Friday, August 31, 2012

Embellished Bag Strip

From My Favorite Blog/Book, P.S- I Made It.

It’s only rock n’ roll but, P.S.- I like it! We’ve said it before and we’ll sing it again, nothing goes together like music & fashion. The glam rock movement emerged in the 60s with artists like Gary Glitter and David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust defining an era, and inciting designers and fashionistas to make bold statements with exaggerated make up, androgynously edgy styles and gems, stones and jewels stacked for miles. Nobody blings it on better than the indisputable rock god of couture Karl Lagerfeld…who infuses head to toe concert chic in his creations for Chanel, Fendi and his own eponymous lines. We took to the stage, with Who What Wear, to  turn a simple shoulder bag into an embellished instrument of DIY style!To create:  Re-purpose a bag with a removable strap.  Use caribiners to secure a guitar strap onto the bag by clipping where the original strap was secured.  Gather various pearls, gemstones, studs, crystals and rhinestones and lay out  to cover the front of the guitar strap.  Once you are happy with placement begin to stud and glue each in place. P.S.- use tweezers to help you place each embellishment as you glue.  Allow to try before you wear!  

DIY Crayon Barrette

 DIY Crayon Barrette

Materials:
  • 5 crayons of your choice
  • Metal Barrette (may be purchased at a craft store)
  • Hot Glue Gun

Steps:
  1. Heat the hot glue gun. 
  2. Once the hot glue gun is heated, begin gluing the first crayon on one side. (Glue on the base side)
  3. Repeat until the base is covered with crayons.
  4. Wear and enjoy!  

And by the way, this is my first original DIY! [:

Monday, August 27, 2012

Whipped Coconut Oil Body Butter


Whipped Coconut Oil Body Butter


Ingredients: 
  • 1 cup of coconut oil
  • 1 teaspoon vitamin E oil (optional)
  • a few drops of your favorite essential oils for fragrance (optional)  
  • 1 glass jar
  • Electronic hand mixer

Steps:
  1. Put all the ingredients into a mixing bowl. You do not need to melt the coconut oil.
  2. Mix on high with an electronic mixer until it is whipped into a light, airy consistency.
  3. Put the whipped coconut oil into the glass jar and cover. (Store at room temperature or refrigerator)

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Lip Stain

Homemade Lip Stain/ Lip Balm


Ingredients:

  • Vaseline or Un-Petroleum Jelly
  • Crystal Light Powder (I highly recommend shades of red)
  • 1 Small Container (can be purchased at a dollar store)
  • 1 Q-tip
Steps:
  1. Fill the empty container with Vaseline or Un-Petroleum Jelly.
  2. Add 1/2 of the Crystal Light into the container.
  3. Use the Q-tip to mix the the Un-Petroleum Jelly and Crystal Light together.
  4. Time to stain your lips!

Citrus Body Scrub


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Citrus Body Scrub


Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup sea salt
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 or 2 slices of lemon
  • 1 or 2 slices of orange
Steps:
  1. Add olive oil and sea salt into a blender or bowl.
  2. Chop up the fruit into very small pieces.
  3. Add fruit into the blender or bowl.
  4. Blend and enjoy!

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I'm Amy and welcome to my blog. I'll be posting craft ideas and other things soon. My blog is under construction.