Category — DIY

I recently posted about DIY pom pom garlands made of yarn over on Glitter Weddings, and I was surprised to find so many sweet ways to use these fluffy little poms!  I’m particularly smitten with these adorable little pom pom flowers.  I tend to hoard cool-looking glass bottles, jars, and vases – so this DIY gives me the perfect project to fill my thrift store finds.  Also, any excuse to use a hot glue gun, is my kind of DIY!

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Nooo, not that kind of streaking. Color streaking, your hair. And after seeing these images of updos and braids with a peak of bright color hidden within a great hairstyle, I really really want one.

But, I’m a lawyer, part of the time, and I’m not sure a judge/clients/lawyers would “get” the whole purple hair streak thing, but, I’m wondering if I could either (a) tuck the colorful piece into an updo, or (b) go clip-on. For now, I’ll probably stick to faux colored extensions, but someday, probably when I’m eighty and crazy, I’m going neon streak crazy. Are you a fan or the streak trend? Would you try a funky streak just for Summer?

Be sure to check out my earlier post on tie-dyed or dip-dyed hair tips and how to achieve the look!

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After featuring Maria’s dreamy white home, I couldn’t get the image of her amazing clock out of my head.  Meet the Roost Numero Clock. I’m guessing you’ve never wanted a clock more in your life?  Trust me, I get it.

Sadly, it seems most of these funky clocks are a tad on the pricey side, but leave it to creative bloggers to come up with a solution.  Faded Plains put together a fantastic DIY clock project using silver metallic spray paint, wood numbers in 2 different fonts and sizes, clock mechanism and hands — all of which can be purchased at a local hardware or craft store.  And the DIY is one seriously good look-a-like to the real deal.

If adding yet another DIY project to your growing list seems daunting, take a look at these great number clocks, equally awesome and varying in price.

Roost Numero Clock

Pop Deluxe Numero Clock

Bed Bath & Beyond Resin Numbers Wall Clock

Wall Clock via Etsy

In case you haven’t caught on yet, I’m a huge fan of body scrubs, creams, and whatever other skin softening products I can get my hands on.  I obsess over my skin – gotta have that bare confidence, and it starts with your skin, and I seriously hope it pays off in spades when I am old and [less] wrinkly than my friends.  Ha.  Okay, I kid.  I’m going to make all of them scrub, exfoliate, and hydrate away, so they can be [less] wrinkly, just like me!

So let’s talk scrubs.  There are oh so many scrubs available at every price range, but all have two common elements - a moisturizing liquid and a coarse exfoliating agent – and, lo and behold, the mix can be recreated at home without much trouble.

One of my latest “swoon list” participants (oh yes, I have a laundry list of products I swoon over!):  Brown Sugar Body Scrub.  So to the grocery store I went.  At first I thought I’d make a brown sugar scrub, but I quickly realized none of the brown sugar options had the coarse-ness I was looking for.  In the end I chose an unrefined sugar (and it worked beautifully!)  Did I mention everything I needed was at the grocery store?  Score!

DIY Sugar Scrub:

• 1 cup Coarse Sugar (or brown sugar for a less coarse version)
• 2 Tbsp. Honey
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Any High Grade Oil such as Jojoba or Sweet Almond Oil (I used Sweet Almond Oil)
• 1/2 tsp. Fresh Lemon Juice or Lemon Oil (If using oil use 1/8 tsp.) (Optional)

Pour the brown sugar into a bowl and add in the oil until the brown sugar is moist, but not over-saturated.  Next, stir in the honey and mix.  Finally, add fresh lemon juice, stir again, and voila!

On a side note, the lemon keeps the scent light and fresh, but it’s not necessary, so if you’re looking for warmer tones – the sugar and honey will smell buttery sweet on their own.

The scrub leaves your skin feeling incredibly soft and the scent is amazing!

I stored my sugar scrub in an air tight container and quickly realized with a bit of ribbon, your homemade sugar scrub would make a great gift too (hint hint: mother’s day!)

Do you have any DIY beauty tricks?  Do you ever make your own beauty treatments?

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