Simple Towel Makeover

I found these fun dish towels at Kroger the other day for $1 each!  

 I really liked the blue so, I bought three. I gave this one a mini makeover so that I could hang it on my stove and it would stay put! I got the idea from here: source.  (Mine's kind of a condensed version) So here's what I did:  

First, I measured how much I wanted on the backside (about 6")

Then I marked about an inch from the bottom of the short end (mark the top and bottom piece on the right and left edges).

And sewed gathers into it, to do this,

I just started sewing on one side and kept pushing the fabric under the presser foot to make it gather and sew over it. And just do that all the way across from one pin to the next. Repeat to the top and bottom parts.

Then I cut 4, 7.5" pieces of ribbon.

And sew them where the gathering meets the edge (with the right side facing the same direction as the right side of the fabric). Repeat with all 4 ribbon pieces.

And done!

I loove the way this came out and might make a couple more!

It's perfect for Eliza too, right at her level! I'm so glad it's Friday, I'm so ready for the weekend. Although I have to work this weekend, it's nice that Brandon is off. Hopefully we'll get some beach time in! Have a great Friday everyone!

Experimenting with Film

In case you didn't notice, I redid my banner! I also died my hair red last night and will be sharing pictures shortly (:  So anyways, back to the post. A friend came to visit us a couple days ago and was taking pictures with a film camera the whole time. It really made me want to use one so I dug up my old 35mm camera from when I was taking a photography class, bought some film, and started shooting away. It's fun because you don't know what you're going to get and then you get really excited about developing them! I just get them done at Walgreens and it is kind of a bummer when I have lines going through some but oh well. It's not really that big of a deal, they're just for fun! Here are some of the ones that came out good.  

I didn't go anywhere exciting, just anything I could find around the house that was mildly interesting. AKA Eliza.

 

 

Outfit Post: Hey little face

Today, I discovered photoshop actions! At first, it was very frustrating because I had NO idea what I was doing but once I figured out how to download them, it was on! I'm soo excited to get to use all of my newly aqcuired actions from an awesome blog that offers a huge selection of actions for free! Here's the link, you should seriously try it out! CoffeeShop Blog: Actions Here's an outfit I wore a couple days ago, and some photoshop actions to go along with it!  

Outfit Details:

Shirt: Upcycled

Necklace: Forever 21

Belt: Thrifted

Jean Pencil Skirt: Thrifted/Upcycled & will be in the store soon!

Red Striped Headband: DIY

For these, I used the Attic Vintage action without a texture layer. Loooove.

Oh, and about the title. Eliza called me a "little face" today... not sure what that means but I thought it was cute! Happy Wednesday everyone!

DIY Hanging Light

I've had this lamp shade frame laying around for a while and finally dived in and made it into a light. Before I begin, I just want to say that I am no electrician! This is just what I did, I don't necessarily recommend it for you guys. Do some research! Here is a source I used to put this thing together: source.  

 Materials: Lamp shade Ceiling Hook Light kit ScrewdriverChain, cut to the length of your choice  

First, you take this little bolt thing and screw the white thing on it. I don't know the names for these so just bear with me!

And then I attatched the two above parts to the lamp shade and secured it on top with the washer looking piece.

And then I pulled my wires through and tie the knot from the video.

Next, I attatched the wires to the screws on the big piece.

Then I slipped the cover back on and secured it all together.

Hang it, put a light in, and you are ready to go!

 So there you have it, you can make a lamp out of pretty much anything. I actually planned on doing this with a bowl and then I found the lamp shade.  

Best Sunday Ever!

So my Sunday was pretty awesome. We had breakfast in bed and a date night! Here are some pictures I took with my phone and edited with a photography app called Little Photo that's pretty much amazing (and did I mention it's free?).  

Breakfast of champions, right? Cheesy scrambled eggs, bacon, and avocado. And I believe this is the first time I got to use my new awesome plates, hurray!

Someone got into some cherries and made a mess all over her face... By the way, I noticed I always post pictures of her with no clothes on and thought I should explain. When we are home (which is when I usually take pictures of her), she is always running around naked because she either made a huge mess and her clothes are no longer wearable or she just decides to rip them off because she thinks it's funny. And who am I to interrupt her fun, right? Might as well let her run around naked while she can get away with it!

We went on a dinner and a movie date and saw Hangover 2 which was freakin' hilarious! I seriously haven't laughed so hard in a while and it was mighty nice.

 

This isn't the greatest picture but whatever. So this dress actually came from my mother, she wore it when she was my age (isn't that crazy?). It's one of my favorite dresses and I'll never get rid of it. It's funny because for a long time it was just sitting in my closet (like years) because I didn't quite know how to wear it. But now that I've gotten into vintage clothing, it's perfect!

Dress: My mothers

Necklace: Forever 21

Shoes: Probably from Target?

I didn't have my camera handy which is why I had to use my phone but I'll definitely get better pictures of this dress someday soon. Maybe our next date night, eh?

Outfit Post: Graduation Day!

My little brother and sister (twins) graduated from high school about a week ago! My sister is going to UT and my brother is going to Texas State, so we are pretty darn excited for them. I got to see a lot of my family and had a pretty great weekend! So I thought I'd share what I wore:  

Skirt: Thrifted

Belt: Thrifted

Sweater Top: Forever 21

Necklace: Forever 21

Gladiator Sandals: Forever 21

And here's one of the graduates, my beautiful sister, Alex.

Aren't these shoes to die for?!

By the way, I'm sorry about the lack or posting in the last week. I accidently deleted like half of my pictures on my computer and have spent the last 5 days trying to recover all of them, and making sure I get them all backed up! Such a pain, but I guess I learned a valuable lesson: DON'T PUT OFF BACKING UP YOUR COMPUTER. Like my dad always says, "Remember the Woody Hayes Rules, There's three things that can happen and two of them are bad." It could have been worse but I'm starting to learn that procrastinating isn't always for the best. Well hope you guys have a happy Sunday!

DIY Chevron Wall Curtain

Remember this post? Well it's about my new found love of the chevron pattern. After seeing so many diy's with it, I decided to give it a go. I just happened to have a white curtain not in use so I planned to paint on a chevron pattern and hang it above the couch. Here's how:  First off, you will need materials: Curtain ($0- already had but I think I bought it for $15) Metal Rod ($3) Wall brackets ($5) Black Paint ($4)Brush ($0- already had)Manilla Envelope & Scissors ($0- already had)Total Estimate: $12  I did a lot of research to figure out the best way to go at this. Here's a source that I kind of based my plan off of. So first I came up with a stencil:  

I basically drew out a little grid with the points being about 6" apart and made a zig zag pattern.

Then I layed out my curtain (with something underneath) as flat as possible. The curtain loops were actually at one of the short ends so I just cut them off and hand stitched them real fast to one of the long ends.

Then starting at one edge, place your stencil down, and tape above and below it along the entire edge.

Then start painting! I watered it down because it was taking forever but towards then end I over watered it (see picture below). Wait for the paint to dry, apply second coat as needed, and peel off the tape.

To Hang: I had to cut my emt rod because it was too long (just using a hand saw). Then I just marked my holes, screwed in the wall brackets and hung my curtain! I got the idea of going the cheap route from here: source.  It only cost me about $8, compared to a curtain rod which would be about $20. What a steal! I'm never buying another curtain rod again! So here is the end result above my couch:

I kind of like the way it bleeds towards the bottom left corner. I'm just going to tell everyone I planned to do that (: