Earlier today I mentioned wanting to recognize my parent’s 60th birthdays. I’ve got a couple of years to go still…but my mind is already reeling with ideas!
How great would it be to do this project:
…60 letters all containing different memories from six decades!
Check out how to do this project on Nothing But Bonfires!
{Images via here}
Anyone else out there love Pinterest? I’m a bit obsessed…honestly I can’t get enough of it!! However, I do need to get better about actually following through and “doing”…rather than just “pinning!”
I need to cook the meals, mix the drinks, paint the walls, sew the dress, knit the scarf, make the earrings, style my hair…etc. Pinterest has just become my one big to-do list…and my second goal for 2012 is to start the “Do” in “Do It Yourself!!”
Here are two projects I pinned awhile ago from In Honor of Design…and just got the supplies for! Let the “doing” officially begin!!
**Click project name or photo for full DIY instructions! **
{My Purchased Supplies!}
…I promise to post an update when I’m finished making these cute accessories!!
Any fun DIY projects you are working on?
**Update**
{Finished Clutches}
{Finished Earrings}
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Ok, I might have a problem…because I can’t get dogs off of my brain today!!
How cute is this DIY Dog Silhouette project I saw over on The Glitter Guide:
Be sure to check out the full instructions here to make your own sweet artwork!
Have a lovely weekend!
{Images via Here}
1 Rusty, Old Jar + Mementoes (recital tickets, movie stubs, hotel key cards, concert tickets, etc) =
As the New Year approaches I find that along with getting excited for all the new experiences that lay ahead, I also enjoy reminiscing about the joys of the past year!
Wouldn’t it be fun to open up a memory jar on New Year’s Eve!!
{Image via Here}
This weekend ushers in my first round of Holiday Parties…and I’m feeling a need to jazz up my footwear without spending a fortune!
Here are three fun & inexpensive ways to update your pumps or flats…click images for directions!!
{Sequin Shoe Clip via Momtastic}
{Gold Toe Flats via Say YES! To Hoboken}
{Glitter Pumps via A Pair & a Spare}
…I’m really loving those cute purple flats with the gold toe! Time to get my DIY on!
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Check out this cute & simple DIY project from the Glitter Guide:
{DIY Glitter Votives}
Could be a nice, cheap way to decorate your Thanksgiving Day table!
…Be sure to click here for directions & more photographs from the Glitter Guide!
{Images via here}
I’m loving all the different infinity scarves out there…especially this one from Bark:
Have you ever thought about making your own…using an old t-shirt? These two tutorials make it seem feasible for even someone like me to make a comfy, jersey scarf!
Tutorial One: Click photo for directions from //Between the Lines//
Tutorial Two: Click photo for directions from Put Up Your Dukes
…what do you think, looks pretty easy & fun to create your own! Time to dig up some old t-shirts to use!
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S’mores are just so good. I mean really good. Finger-licking good.
With the weather becoming just right for gathering around a bonfire or fire pit…I think having a S’mores Kit on hand would be an extra special touch!
Here’s some inspiration…
{Image via Oh Happy Day, click for directions & more photos}
{Image via Fancy That}
{Image via Green Wedding Shoes}
{Image via TSJ Photography}
{Image via Style Me Pretty}
{Image via Creature Comforts, click for directions & more photos}
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{Portable Fire Pit, photo via Design*Sponge}
Seriously how cool is this idea for a portable fire pit from Design*Sponge? It’s the perfect option for someone who doesn’t have a lot of outdoor space or can’t afford a fire pit (i.e.: me). I think I’m going to enlist my brother to help me with this one…just in time for cool, fall nights! Click here or any of the photos for DIY instructions from Design*Sponge!
{Photo via Design*Sponge}
{Photo via Design*Sponge}
…Have fun creating!!
P.S. I’m excited that I received Design*Sponge at Home by Grace Bonney in the mail the other day! Can’t wait to page through it and become inspired!
There are so many creative people out there…one such being Jordan from Oh Happy Day. She teamed up with Yahoo!Mail to create this special DIY project entitled Postcard Birthday Poster. It sounded perfect for my best friend’s 30th birthday…especially because many of his close friends & family live in other states.
Jordan’s blog post comes complete with step-by-step directions, beautiful photographs & even all 25 downloadable postcards. Since I was in a time crunch & going for 30 and not 25 postcards I created a word document which I took to FedEx/Kinkos to have blown up, laminated & cut into the 30 (4 ¼ X 6”) postcards.
I sent out all of the pre-addressed & stamped postcards with directions to the intended 30 friends & family at the end of June. That way all through-out the month of July my friend started receiving the postcards.
Unbelievably the last of the cards arrived the day before his July 29th Birthday. It was so special hearing how his confusion at first turned into excitement and anticipation as the poster slowly came together.
I loved receiving text messages with him proudly declaring his progress… 
I highly encourage anyone out there to try this little poster project…it was a big hit, packaged with a lot of love! And check out Oh Happy Day for many more ingenious ideas!
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