diy coaster

            Mod Podge coasters is something I have been making for a while. My sister first introduced me to the craft a few years ago and ever since I have loved making them. They are super easy to make and make great gifts! The best part it only cost you less than $1. The most expensive part of this project are the felt sticky pads and Mod Podge but the coaster itself (blank white tile) is only around 17 cents. This post is #2 of the summer series. Yay. Enjoy lovelies.

Supplies:
-Mod Podge (here)
-White tile (something like this)
-Sticky felt pads (here)
-Patterned paper (or printed quote)  (print out)
-Paint brush (here)

1. Apply sticky pads on all four corners of tile.

 2. Apply Mod Podge all around the front of the tile.

3. Put your paper on top of the Mod Podge you just applied

4. Apply Mod Podge over paper and whole tile again. 

    

5. Let Mod Podge dry for 10-15 minutes and then reapply on the top 2-4 times. 

All done coaster below, and this is how it really was put to use, holding my happy hour slushy. Yum.

Thanks for reading. xo.

shell decorating

    If you live near a beach and you are like me you collect lots of shells, thinking "oh these would be great for a project". Years later they are still sitting there, waiting. Well now you can do something to give them a little more life- decorate them (with sharpies or markers)! Now after you decorate them, then what do you do? You make pretty things, like necklaces, bracelets, rings, or put them on display. So below I am showing you some of my pretty shells and designs.

 I have to say the black and white shells will always be my favorite because they are classic and go with anything. Like seriously, anything.

 Below, are my colorful ones. I was nervous on how these would turn out because I am not very brave when it comes to decorating things with neon colors. But, I liked how they turned out because it is unique and different.

That is it for today lovelies, thanks for reading (and sharing is caring). xo

printable watercolor may calendar // 2014

    When I cannot find something online I like, I just make it myself! So, this is what I did for my May calendar. Normally, I use the Real Simple calendars, but I didn't really like how May's calendar looked. So, I searched online: nothing. I thought, why not make my own? It was a late night kind of project (the best kind) and it turned out well. Anyway, this how it turned out and I would like to share it with you. Download it here.

This calender includes all the days of the month and was made on card stock like paper so it might not have the same affect when you print it out. This calender is for personal use only.

pinterest faves.

     I have been falling behind on blog posts, so I just pulled together a few of my most recent favoirte Pinterest pins. I hope to do #3 this weekend in my spare time between painting my sisters room and watching Drop Dead Diva. :) I will defintly tell you my end result. The new trend of reusing books/music sheets for pretty banners, I am really liking. It so simple and every sheet/page tells a story (maybe even literally; ha). The quote (#1) I plan to print out and put up in my room. The quote is so perfect for me because I often have a hard time "living in the moment". Now number three I was really upset when I clicked through and found out it was only $26 but it was out of stock in my size, of course. Maybe, I will just have to find a different dress on "CiChic".There is not much to tell about number four except that I just love it. It is so unique with the lights in the background and the bicycle in the front. That is it for this lovely Friday, enjoy.

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watercolors and such.

    If you have yet to discover Brit + Co, you are missing out. It's like a Pinterest news feed. Heaven. Anyways, while I was scrolling on Brit + Co, I saw these watercolor cards; I was just amazed that I could actually use my pretty watercolors for something that didn't look like a 5 year old made it. :) Since Valentines Day is coming up these are great DIY cards that can also be transformed into artwork.  I took a shot at it and loved how they turned out! I am no artist and these were super SIMPLE, trust me! So if you would like to see how it all works click here.