FOUR FABULOUS FINDS

1. A-thread shop. Really cute shop and they donate 5% of the funds from your purchases to a non-profit of your choice.
2. Blogshop. Cool site that offers weekend boot camp classes classes to help you better your blog by using photo shop. They do in person classes all over the country and give really neat goodie bags.
3. Gold dipped jars DIY. Don't you love these simple but gorgeous jars? Make some yourself!
4. Cupcakes and Cashmere the book AND the blog. Fun and pretty book that offers tips on lifestyle, entertaining and living a fabulous life.

I hope you enjoy your weekend and have some fun checking out the fabulous finds above.

DIY:: FLOWER TABLE NUMBERS

I love fresh flowers. Especially fresh flowers that are inexpensive and gorgeous, at the same time. :) I came up with this fun little DIY to use as table numbers at your wedding or next party. It's easy and quick but the result is quite lovely. Depending on how many you make will determine your cost, but 4 only cost me about $15 bucks!

Here's what you'll need: 
Small Metal Tins
Floral bunches
Small spice jars (Ikea, or any other brand as long as they fit discreetly in the tin)
Burlap
Black Paint
Number Stencils
Scissors
Glue

I was lucky enough to find these cute little tins at Michaels for $2 bucks each. However, all you'd have to do is go to your local garden shop and buy some small galvanized tins. Run by Joanne's to grab some burlap, number stencils and black paint. Cut squares of burlap (about 4 inches by 4 inches), let fray naturally. Place your stencil on top of the burlap and blot black paint to create the number. Let dry. 

Once dry, go ahead and glue on with E6000 glue. I promise, it holds just about everything. 

Fill your little spice jar only half full with water.

Put your jars inside the tins. {easy right?!}

Cut your flowers down to size and start arranging them inside your little glass jars. Try to hide the edges of the spice jar and tin, but if you can't completely, that's OK, it has a very natural look no matter what. 

I hope you enjoyed this little DIY and try it out for yourself sometime. :) Have a great day!

FOUR FABULOUS FINDS

 

I wanted to share 4 fabulous things I'm loving right now. I'll bring you 4 new finds every week, so stay tuned. Enjoy, and have a fantastic weekend!

1. DIY: Flower Heels. How cute are these? You can do these with any shoes and it's easy!
2. Blog: Joy Ever After. Follow her on Pinterest too! She has some beautiful boards.
3. Beauty: Tarte Primer. I use this everyday under my makeup and I love it. It's smooth and creamy.
4. Book: Parisian Chic. Such a fun read. Makes me want to say ooh LaLa. Get it here!

DIY:: SPARKLE PINS

I wanted something sparkly to wear this weekend, but couldn't find "just" the right thing. So, I decided to make that sparkly something myself. I found some round wooden disks at Michael's, glitter, glue and paint, and the rest is history. I hope you enjoy this little tutorial. These are a lot of fun to make AND wear. :)

Here's what you'll need:

I started with the letter D. Fill a small bowl or dish with glitter of your choice. Spread some tacky glue on the letter or shape with a sponge brush. Make sure you get all the edges. Dip the shape in glitter and make sure to press down really well. This will help adhere the glitter to the glue better. Voila! Let dry.

Go ahead and get your paints out and paint as many shapes as you like. I went with a pretty mint color (in satin finish) and gold ( in a metallic finish). I used separate sponge brushes for each of these colors.

You can then do just about anything with the surface, once it's dry. I started adding painters tape and then putting glue on just one side, dipping it in glitter, and getting a unique half and half design. I also put 2 strips about a 1/2 inch from touching each other, to create a cool glitter line down the center. And some, well, I just dipped them completely in glitter. :)

Just hot glue a pin on the back and you have a brand new brooch, with lots of sparkle!

I just love the way these turned out!

Put these on your favorite shirt or cardigan. You can even pin them to your backpack or purse. They are so pretty and versatile!

FLEA MARKET FINDS:: VINTAGE BREAD TIN

I love finding vintage pieces that I can repurpose to fit my lifestyle. I found this gorgeous mini bread tin at the Alameda Flea Market this past week for $14 dollars, and it was love at first sight. All I could think about was the many different uses I could get out of it, so I came up with a few fun ones to share with you. Don't be bogged down by what an items actual purpose was, think outside the box and use it for something new. The options are nearly endless, you just have to get creative. :)

The gorgeous tin, in all of it's glory!

The perfect place to hold your tea selection.

Or to hold your jewelry...

Or, what about your makeup and nail polish?

It's also the perfect place to hold some of my shop supplies!

What would you do with a vintage bread tin like this? I'd love to hear!!

DIY:: LOVELY LAVENDER SCRUB

With the smell of Lavender in the air from our giant Lavender bushes, I decided I HAD to create something wonderful with it.  I just ran out of sugar scrub and decided to go ahead and make my own. Boy, does my house spell of lavender goodness right now! Enjoy this little tutorial!

Here's what you're going to need: 

Step 1: Get out a wooden spoon and put your sugar in a bowl. I use anywhere from 2-3 cups of sugar for my scrub. 

Step 2: Go ahead and start adding the oil. This can range anywhere from a couple of cups (if you like a more grainy scrub like I do) or 4-5 cups if you prefer it to be a little more oily. 

Step 3: This is where you really start mixing. Mix until all the oil and sugar are combined. You can then add more olive oil at this point, if it's too grainy for your liking. The sugar should take on a buttery yellow hue, that's how you know you have incorporated it properly. 

Step 4: Now you can add the Lavender essential oil. Of course, you can use any scent you like. I love lavender so that's what I used, but feel free to get creative here. I used about 20 drops. I like it to have a nice strong scent. For a lighter scent, use about half that. I got my essential oil from Whole Foods. 

Step 5: I added some fresh Lavender buds to my scrub. Take one stem and scrape the buds off going downward on the stem. Sprinkle a couple of small handfuls into the scrub. Mix well. 

Step 6: Place the scrub into a nice glass jar (or any container you choose). I got my jar from Ikea for $2.99. Sprinkle a few extra Lavender buds on top. The scent from the fresh buds is so amazing.

Giving this as a gift? Why not package it sweetly for someone? I'm keeping mine for myself, but this would make an excellent present. I started with some awesome yellow twine that I bought at the hardware store, a tiny clothespin and a small manila tag.

Tie the twine a few times around the neck of the jar, write a sweet note or the description of the scrub on the manila tag and clip it with the tiny clothespin. Simple and sweet.

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and make some of your own sugar scrub at home. I promise, you'll love it!