DIY: Flower Headdress

In preparation for my "year of the festival," I am starting to prepare my free spirited wardrobe and creating some fun statement pieces!  The trippy flower children of the sixties are the inspiration for this hippied out DIY.  I truly can't wait to lay in the grass with my flower crown and soak in some tunes underneath the summer sun.

What you will need:
*hot glue gun/glue sticks
*plastic flowers
*scrap fabric
*coated wire (you can find this at any craft store)
*scissors





Wrap the wire around your head to get an idea of how much you will need, and create your crown by twisting the wire together to form a circle.  It helps to make the circle a little bigger than you think you will need, as the flowers and fabric can make your finished product tighter fitting than expected. 

Pick the flowers off their stems (they should pop right off!) and glue them in your desired pattern around the outside of the wire crown. 



Next, cut a scrap of fabric to line the inside of the crown.  Simply secure this fabric with hot glue. This will cover up the hot glue spots and provide a smooth surface to rest against your hair.




Your flower headdress is complete!! Wear your crown wherever you please and relish in the peaceful energy of a flower child.

Decorating Reginald (my Christmas tree.)

I wanted to get really crafty with my Christmas decorating this year, so decided to make my own festive ornaments!  My roomie and I decided to name our Christmas tree Reginald, Reg for short, and here is what he's wearing!

*Tree topper- a floral headpiece that I made (DIY to come shortly.)  We decided it looked lovely on top of Reg.  We also wrapped his top branch with sparkly gold ribbon.  I personally think it looks like it could be in the window of an Anthropology display!  (Maybe I'm getting a little over confident with my tree decorating?)

*Garland- I found this amazing glittery ribbon at JoAnne's craft store.  It is super, super glittery, but doesn't shed glitter everywhere! Truly amazing.  I got the ribbon in several colors- bright blue, gold, silver, white, and pink.

*Ornaments- I purchased a ton of plain wooden ornaments in star and circle shapes.  I covered some ornaments completely in colorful sequins, and others using mod podge and patterned craft paper.  I wanted an alternative look, not the traditional red and green.  I love Reggie's color scheme!

*Extras-  I also found some bright blue snow flakes in the $1 bin at JoAnne's craft store.  And, of course, no tree is compete without lots of colorful (or white- your choice!) lights!




(Sorry for the blurry pics! Not cool.)

I am truly comforted when I walk in my apartment and see Reginald's beautiful decorations!  I've had such a wonderful holiday season this year. :)

How do you decorate YOUR tree?

Fabric Covered Bangle DIY

This is a really fun and easy DIY project!  All you need is an old bangle that doesn't quite fit your style anymore, a hot glue gun with loaded glue sticks, a stretch of scrap fabric, and scissors for fabric cutting.



Cut the fabric a few inches wide and long enough to wrap around the entire length of your bangle, with a little fabric left over just in case. 

Next, fold the fabric around your bangle so that it connects on the inside and looks seamless on the outside of the bangle.  Hot glue along the inside, wrapping and gluing the fabric as you go.  I would glue a little line on the inside, wrap the fabric, secure in place, continue gluing and wrapping, and so on.

Ta-da! You have a new bangle to rock...upgrade!



(I use a tall vase to store my bangles!)

DIY Ugly Christmas Sweater

  

"Ugly Christmas Sweater" parties are huge this year around my circle of friends, so I thought I would get crafty and uglify (yep, just invented that word) my own unfashionable sweater from scratch!  I headed to my favorite place, Michael's Craft Store, and stocked up on pipe cleaners, pom poms, hot glue sticks, and snowflake cut outs.  You can obviously pick and choose whatever tacky doodads you would like for your own sweater.  Here is my creation, step by step!  Old sweaters are funny, but DIY sweaters are FUNny because they are super fun to make!






Supplies Needed:
* An old, preferably tacky, sweater (Get creative with turtlenecks and vests, too!)
* A hot glue gun and plenty of glue sticks
* Tacky, three dimensional objects (Think jingle bells, pom poms, holly leaves, etc.)
* Scissors