My Pinterest Closet

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What I wore:

Olive green tank from Old Navy,

Purple Skirt from City Song Vintage,

and Brown Wedges from Target

accessorized with handmade 

Sparkle & Stone Necklace and 

Gold Glitter Barrette.

sparkle & stone

You are my best friend.

You are the sparkle to my stone.

You are the gold to my purple.

You will never know how much you inspire me.

But to thank you for just being you,

a BFF necklace handmade of

sparkle

&

stone.

I saw this on Pinterest: Glitter Barrettes

I am such a sucker for Pinterest! 

What crafty lover wouldn't be!

 It's the best place to go to get inspiration and brilliant ideas.

Although I have come to find out the hard way,

that just because it on Pinterest,

doesn't mean it's true!

So why not a fun little segment?

And so...

"I saw this on Pinterest" 

was born.

I will test it and share it with you!

Saving you the time and money of a back fired 

Pinterest project gone wrong.

DIY: Glitter Barrettes

So I saw these first on one of my favorite blogs, For Chic Sake, and later on 

Pinterest and had to try the DIY out ASAP!

Here's what I used:

I had some funky barrettes just taking up space. 

I never used them because I could never really match them with anything, 

and always ended up feeling a bit childish wearing them.

So why not upcycle them.

Step 1:

 

Paint each barrette with a thick layer of Mod Podge.

Step 2:

Sprinkle a generous of glitter over the 

wet Mod Podge.

Let dry completely

Step 4:

Shake off excess glitter 

and dab on a second think layer of Mod Podge.

Once they are completely dry 

slip them onto a cute piece of card stock and give as a gift,

or just keep for yourself.

Coffee Talks

I have to start this weeks Coffee Talk off by saying 

that I kinda feel like a bitch for even posting it.

Jess and I are often in sync with each other 

on these posts finding our selves thinking or dreaming about the same things.

But today's was just cruel.

I was sitting around thinking about how fun all the glitter was,

and how much I was going to enjoy peeling all that

Mod Podge off my finger tips.

Then I get a text with Jess' picture.

Somebody rescue that girl! 

Her hands are quite literally falling off!

"My two favorite messes, glitter and mod podge, 

combine for one awesome project and one messy hand." - Erin

"It's not pretty or glam, but its' true; the effects of winter." - Jess

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Day 6 was devoted to 

fulfilling the quest for the perfect white shirt.

This crisp clean beauty was a thing of perfection 

hanging there on the thrift store rack.

I feel like I have been searching for this shirt for a life time,

although I really only looked for a few minutes.

#wherehaveyoubeenallmylife

The white button down can be paired with so much,

and something about it instantly made me feel sexy-ish.

See what I wore here!

It was the perfect blank canvas for my new Firmoo glasses,

and my new Lorna Ruth gold glitter earrings!

Some last minute magic

My sweet little boy has been wishing for snow on Christmas morning all month.  Well low and behold, living in the tropical climate of south Florida, I can pretty much promise that it isn't going to snow.  But thanks to this super easy #anthrohack the boy will wake up to a snow flurry in his room on Christmas morning.

So here is this very easy DIY.

you will need:

parchment paper

glitter

glue gun

lots of glue sticks

fishing line

Lay out your parchment paper.

Once your glue gun is good and hot, start making snow flake doodles.

Don't worry about glue stings, they can be removed at the end.

tip: you want them to be on the thicker side so they don't break.

Before the glue has a chance to set, douse those suckers in glitter.

I did about 4 at a time.

Allow the snow flakes time to set and dry the entire way through. 

Remember we made them kinda thick, so allow for extra drying time.

Carefully peel them off of the parchment paper, and 

remove any unwanted glue strings.

Attach the fishing line and they are ready to hang.

I made close to 40 glue gun snow flakes and I can't wait to sneak into the boy's room tonight and hang them from the ceiling.

Merry Christmas!!!