DIY: Button Bib Necklace

Step 1: Get a piece of stiff fabric

I used an old pair of jeans

Step 2: Cut out a bib shape that you like 

Step 3: Heat up your glue gun 

Step 4: Glue on your buttons

Step 5: Attach ribbon to sides, tie, and wear

Black and Gold

DIY: Denim Hair Bow

 I love bows, I always have...it's kind of an obsession. I have a bow tattoo, my logo is a bow I just think they are a symbol that represents a lot about me. So I decided that making a bow couldn't be too hard. I have a velvet one from American Apparel that is my absolute favorite but it also cost me around $12. I used that one as a template and this is what I came up with.

Step 1: Cut out your fabric

You're gonna need two pieces of fabric that are the same size about 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches. I just cut a chunk of leg out of some old jeans. Make sure you remember that you have to account for the 1/4 inch of fabric that's going to disappear once you sew the two pieces together.

Step 2: Start sewing

Sew the two pieces of fabric together around the outside. Make sure you have the right sides facing each other. Leave a gap in the center bottom of the rectangles so that you can turn your bow inside out. A tip to get nice pointy corners once you turn it right side out is to trim the extra fabric around the corners on the inside diagonally.

 Step 3: Create your bow shape

 Squish your finished little pillow of fabric into a bow shape by folding it accordion style until its a shape that you like. To maintain this shape sew the center of the bow where its squished at all the way across with a zig-zag stitch. So you would sew it right where I'm pinching it at.

Step 4: Final touches

To create the middle band that is normally found on a bow take two small strips of fabric and sew them together like you did with the body of the bow. Only this time leave both ends open like a tube. Then turn it right side out and measure it to your bow, sew the ends together and then slide it on to the middle of your bow. Then you're finished! 

You can make a bow with pretty much any kind of fabric. I've done denim, linen, thick drape material, chiffon, and even lace. They were all very simple and I had no problems with any of them. To attach it to your hair you could trap a hair tie into the loop before you sew it shut or just use a bobby pin to stick it into your hair.

DIY: Kitschy Cupcake Ornament

I saw a DIY for ornaments similar to these a while back and decided to give it a try. I put my own spin on it adding lots of glitter and sparkle. To make these you will need:

• Foil cupcake liners
• White tissue paper
• Elmer's glue
• Beads
• Glitter
• 2' Styrofoam balls
• A skewer or knitting needle
• Hot Glue
• String
• Paintbrush

Step 1: Paint glue onto your styrofoam ball

Place one of your styrofoam balls onto a knitting needle or skewer and paint regular white glue onto the whole thing so it's totally covered. Then roll the glued ball in your "fake snow" made up of tiny pieces of tissue paper you've cut and glitter. Do this until the ball is covered. I also shook some glitter on the ball after I rolled it in the mixture just to get a little extra sparkle.

Step 2: Hot glue ball to liner
Get your glue gun hot and start attaching the ball to the cupcake liners. Make sure you put glue in the bottom and sides of the liner and then stick the ball into the liner. Once your snowball is attached and cooled cut a small loop of string (I used yarn) and attach it with hot glue to the cupcake, then glue a bead on top. This way your ornament can hang from your tree. I also hot glued some small cylindrical beads onto some of my cupcakes to look like sprinkles. Now you're all set! An easy little cupcake for your tree.

A Few Weeks in Instagrams

1. Thanksgiving dress    2. Christmas tree    3. New boots and sweater    4. Falling leaves    5. Red lips    6.  Skaterat    7.  My only sibling    8. Mother's bistro    9. Courtney love hair    10. Sweet as honey    11. Beardy    12. Sunnnn    13. Hat and scarf theme day    14. Ugly sweater party    15. Girls night    16. City lights

It's Finals...

And I swear I'll be back soon with tasty holiday DIY's and pictures of all things merry and bright. Just cut me a break for a few more days, I promise it'll be worth it.

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