DIY Skeleton Shirt!

Hey ya'll! So just in time for the festive season, a tutorial on a Halloween t-shirt! It's is so easy to do all you need is a plain black t-shirt and some scissors! So let's get crack-a-lackin'!

Here's your start. Just a plain t-shirt. I cut off the collar because I hate feeling like I'm being strangled in a shirt! Suffocation much? Yeesh. Also, I should say that you should put the shirt on before cutting it and measure where you want the face to start. And I'm cutting this on the back on my shirt by the way, not the front, but you can do whatever you want!

First cut some eye holes. They don't need to perfect because... well they just really don't need to. Doesn't make or kill the shirt regardless. (Side note, I put a piece of plain fabric between so you can see the cuts more clearly. I didn't cut on both sides).

Next, two small holes for the nose. Or lack of a nose I guess.

Last, cut two rows of "teeth". Just lines of small holes in the shirt.

Here's the front which i will wear jewelry so its not so boring.

And here's the back! (Look it how awkwardly I had to take this picture. I was the only one home so I couldn't have anyone else take it haha)

And that's it! Hope you guys have a great Halloween weekend and day! Eat all the candy you want. It's the only day you can get away with it without feeling guilty! For now, Bye Bye Bye! :)

My top knot/bun tutorial

So people have been asking me how I do my top knot lately. And by people, I mean like 3 people. But I've realized that the sock bun tutorial doesn't work for many people, including myself, and this is a way I've come up with that works for my hair. So hopefully it works for you! Find out for yourself!

1. Start with your hair straight
2. Then put your hair up into a tight (not to tight) ponytail on top of your head (like Sporty Spice!)
3. Then take another hairtie, smash your hair down so you look like a crazy person
4. Here's a close-up of what it looks like from the top
5. And again from the front
6. Then pull the bun out piece by piece to make the bun bigger. Bobby pin the loose strands down and wah-lah!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The finished product! So easy to do. Especially when you're running late for class. Hope it works for you! Bye Bye Bye! :)

What I snagged from my Nana!

Hey there Spanish Galleons! So before I left for school, I went to visit my Nana and Papa. We were looking in the basement for stuff I could use in the apartment (snagged a vanity mirror!) and we stumbled upon a closet full of clothes. Which all three of us (my sisters and I ) were excited about! The first thing that caught my eye the second my sister Jen opened the closet: This striped shirt. Immediately, I called dibs. They were not happy about that because... well... It was the best shirt out of the bunch! 

Here's an outfit I put together with this. I just had a simple silver bangle on my wrist, sleeves rolled, black leggings and some small, silver dove/heart earrings. P.S. Look how messy my room was! :o

 Second thing I snagged was this sheer pink short sleeved button up. Another great one! (And another thing they weren't happy about me having).

I wore this shirt with short jean shorts, and matching light blue and yellow earrings and bracelet. (the bracelet is actually a necklace that I just wrapped around my wrist). 

Moral of the story is you find great clothes in the strangest places! These are probably my two favorite things in my closet at the moment and they were my Nana's! So go home and raid your grandmothers' closets! Or any old person... well don't rob them but you get what I'm saying. Okay, bye bye for now!

Where have I been?!

Well it has been a while since I've been on here! That's pretty bad. I've just been really busy. I know, that's everyone's excuse but I'm serious! I'll give you a little bit of a recap of what has been going on since my last post.

Well first of all, the day after my last post, I went to North Dakota with my boyfriend, Chris. Which was a lot of fun! Especially cause I don't travel. I like to, but I can't. No dinero (that means $$$) if you get what I'm saying. So it was nice to take a trip somewhere. We took the train... it took us like 16 hours to get there. Holy crap, right?! But it was a lot of fun.

The UND quad (where Chris goes to school)

After that I just worked a TON! Gotta make that money to pay my rent and the millions of dollars I'll have to pay back in student loans!

Don't I just look fantastic in my uniform??? ;)

Then in July my cousins came in and we were doing a bunch of stuff that whole week; went to the Sox game, celebrated the 4th (it's my sister's birthday that day) and went shopping downtown. Fun as always! They only come twice a year so we do a lot of stuff while they're here.

At the White Sox game! Being so typically goofy.

Then a few of my friends and I went up to Michigan to my friends lake house for the weekend, went on their boat and partied!

Ready to jump in the cold water with my best friend Val! :)

Then for a few days I was lucky enough to go to Georgia with Chris and his parents to visit his grandparents! So much fun. I got to go tubing and jet skiing for the first time! And that was a state I've never been to and my third time on a plane! Their house was gorgeous. Like you don't even know. Well I guess you will in a second 'cause I'm gonna put a picture up!

BAM! How do you like them apples?! They're unfortunately selling the house and moving elsewhere. I told Chris we need to buy this house. I don't think he knows I was being serious...

But the whole trip was amazing. Driving a boat is like a mode of transportation down there which I thought was so awesome. Who doesn't wanna drive a boat to dinner? If you said you don't, then you're crazy.

Me and Chris on the jet ski! I didn't drive. I was way too nervous.

Then we took a mini vacation as a family to Michigan for the day and went to the beach and walked around in all the little shops there.

A picture of my sisters sitting and admiring the lighthouse.

And last but not least, THE COLDPLAY CONCERT! Literally, so awesome. We got these wristbands that light up with the music and it looked super awesome. Take a look!

Crazy right?! That was one of the coolest experiences of my life. As some of you already know, concerts are like my favorite thing in the world to do. This is definitely top 2 (if not #1. Paramore is very hard to compete with)

Also I did my nails pretty cool for the concert, so if you guys want a tutorial of this let me know! Here's what they looked like!

My hand looks like the claw from Liar Lair in this picture. NO ONE CAN STOP THE CLAW!!!

Alrighty! I've rambled enough! But last thing. I'm in my apartment now and everything is great! I'm two weeks into school and loving my classes (I'm taking photography and apparel design at the same time!) But that's all for now. Stay tuned for tomorrow when I upload some outfits of stuff I scored from my Nana's closet! Bye Bye Bye!

New Products and Such

So, I've been super busy all day so I had to come up with something for "Whatever I Want Wednesday" real quick. The first thing I thought of was telling you about some new products I have been trying and what I think about them. So here we go!

Clear Shampoo and Conditioner: Just bought this a few days ago. I haven't tried the shampoo yet but the conditioner made my hair feel a lot better. My hair has been super damaged lately and the whole "tree" thing this product talks about in the commercial (you know, the one with Heidi Klum).

Age Rewind Foundation: Saw this on Elle Fowler's vlog on youtube and wanted to try it since I'm a self diagnosed Rosacea sufferer (I swear I have it). It covers pretty well but I can still see red at the end of the day or after work. Anyone have any ideas of what I should get?

John Freida repair shampoo: Like it a whole lot. I used it once and loved it! Plus, it smells really good!

Sorry this one was kind of lame! I'm leaving for North Dakota tomorrow and I'm completely unprepared. Yikes! Talk to you all soon! Bye Bye Bye!

Beauty Tutorial Tuesday: 3 Ways to Style Your Hair with a Straightener

Hola! So, for my first Beauty Tutorial Tuesday I'm going to be showing you all how to style your hair 3 different ways just by using your straightener. Crazy, right?! It saves you a crap load of money because you only need one tool to do it all! So let's begin, shall we?

For all of these styles, I'm using my straightener that's about 1 inch wide that I got from Target. I also sprayed my hair with my John Freida heat protector and a style hold spray also from John Freida. The hairspray I use is from Aussie.

 

The first style is just a variation on straightening it that kind of switches things up from your normal straightened hair. Separate your hair into three sections: From you ear down, From your ear to your temples and the top part (aka the rest of your hair). Straighten the bottom two sections and flip the ends in like you normally would. Make sure your are combing or brushing your hair before you straighten each strand to make sure there are no tangles! Tie the sections back with a hair tie loosely so it's out of the way but with no kinks. In the top section, flip your bangs (or hair that falls infront of your ears) out. Same with the hair on the opposite side. Flip the rest of the top section in, untie the rest of your hair, comb/brush one last time and hairspray!

Here's the finished product!

Next style is a wavy style. This time, section your hair into two sections: From the temples down and the temples up. Take your first strand about 1-2 inches wide and hold the straightener curving the the straightener up and over. Hold for a few seconds and then reposition the straightener at the bottom of where the kink is and curve the straightener down and out. Hold and continue down the rest of the strand until the bottom and do that for each strand. Tie the bottom part back and do the same for the top part. Spray with hairspray and tousle your hair like you were scrunching it to make it a little more wild and messy looking.

Finished product!

The third and final look is soft curls (started with the separation into 3 like the straightened hairstyle). Start by holding the straightener upright and twirl the bottom of a 1-2 inch wide strand away from your face. Hold for a few sections (less than you would think you would have to). Then reposition the strand further up the strand but overlapping a tiny bit with the last curl. Twirl the same way you did the last and hold. Do the same for the rest of the strand and the rest of your hair. Be sure to twirl the straightener away from your face on both sides! When you're done curling, grab a wide-toothed comb (or just use your fingers) to comb out your hair. Only do it a few times or else your hair might get puffy! Hairspray and you're done!

Finished look!

 That's all for now! Try these out and let me know how it went! Bye Bye Bye!

Look What I Made Monday - Razor Back Tank top

Hey y'all! Day one of me trying to better with all of this blogging stuff! Today on our first "Look What I Made Monday," I'm going to show you how to make a razor back tank top or bathing suit coverup out of an old t-shirt. Let's do this!

Alright, First thing you need to do is find an old t-shirt you don't really wear. All you need for this is a shirt and scissors. I honestly have no idea where this shirt came from, why we have it, whose shirt it is and why Melissa had a winter wonderland, but I'm cutting it up anyway!

Start off by cutting off the sleeves. You wanna cut it a little lower than where the bottom seam of the sleeve and the rest of the shirt meet. Do something I didn't do and put it on and make notes of how low you want to cut everything before you start to make it easier on yourself. Another tip is to make sure you make the front wide enough when you cut. You want your boobs to be covered after all, right? (Unless you don't then... well... cut away!)

Next, cut off the collar of the shirt and then some in the front. I stopped mine right at the start of where the graphic begins on the shirt.

Flip it over and cut about 2-3 inches further in the back than the front so you have room to tie it in the right spot.

Flip the shirt inside-out and find a scrap from the rest of the shirt that's long enough to tie it around the back. Tie the piece at the farthest point down the straps you can to make the back more... back-less. Make sure you double-knot it and cut off any excess you don't need from the tie. If you want you can also use a ribbon at this point and tie it into a bow on the outside! Whatever you wanna do!

Turn the shirt back right side out and wah-lah! (I don't know if that's how you spell that. You get the point).

Hope you enjoyed this one! Leave comments below if you'd like and tell me some ideas you'd like to see for next Monday! Bye Bye Bye!