flower crown

Some people aren't a fan of flower crowns. I find them charming, so today I made one.
Want to make your own? You'll need:

fake flowers
wire, sized to your head
a spool of jute
wire cutters, pliers, scissors
hot glue gun
optional: leaves/vines

1. Take your wire and wrap it around your head. Triple up + securely fasten the ends.
2. Take your jute and wrap it around the wire + knot.
3. Take your flowers and arrange them how you want them on your crown.
4. Hot glue your flowers + add leaves/vines to liking.

That's it! This project took about an hour and only cost me $4.99 since I had everything else on hand.

wrapping up 2013.

Here are some snaps from the last few months of 2013 that were never shared.

 01. enjoying the last of the nice weather with lunch under a tree.

 02. smallpools @ house of blues.

 03. met jac vanek @ riot fest. finally.

04. riot fest after party.

05. birthday gift for a friend.

06. missing nashville.

 07. starbucks study date with molly.

 08. girls' night.

 09. pumpkin carving.

10. // jack skellington.

 11. halloween :: minions

 12. //

 13. // my bests.

14. //

 15. nog season.

16. girl talks.

 17. loving the african black soap and other shea moisture products.

 18. getting ready for drake.

 19. //

 20. // drizzy.

 21. trying out elsie + emma's quick and easy mason jar makeover.

 22. //

 23. //

 24. //

 25. put together some feathers + flowers.

 26. //

27. pocket sized journal to keep as a food log.

 28. family night :: blue man group.

 29. christmas selfies with my brudda.

30. // I love my grandma.

 31. skate date with sandra.

 32. NYE // skype date.

 33. //

34. // my nye date.

so long 2013. you treated me well, but here's hoping 2014 has some better tricks up its sleeve.

it's officially spring! | shirt diy

happy spring everyone! sorry for the blog hiatus. between midterms, spring break, family in town, and back to school work, i just haven't had the time to post anything. and there wasn't anything interesting to post anyway. but since spring has officially arrived, here's a fun diy for you to try!

i took an OLD limited too shirt that my cousin gave me...years ago...that somehow was still lingering in a box in the basement. i really wanted to do something with it because i loved the wide stripes and it's perfect for the nautical trend right now. 

cut both sleeves off. (measure to your liking)

make a small cut by the neck line. cut around the collar on the front side of the shirt.

flip it over and make a deep, plunging cut on the back side.

{front}

{back}

next, i sewed gold chains on the back so that the straps wouldn't slide off.

{my mom's hands pictured. she didn't want to take the picture of me sewing}

and viola! finished product. it's difficult trying to take pictures using natural light when it's cloudy all day...

but i'm very satisfied. it's too easy :)

love and light, xo