buttons in the hair

I like making hair look pretty. These fun hair accessories do just that. 

Find some bobby pins and superglue 

Dab a bit of glue on the bobby pin and press the button on it. 

Hold steady for at least a couple minutes to make sure it drys right. 

And make sure your fingers are glue free, or else you might have a bit of skin left behind! 

expanded shorts

This summer I discovered that I had outgrown my jean shorts. But I decided to try and make them work.
This was a pretty simple project and I really like the result!

 

yes that is a chicken! 

All you do is cut your shorts down both sides. Measure out how much fabric you need/want on the sides(I just used a t-shirt for the material). Then sew each side onto the jeans. If your sewing machine is like mine, hand sewing may be better on the thick top part of the jeans. I would recommend trying them on after the first side. I unfortunately made mine an little too big, hence the belt, but better big than too small. 

And now you have a new one of a kind pair of shorts! Don't forget to show them off and amaze people when you tell them you made them yourself :)

cloth journal

I go through journals fast. I fill them up with whatever I feel like at the time which may be drawings, writings, quotes, pictures, tickets. It's kinda like a collection of me. 

I know that some people have trouble journaling or don't enjoy it, but they make great gifts and can be filled with anything, so be creative! 

 I've seen cloth journals around and really liked them, but you can skip the fabric and just decorate with pictures or whatever you have.

You will need:

• notebook
• fabric (I cut some from an old t-shirt)
• scissors 
• glue
• magazines, pictures, and whatever else you want to decorate with 

1. Cut the cloth an inch bigger than the notebook on
      all sides. Before you glue it to the inside of the  
      notebook make sure the fabric can stretch
      enough to close.
 




 2. Cut out a small section below the binding of
       the notebook so the fabric can fold over.

   










 3-5. Fold over the cloth from the bottom.
          There was extra fabric where the
          side and bottom overlap, so I cut it
          off. Glue and repeat with top and
          other side.








And now you have a cloth journal!


6. All that's left now is to decorate the
      cover, or not, depending on your
      preference.





So, pretty easy and now you can journal in style!