life lately

...according to my iphone

frozen yogurt // girl's night! // a stuffed wiener dog for my favorite pup

happy monday to me! closet explosion // fruit salad in my belly

my favorite pup // free taco food truck friday! // crafting 

these past few days have been seemingly tough.

between homework, work, teacher in-service, 

new roommates moving in, and an unexpected breakup,

i feel like i can't breathe. 

i am hoping things start to settle,

and ideally, look up.

it's hard to be positive when you feel as though you're drowning,

but i promise to try.

in the meantime, i am keeping busy with the usual -

blogging, writing, taking pictures of any and everything,

and of course, spending time with the girlfriends.

i wish i could say i was spending the labor day holiday

relaxing or camping or at my cabin or basking in the sun.

alas, we are scrubbing our house and i should

probably clean up narnia (also known as my bedroom).

back to work for this girl,

xoxo.

*image found on google

craft night at madewell

last week, i had the pleasure of visiting madewell (my first time there!)

for a diy craft night with fellow bloggers l, from lindsay living, s, from sarah hubert style,
and l, from vegas fashion stylist.

i have to admit that i was literally drooling while walking around the store.

such gorgeous clothing and the layout of the store is incredible! 

 

i brought my girlfriend, c, with me to the event;

we had the opportunity to "bedazzle" a particular clothing item.

i brought a denim vest, and she a white, denim skirt.

we had a blast using studs, buttons, and other decorative pieces to alter our items. 

me (trying to sew)

our finished pieces

madewell, thank you again for hosting this event! 

i cannot wait to wear my newly bedazzled denim vest

(picture to come).

xoxo. 

diy fringe necklace scarf

i would like to preface this diy post by stating:

my scarf did not turn out perfectly.

in fact, i think it looks rather silly, 

but i am still slightly proud of it :) 

in addition, i recommend buying a t-shirt without any seams on the sides.

i attempted to cover the seam of the shirt i used,

but need to find a better remedy.

anyways, here you go - 

1. materials:

XL men's t-shirt & fabric scissors

2. cut off bottom hem of t-shirt

3. cut long strips across t-shirt (from one armpit to the other)

4. stretch strips of fabric

5. watch out for your pup as she might like to join you

6. cut varying length pieces from your strips and lay out as you would like for them to hang

**the strips should be double the length of how long you wish the fringe to hang;

we will be folding them in half when they are incorporated into the scarf

7. cut and set aside three long strips to use as the base of your scarf

stretch the fabric, and tie together pieces to braid

8. begin braiding the fabric

9. after braiding 6-8 inches of the fabric, begin to incorporate the fringe

you will simply fold the fringe in half, and add it to the braid

the scarf will begin to look like this

i added the fringe randomly, so my scarf turned out a bit fluffy-looking

10. after you have added the fringe pieces, complete your braid

11. tie both ends of the scarf together

12. enjoy :) 

have you tried making a fringe scarf?

how did you best incorporate the fringe pieces into the braid?

i think i will be trying this diy again. 

xoxo.

diy fringe curtains

i have seen several fringe banners and curtains online recently

and wanted to make a set for my bedroom.

this is honestly the easiest diy ever.

the only partially time-consuming part is tying the fabric onto to the rope. 

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to get started:

1. materials:

the fabric of your choice (i chose 8-9 designs and got 1/4 of a yard of each)

**next time i will get 1/2 a yard of each; my curtains are not as long as i would have liked

fabric scissors

rope (of the desired length)

2. cut the fabric into 1-1.5 inch strips

3. cut each strip to the desired length

(my strips were just under a foot long)

4. tie the fabric onto the rope in a knot

as you add more fabric, you can push the strips closer together so you have a layered look

5. repeat

soon, the rope will look like this

and voila - fringe curtains!

i am hoping to make another set to hang on my wall above my bed.

the best parts about this project? how easy and inexpensive it was to do. 

i spent twenty-five dollars at the fabric store,

 and the entire process took less than two hours :)

**a side note - the rope will become heavy due to how much fabric you use

be sure to hang securely.

have you tried making fringe curtains?

where did you hang them?

xoxo.