on the wall creating a unique wall arrangement.

These vases are so cute when put in picture frames and then placed on top of chicken wire. So fun!

Thank you for reading <3

Day nineteen.

Day nineteen.

Just think about tomorrow.


Although yesterday was stressful I just closed my eyes and remembered tomorrow I will be one step closer to moving and Alaska! I am finished with two classes and only two more to go. Had a study sesh with my bestie until midnight then ran to Walmart and was able to get about thirty huge boxes so we can pack all our stuff for the big move to our new Orlando apartment and slowly feeling the stress melt away. Tonight we booked a hotel in Orlando (we live in Orlando but sometimes you just need a get away) and are going to drink, study and be loud!! I love exams week <3

Light it up.

Well since I am on this DIY recycle interior designing kick. I decided to do one on lighting fixtures and re-using light bulbs as accents in your house. I was so excited when I actually found my hair chalking tutorial on pinterest.

 (small things make me smile.)

Alright this lighting fixture below is really quite simple to make all you have to do is:
 1. Blow up a balloon
2. Soak some string/hemp in glue
3. Wrap the balloon with the string/hemp
4.Let dry for a couple of days 
5.Pop balloon and attach your light bulb/fixture

The basket lighting is also very easy to do. 

1. Find a basket you are fond of

2. Cut a hole

3. Attache to lighting fixture 

The picture below is a light bulb that has been hollowed out and then some dirt and a plant seed was put in and it makes a cute conversation plant piece.

This is a light bulb that has been made as another lighting fixture, an oil lamp. This DIY also involves hollowing out the light bulb. After that step is completes add some oil used in lamps and the appropriate rope and you are all set.

I love this light bulb idea to hang and use them as vases. They as so cute but the light bulbs need to be hollowed out before you can use them as a vase.

This is a unique door knob that requires the light bulb to be made into concrete.

Follow this tutorial if you interest. 

Tea cups as lighting fixtures... how cute! This I am guessing on but I am thinking that you need to buy some epoxy glue that can handle heat and glue the tea cup and the plate together after you have already managed to cute a hole into the bottom and then slip the bulb in and hang.

How clever a use for umbrellas as lighting fixtures? So cute and sheik. 

Last but not least this is a great wedding or party lighting idea... All you have to do:

1. Wine glasses

2. Insert votive candles into wine glasses

3. Apply mini lamp shades over the wine glasses and votives for a mini lamp at each table

Thank you for reading and following. Please be sure to comment. Also if you could please do the poll on the right hand side of DIY's you would like to see me do in the future.

Day nine.

Day nine.

Do something fun for the weekend.

Go out with family or yourself and do something fun. Go to the park and swing on the swings, have a picnic, go see a movie, or get a manicure or pedicure. Take a break and relax and smile.

Spring inspired crafting.

Tomorrow I am planting some Spring flowers with my brother and figured I should do a DIY for a watering can, so if you don't have one and don't need to run out and buy one we can just recycle a milk/juice jug and save the planet.

What you will need:

1.) Milk/Juice/Water jug

2.) A nail

3.) Hammer

4.) Plants to water

First: Take your Jug and rinse it out.... with water and soap so that it is clean inside.

Second: Put the cap on your milk jug and place the nail in the desired location of your first hole and hammer down. ( I suggest 5 holes I did too many and the water poured out a bit too fast.)

Third: Fill jug with water.

Fourth: Water your flowers and feel great about recycling and saving money.

 Thanks for reading, tomorrow we are planting new flowers for spring. Please pass the blog along and don't forget to take the poll on the left hand side of the page for what DIY tutorials you would like to see me do :)

Day six.

Day six.

Rest.

Rest or in my case study and wish I were resting. Sometimes we are always on the go that we forget to just step back rest and maybe catch a 15 minute nap. Just 15 minutes can make you feel more energized.

My restful day.

So last night I ombred my hair ( DIY to come) and was up most of the night... So this morning woke up early and went straight to the library to study.. pulling an all nighter tonight for my Managerial Accounting class... womp womp no rest for me, I wish I had my 15 minutes for a cat nap. Here is a preview of my ombre hair... hard to tell but it fades out at the bottom from my normal color!

Creative inspiration.

So the other day I did some crayon art. A super great idea that you can do with kids or just to dress up your wall. First you will need:

1.) A blank canvas ( you can get two from walmart for about $5)

2.) Crayons ( depends how many you need with how big your canvas is.. you can get the cheap crayons for $.48 or splurge and get crayola for about $1 a box )

3.) Newspaper ( so you can lay down under your canvas so when the wax melts it doesn't go everywhere)

4.) Hot glue gun and glue sticks

5.) Blow dryer

First step: Get your blank canvas 

Second Step: Line up your crayons the way you want and then hot glue gun them to your canvas. Make sure you keep the wrapper on the crayon. You can get creative with this as well you don't have to do them in a straight line. ( ex. you can zig zag if you want.)

Third Step: After your crayons are glued down. Start blow drying the crayons. ( I learned from trying it is better to point the blow dryer towards the center of the crayons so that the color melts straight down and does not splatter everywhere.) Make sure you set down your newspaper under your canvas so the crayon wax doesn't drip all over the floor :)

Fourth step: Finished!

 Here are the way mine came out I did a couple different things.

These two are the same way as the tutorial above.

This one is a little different. I took the blank white canvas and drew an umbrella with pencil then painted the rest of the canvas black. After instead of gluing down white crayons I just held one single white crayon in my hand and as it melted let it drip down the canvas so it looks like rain ( it looks much better in person) then to add a little more I bought a pearly paint and added short lines down the canvas so it looks like rain and also pinging off the umbrella ( hard to see in picture), but it came out really great!

Thanks for reading. I hope everyone has a wonderful day and remember to take my poll on the left hand side if you haven't yet :)

Day five.

Day five.

Look in the mirror and smile at yourself.

A smile is contagious and may be just the thing to start off your morning. One smile from you could boost your own and somebody else's day. So show the world your teeth because we all know that it takes more muscles to frown than to smile :)

Time to be creative.

So like I said in my post yesterday.... I was going to try to use my old clothes to make some DIY projects and recycle. I decided a great thing for me to make is a trendy scarf since in Alaska it will be cold.. It literally took me about 10 minutes and I paired it with a cute necklace and accessories. So here we go!

Follow below for steps. Before you get started you will need:

1.) T-shirt

2.) Scissors

Step 1: Make sure you have your t-shirt and scissors. Make sure you lay the shirt out flat. (picture above)

Step 2: Cut off the bottom Hem of the shirt and also cut all the way across under the armpits. (Picture above.)

Step 3: Cut strips all the way across from one side to the other. (Picture above)

Step 4: After you have cute the strips all the way across the shirt, pull on each one. This will cause each strip to become longer and curl. (Picture above.)

Step 5: Wear it! 

Thanks for reading. Remember to take the poll on the left hand side of what DIY you would like to see me do :)

Day two.

Day two.

Do something active.

Doing something outside of your normal routine. This could mean walking around the block once, it just opens the mind and gets you one step closer to a healthier you. Whether you are a fitness fanatic or haven't worked out in years today is the day to take a step.

For the fitness guru, go ahead and change up your routine. Maybe go for a swim today instead or just run a different path.. this could make a big difference and make you see things a little differently.

If you are going to run outside remember a few basic things in this Florida heat.

1.) Sunscreen (eww peeling is just painful)

2.) Water (always want to stay extra hydrated)

3.) Favorite pair of worn in sneakers 

4.) Ipod ( with a motivating work out play list)

5.) Sweatband (work)

6.) Favorite pair of Frat Sunglasses :)

For the ones that want to lead a healthier life but haven't made the step yet. Just walk around the block. It will build stamina and make you look forward to walking two blocks tomorrow :) Just remember you are lapping the people who are sitting on the couch. :)

Today: I ran 3 miles but I also stopped to enjoy my route.. while sitting down in a patch of grass and working on abs, lounges, jumping jacks, and stair steppers... I have to say I also indulged in some Cheese Fries... it has been my weakness this week :) They are just so Yummy... and then I did a creative project to my hair and headed back to the book store to update this blog, reading Catching Fire and catching up with some homework. <3

Creative Inspiration.

I love arts and crafts and figured I would pass along some things I have been doing. If there is anything creative or DIY that you do and would like to share comment... because I want to try it <3

Okay, I have been wanting to do something different to my hair and I found out that you can chalk your hair for some color without damaging it and it last for about two days and gives an edgy look that is trendy and fun! So hear we go.

1.) The chalk: I got the soft pastel chalk from Michael's, I liked this set particularly because it had a nice choice of colors and options.

2.) Make sure the parts of your hair that you want to color are nice and wet. (I put my hair in a pony tail so that when I take the hair tie out it will be scattered around my layers. This is entirely up to you.. you can do one strand if you like or your whole head. lol)

3.) Take the color you choose and color your hair. The color will get on your hands and maybe on your clothing so put a towel over yourself. If the color does get on your clothes.. don't worry it's chalk it will wash out :)

4.) This is what your hair should look like when you color it.. Make sure you brush through your hair after you color it and before you dry it. To dry use a hair straightener or curler to set in the color and style the way you choose. (I just blow dry mine instead of straightening or curling because I do it right out of the shower and my entire head is wet and it seems to work great!)

5.) This is the way it turned out I used: Yellow, Orange and Red. (remember my hair is dark so it will come out much more vibrant on lighter hair.)

6.) This is from yesterday where I did Yellow,Blue and Purple.

7.) Enjoy :)

Let me know how it works for you and have a wonderful day everyone!