DIY Hair Styles: using a hair comb

 Hello! I recently made a few of these yarn covered hair combs and I wanted to show you the different ways I wear them in my hair. All of these hair styles are super simple and fast. 

1. This is where I swoop all my hair to the side and out the clip in the back. In this photo I braided the remaining hair that was left down. Sometimes I also tease the top part of it to give it more body.  

2. Slide your hair over to one side (the opposite way that your bangs go). I like this for a quick way to get my hair out of my face.  

3. Swish your hair up into a bump on the top of your head in order to get all your bangs back. 

4. Spin your hair up into a bun on the top of your head and use the comb to hold it in place on the back.  

5. This is much like #1, except your leave your hair down and tease it on the side instead of braiding it.  

Tip: if you find that the comb is staying in, try teasing your hair and then putting it in. This gives you more body and helps it to stay. Also, add lots of hair spray, I love hair spray!

Extra Links: DIY Hair Comb, Hair Inspiration.

How to make your photo the width of your post column

Hello! I thought I would show you all how to make your photos in your post column (ie. right here) the same width as your text. Many people (myself included) believe that it looks better when all of your photos are all the same width. However, even when you put all of your photos to large or extra large the vertical photos often do not widen to the size of your column. Thankfully, it is pretty easy to fix this.

1. The first thing you need to know is how wide is your column. To figure this out go to Dashboard > Design > Edit HTML and look through your code to find "main wrapper". That allows you to see how wide the column is (see photo below).

Another way to do this is to add a horizontal photo, set it to extra large or large (depending on what fits in your column). Then follow the steps below to figure out the width of that photo. 

2. For step two you need to first upload your photos and make them extra large. If you are just learning I would say upload only one at a time to keep it a bit simpler. Then look at the top of the post editing box where it lets your switch from "compose" to "Edit HTML".   Look for the part of the code in the photo below. It should be segregated on it's own.

3. Find where it tells you your width. Mine says 516. You are going to switch that to the width of your column that you got in step one. So I would change 516 to 640. Now figure out the difference between those numbers. For me it would be 124. You now want to add that number to your height. So I would change 640 to 754. This makes it so that you are changing the size proportionally so that it doesn't turn out all wonky.







4. Switch back to compose and your photo should be larger and fit your column better. Please let me know if you have any questions at all.

Note: This is how I change my pictures, however it has come to my attention (through comments) that you can also doing it by finding the percentage of change between the two photos so that they don't look as wonky. Check out the comment section if you want to know more about this!! :)

DIY Chalkboard Chevron Desk

Hello! So I thought I would share with you how I did my chalkboard chevron desk. I originally got the idea/inspiration from this post. I even used her tutorial in order to figure out how to do this! So now I am going to share it with you!

Supplies: Contact paper, Chalkboard paint, a ruler, a paintbrush (not an expensive one cause it might ruin it), scissors, a flat surface (my desk in this case). 

Step One: Get some contact paper (I got mine at wall mart in the kitchin-ish area). I measured mine out to be a zig or a zag every five inches. There are marks on the back to tell you how far is an inch. So that means that every triangle of mine is 10 inches. Then draw the lines on the back and cut it out. Make sure you save the little triangle pieces you cut out of the zig-zag. Step Two: stick the long piece of contact paper to your desk (surface) wherever you want to paint. Then take the little triangles you cut out of that piece and line them up on top leaving the amount of space you want for your chalkboard paint to be on your desk (you can see this in the photo for step three). Step Three: Paint on your desk staying between the lines of your contact paper as much as possible. When you are done painting remove the contact paper before it starts to dry or it will peel up the dry edges. *repeat steps for however many chevron stripes you want!*

The finished product:

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DIY Heart Shaped Hand Warmers

 Supplies: Felt, Rice and Sewing Machine!

A Quick DIY: how not to loose your bobby pins

Hello Everyone!
So I saw a pic of this fantastic idea a little while back on Pinterest, and while I was looking through my craft stuff I found some magnet strips and decided to try it out! All you have to do is get some sticky magnet strips and stick them to something close to where you do your hair and voila, a boby pin holder! I do my hair right at my desk so I stuck mine to the bottom of my tack board. So simple and convenient. I love Pinterest! xo ldc

DIY Leather&Lace Bracelet

 Hey everyone! I did this DIY for the Miss Yellow Shoes blog a little while back and I thought I would share it with you also. It is a super easy diy and it makes a really cute bracelet! All it takes is some leather & lace. Super simple! You can actually buy all that you need at wall-mart! 

So lets get started!

First you will need to cut out a piece of lace about a half an inch shorter then your wrist. Then but out two pieces of leather twice the length of your wrist. 

Now take one piece of leather and start weaving it through the edge of the lace.

Once you have done that, start doing it to the other side with the other piece of leather.

now tie a knot in both ends of the leather. Make sure you tie them around the size of your wrist, but just a tad bit larger!

Now to tie it on your wrist you will put one knot through the loop before the other knot. Like this...

Once you have it tied so that it fits well, cut off the extra leather after both knots.

And there you have it! A cute leather and lace bracelet in less than ten minutes! Try adding beads to the leather for a different look!

Don't forget to check out the blog Miss Yellow Shoes!
xo ldc

DIY: Dreamcatcher Earrings

You will need: Wire Cutters, Thick and thin wire, Beads, Earring hooks

This is a pretty simple project to do! You can make different ones using different beads so that you can have multiple pairs! The wire can even be bought at Wal Mart or pretty much any craft store if you don't have any already. Those wire cutters are also from Wal Mart. Therefore it is also a pretty inexpensive project! Try it out take a picture and send it to me! I would love to see them!

Xo ldc

Kaila's Birthday [yesterday]

Yesterday was my friend Kaila's birthday. I bought her some lovely earrings that I found at the market, but then remembered that she doesn't really wear earrings [I should be a better friend] So now I have new earrings and Kaila has a bunch of stuff I made her. I always feel weird making people things for their birthday, I am not sure why. I guess I feel like I am ripping them off by not buying them something, but then I have to remember that it's the thought that counts. A lot more thought went into Kaila's new gift then her old one [the earrings]. 

Here is the card I made her ! I thought it was quite creative myself :

I made the little buttons and the flower on the front with paint and then printed them out and cut them out ! Then I used the poladroid maker [aka my favorite thing ever] to make a cute little poladroid of us. I was very much inspired by this post on a Beautiful Mess.

I also made her a bracelet and some hair pins and put them in this cute little envelope :

I just took a piece of paper and drew little squiggles on the front with some sharpies [aka my other favorite thing ever] and then i folded it up with the goods inside and sewed up the sides [I had no tape so I had to sew up the sides, but I thought it turned out pretty awesome] Then I super glued [everyone should use super glue at least once a week.. I love to glue stuff] some buttons to the front ! I though this was an awesome way to improvise when you can't afford wrapping paper.

Ps. This is Kaila and I.
I wish I could be 19 with her !

xoxo

iPod Case DIY

Here it is !

1. You need : two pieces of fabric and some bunting size 14x4, a square piece of velcro, a scrap piece of fabric for the design on the front and a button.

2. Sew the velcro on opposite pieces like shown in the picture. Also sew your scrap fabric to the fabric piece that the velcro is not near the edge. Add your button below the velcro on the same piece.

3. Place the pieces together with the bunting on top and the velcro facing in (the velcro pieces should be facing each other at opposite ends)

4. Sew around the edges leaving a small hole (the hole should be near the middle on either of the long sides) and then turn inside out and iron flat.

5. Fold the bottom up 3/4 of the way and sew up each side making sure you closed the hole. Make sure your velcro pieces match up before you sew up the sides.

6. Fold the top over and iron the flap down. 

Finished !

ps. This is one of my first diy's so let me know if there are any problems !

DIY Coming Soon !

I am currently working on a DIY for an iPod case. I call is an iPod case but really you can alter the size to make it work for a cell phone etc. I am going to be making one for someone who needs it for their external hard drive in a little while, so really the pattern can be used for anything. Anyways, the diy pattern should be done by tomorrow at the latest (maybe even tonight). I hope you enjoy it !

It is one of my first diy's so I would appreciate feedback. 

Thanks !

Tie Slippers Tutorial

Check out this sweet tutorial to make some cute tie on slippers. 

They are supper cute and easy ! 

I can't wait to make mine.

Some Tutorials from a fellow blogger...

Check out this blog for some great DIY tutorials.

I came across them on Paper N Stitch with this cool braided headband tutorial

that I can't wait to try. Especially since I just got some nice new wool yarn from

the Wolfville Farmer's Market.

Green Egg Key Chain Tutorial

First you cut out two pieces that look like this :

You can have a yolk on both sides or just one, but you always need two pieces of the dark green felt. 

Next get some batting for the inside. Cut two pieces each smaller then the actual piece of felt. you need one shaped like the circle and the other shaped like the dark green felt. 

Put the batting under the small circle and sew around it. I used a blanket stitch but you can do it however you want. 

Put batting between the two large felt pieces and then sew around the edge leaving a small open space. 

Braid 3/4 of an inch of string or rope and tie it around the key chain hoop. Put the braided piece in the hole and then sew the open hole shut. 

Now you're done. 

BIG list...

Whipup.net is the 
BIGGEST 

list of patterns and tutorials 

i have yet to come across.. 

if you love crafts check it out.. 

if you are addicted then don't.. :)


ps. my finger hurts from scrolling :(


Elizabeth Carroll 
Huge list of patterns.. HOLAY 
... Found this link at Whipup.net

Fisherman Pants Tutorial

This site has an awesome pattern for

comfy fisherman pants. I am so excited to make them.

Click Here