Hair Tutorial: The Twisty Updo

Hi guys!! Here you have my very first Hair Tutorial!! YIPPIE! I've been wanting to post tutorials and DIY's on my blog for sooooooo long. I'm overjoyed that I'm finally getting started.

For my first tutorial, I chose the carefree updo I wore to a wedding a couple of weeks ago. So many of you requested a tutorial, that I decided to give it a try! You can also try this hairdo as a half-do instead (I wear it like this all the time!). I hope you all like this tutorial and find it useful ;)

PS: Here's the tutorial all in one file in case you want to save it on your computer:

DIY: Paperclip necklace

I finally got around to posting this DIY! Sorry for the delay guys!

Here is cute and fun craft: A paperclip necklace! Yes that's right, a necklace completely made of paperclips. I love how easy, quick, and quirky this DIY is!

Craft: Paperclip necklace

Source: Inspired by Glitter N' Glue

For this craft, all you will need is:

1. Lots of paper clips!
   

Here are the steps to completing this craft:

1. Make a strand of clips of each color: The first thing you need to do is separate the clips by color and then clip them together in long strands. Each color strand should be one clip longer than the previous strand. So for example, the closest strand to your neck would have 12 clips, the next color would have 13, the next 14, and so on.

2. Attach all strands to one paperclip: Next step is to attach each strand of paperclips to one single paperclip. Make sure to attach them in the order in which you want to display them.

3. Adjust length as desired: The 3rd and final step is to add as many paperclips as you want to get the desired length. I attached 4 clips to the back of the necklace, but you can add as many as you want!

Done!

As easy as 1, 2, 3!

So there you have it folks, go ahead and try making a paperclip necklace! It's easy, quick, and fun! Plus, it costs less than $1 (Or make it for free by using office supplies at work).

Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and let me know if you give it a try!

DIY: Floral brooches and hair clips

Ok, I'm FINALLY posting the DIY for the floral brooches I promised a couple of weeks ago (Sorry for the delay guys!)

This easy tutorial is to transform your everyday plastic flowers into fabulous versatile fashion accessories! Floral brooches/hair pins are such an easy way to give pizazz to any outfit; so don't hesitate in giving this easy craft a try!

Craft: Floral brooches and hair pins

Source: Invented by myself!

For this craft, all you will need is:

1. Plastic flowers (You can get this at any craft store)
   
2. Brooch clips and/or Hair Clippies (You can find this at any craft store)
   
3. Scissors
4. Needle and thread (Or a glue gun would probably work as well)
   

Here are the steps to completing this craft:

1. Sew Brooch clips to flower: I'm no sewing expert, but sewing these brooch clips to plastic flowers was easy peasy. Just sew through the circles and the back of the flower to make sure the clip is secure.

2. Optional - Glue Hair clip to flower: A second option is to use a glue gun to attach a Hair clip to the back of the flower.

Done!

Yup, this was a 2 step tutorial!

I personally attach both hair clips and brooch clips to my flowers so that they can serve a double purpose! Here are a couple of the many ways in which you can use these great accessories:

1. Clutter several brooches together to add pizazz to your plain blazer!

2. Clip them in your hair to achieve a romantic feminine look.

3. Clip them to necklaces to make a unique looking accessory

So there you have it folks! A quick and easy craft that will definitely add some color and life to your wardrobe. The best part? You can make many flowers in all the different colors... the possibilities are endless!

Funny what lace can do

When: Wednesday October 5, 2011

What:
Coral Kenneth Cole dress: Felix B. Maduro (Panama)
Blue motorcycle jacket: Forever 21 (U.S.A.)
Patterned heels: BMB (Panama)

Where:
Work + Went out to dinner with my boyfriend and his family.

Comments:
Today I went out to dinner at a nice restaurant with my boyfriend and his family to celebrate my boyfriend's mother's birthday! She is such a sweet lady (If you recall, she is the nice lady that gave me a white rose last week), so I was so happy to celebrate her birthday today. My mom even baked some delicious banana bread for her (her favorite!).

I thought it would be nice to wrap the banana bread so that it would be more special than just giving it to her on a plate. But, I didn't find any wrapping paper in the house! In the end, I decided to wrap it in plain brown paper and embellished it with some lace. It's funny how the lace makes the entire present look cuter and more special.

Here are all the ways in which I've worn this blue motorcycle jacket:

DIY: Gumball machine birthday card

As I told you all yesterday, I attended a Candyland inspired birthday party this weekend! So, going along with the theme, I made this gumball machine birthday card for the birthday girl. Basically, she would turn the switch, and each "gumball" is a paper congratulating her for her birthday, thanking her for her friendship, or some other cute birthday message.

This is a craft that any of you can pull off! It would be cute to fill the gumball machine with "Reasons why I love you" for your boyfriend/girlfriend; or "Thank you's" for your parents or friends.

Craft: Gumball Machine birthday card

Source: Invented by myself!

For this craft, all you will need is:

1. Bright colored paper.
2. A toy gumball machine (You can find this in most party or toy stores. I got mine for $3.00 at GDP in Panama)
3. Scissors

Here are the steps to completing this craft:

1. Print messages: The first step is to write on a Microsoft Word document several cute messages for whoever you are making this craft for. Make sure to leave a fair amount of space between each message. Then print the messages out on several bright colored papers.

2. Test the gumball machine: Before you start cutting up your messages, make sure you "test" the gumball machine. Cut a rectangle of white paper (to not waste the colored paper), scrunch into a ball, and then pass it through the gumball machine. Check to see if it gets stuck or not. If it goes through perfectly, than un-crunch this white piece of paper, and use it as a guide on how big each piece of paper with a message should be.

3. Fill up the gumball machine: Using the white paper from the previous step as a guide, cut out all of the sweet messages. Crunch them all up into little balls and fill up your gumball machine.

Voila, all done!

If you want to continue with the Candyland theme, you can wrap your presents like I did! I put each of her presents in a bright colored gift bag. I decorated the outside of one of the bags with small candies taped all over the bag.

I also included a chocolate bar in one of her bags (which I wrapped and decorated to make it look more special). Last but not least, I filled all the bags with bright colored paper balls. I love how she had to "dig" in the bags to find her presents!

Hope you all enjoyed this Candyland inspired DIY!

DIY: Origami Duck

For my boyfriend's birthday, I decided to make a cute birthday ducky made out of paper!! I saw this craft online a couple of weeks ago on this site, and I have been waiting for an opportunity to make it.

To make this adorable ducky, all you need to do is print two origami pages from this site. The site is in Japanese (I think, it might be a different language), so I don't understand anything that it says. But basically you print, cut, and glue things together. I sorda improvised and managed to make a decent job.

I can't believe this ducky is made out of paper... so cute!

Let me know if any of you try this cute craft out! I plan on making the other origami models from this site on some other occasion :)

Calendar: The most wonderful time of the year

Here is what my calendar is looking like this December 2010. This month is a SUPER special month because of several reasons... First, I'm finally moving back to Panama!!! Yippiieee!! I'm also finishing all of my undergrad college classes! No more school! Double yippiiieee! AND it's Christmas so triple yippiee!! It's definitely the most wonderful time of the year!

What fun plans do you have this month?

Here is what November looked like once I was done:

Calendar: November is about eating yummy food :)

When I think of November, I always think of delicious turkey meals with warm mashed potatoes. I looovvee Thanksgiving because I loooove to eat! jeje

So this is what my calendar looks like for this month so far. Some of the most important events this month include Thanksgiving, a Dave Matthews Band Concert, and a mini-trip to Orlando! I'm so excited!!

What are your plans for November?

Here is what October's calendar ended up looking like:

Calendar: October is the month of surprises and excitement!

The month of October is going to be one of the best months of the entire year! This month has several wonderful events like my parents coming to visit me, my birthday, going to see Cirque du Soleil, going to NYC, my blog's 1 year anniversary, and Halloween! How about that for an exciting month?!?!

This month I will be hosting a lot of fun events to celebrate my blog's first birthday!

• Every Wednesday this month, I will be posting a collage of the best outfits of the year. One collage will be your top picks as readers, and another will be my personal favorites.
• I will be posting the most used items of the year!
• Aaaannddd... on the day of my blogs anniversary, I will be hosting a giveaway!!... so stay tuned!

What are you excited about this month?

This is what September's calendar ended up:

Calendar: September means going back to school!

Here's my calendar for September! As I explained several month's ago, I enjoy posting a picture of my calendar each month just to let you all know what I'm up to :)

This month has two very exciting events! One is my parent's wedding anniversary. This is definitely something very special to celebrate since they are the best parents ever. The other major event is that I am going to Hershey Park this month for the first time! How cool is that?!

What are you excited about for this September?

Here is what the month's of July and August looked like once I was finished: