Twine Bowl

I currently have an app on my phone called stumbleupon. It's a great site for when you're bored and want random pictures, videos, etc to look at, but recently I found out (thanks to my sister) that there is an arts and crafts section. It's amazing! It has thousands upon thousands of craft blogs, etsy pages, hair styles etc. In other words, it's right up my alley. Anyways, last night I was in the mood to do a simple craft and found a tutorial on making twine bowls. So I took a shot at it. Here are the steps:

You need modpodge, a bowl of any size, twine, a foam brush(if you don't want to use your fingers) and saran wrap

Wrap the bowl with saran wrap(or ziplock bag etc.) and paint a layer of modpodge in the bowl. Begin to coil.

Continue to coil and wrap the twine inside the bowl. You'll need to drizzle the modpodge as you go so the twine stays in tact.

Let dry about 24 hours. You may need to take the twine bowl out and flip it upside down to let the bottom part dry. Some of my saran wrap stuck to the bottom, but I figured it's not too noticeable.

And voila! I put buttons in my bowl for easy access when I craft. Plus they look pretty chic in that bowl!

Anthro Satin Flower Tutorial

Last week I was wandering around a mall in Dallas and decided to drop by one of my favorite stores, Anthropologie. I was looking at the variety of hair accessories and stumbled upon these cute little babies. I couldn't believe that there were $15 dollars just for two, but luckily my sisters had shown me the tricks of the trade so you & I can make some for cheaper! These are actually really simple and all you need is:

1. Scraps of satin material (I love pastels and neutrals)

2. Bobby pins (or any kind of barrette)

3. Hot glue gun

4. Thin satin ribbon (to wrap the bobby pin)

5. Some type of embellishment like rhinestones, pearls, etc (this is completely optional maybe you want them plain)

6. A lighter

Step One: Cut two circles--one slightly larger than the other. I used a quarter and a nickel to determine the sizes of my circles.

Step 2: Wrap ribbon around the bobby pin. You can either wrap both halves or leave the bottom unwrapped.

Step three(and four): Burn the edges of the fabric letting the flame barely brush up against the edges. Next glue the two petals together and on to the bobby.

                                         

                                         

Step 5: Add rhinestones(or whatever you choose) using a hot glue gun.

I'm selling these two on my etsy shop

Pucker up

From the J.Crew Summer 2010 LookBook

One of my newest obsessions is lipstick. I used to use a lot of lipgloss(mostly because they come in an array of scents--yum!) but they just aren't really working for me anymore since they lack the pigment that lipstick has. So this past year at school I began my collection of colors. I even got a little crazy and realized I had a couple lipsticks that were practically the same shade--oops. Naturally my lipstick fetish was inspired by J.crew (their models always look so effortlessly fresh with a little pop of color on their lips). As for my top three favorites they are:

1. Heartless--from the Venomous Villains collection at MAC Cosmetics. It's not only a pretty shade of red, but Cruella De Vil is on the tube!

2. Morange--also from MAC Cosmetics. It's a bright orange color that is almost identical to Siren by Revlon( and it's about half the price!) I wear both interchangeably.

3. Primrose--by Revlon. I bought this pinky color because I saw Spencer,(my favorite character) from Pretty Little Liars, sporting a similar shade.

PS If you're in the market for a new lip balm try one of the Rosebud Perfume Co. salves. They smell amazing!