$80 a month, $960 a year - on manicures! I’m not proud of those numbers, but I’m glad I finally sat down and evaluated what I am spending my my nails. After realizing that I am spending entirely too much money to keep up my nails, I decided to give at home manicures a real go. I’ve done my nails in the past using regular nail polish, but I’m pretty rough on my hands so it wouldn’t last all that often. So I went back to gel. I recently talked ...
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Why Bloggers Need Business Cards and How to Easily Create Them
It happened - I was recently out at a weeknight social event, and after sharing that I am a blogger and content manager, I was asked for my business card. I didn’t have any, so I kind of awkwardly asked them to follow me on Instagram then shoot me an email. Not quite professional. After that, I'd been thinking about upping my game and getting a physical representation of my blogging brand. I was pleasantly surprised to find the perfect business ...
DIY Pegboard Organization System
Desks are one of those surfaces that can easily start to build up with loose items. A couple pieces of mail here, loose pens there. For the last few weeks, we’ve been working towards decluttering the apartment, which has become full in just a few months. I recently stumbled across an extra pegboard at my apartment complex, random, I know. But this was the catalyst for building out a pegboard organization unit.We’d already been thinking about a ...
How to Update a Table with Contact Paper
For the last year or so I’ve had this cute side table that I use both as a sofa table as well as the backdrop for much of my DIY and craft project photography. Well, a couple weeks ago I damaged my table-top by sticking heavy-duty tape on it, I placed tape on the edge of the table to hold it so I could easily access it while wrapping something. And when I pulled the tape up, the table came up too, oh no! While I loved the gray wood look, I ...
DIY Minimalist Wrapping Paper
DIY wrapping paper is a great way to give a gift a bit of personality! Rather than going the store-bought route, create wrapping paper that speaks to your style or the style of the person you’re giving the gift to. Using brown paper grocery bags and a sharpie pen I created a set of tribal/geometric prints to wrap my Mom’s Mother’s Day Gift. Super versatile, using brown paper bag as wrapping paper gives you endless options! You can go with ...
DIY Car Photo Booth
My latest DIY project is a bit of a departure from my typical craft, none the less an awesome creation that is somewhere between an engineering feat and larger than life toy. This weekend, I used my skills to add a custom element to my nephew's second birthday. He loves cars, so I thought what could be better than a car photo booth to go along with his cars themed birthday bash!MaterialsCardboard boxesRed and silver duct tapeBlack electrical ...
DIY: Quick Tube Skirt
Just a few weeks after the technical start of spring, we're seeing warm weather here in Oakland! Which means it’s time to break out warm weather attire - skirts and pastels, here I come! In anticipation of spring, I tried my hand at sewing a tube skirt – something I hadn’t done in years. Since it’s nearly impossible to find the exact item you have in mind when shopping in stores, I decided to just go ahead and find the fabric to make the skirt ...
Trying My Hand at Hand Embroidery
One of my big resolutions for the year was to spend less time staring idly at my phone. Well, what I realized is - when I get home, I spend a couple hours every evening with the time on the couch balancing my tv watching and social media stalking. Needless to say, this is the perfect time to cut down on the phone time. Needlepoint, or hand embroidery, is something that I love and would love to get better at! New evening activity found. So follow ...