I got my hurrr did on Thurrrsday… I got highlights and a cut. I eventually want to go blonde blonde this summer so I thought highlights would be a good step towards that.
I’ve also been dieing to try out a cat eye look I mentioned a week or so ago in the Spring Cat Eyes post. So here’s what I came up with:
Today was my day off and of course, the weather has been rainy/cold all day, so I decided to get some Spring cleaning done and organize my jewelry.
Now, I would love to be able to buy something like this:
Available at Amazon.com for around $115
Or this:
Available at homedecorators.com for around $289
However, both are out of my price range at the moment, so I decided to do a bit of DIY organizing. Also, I wouldn’t mind taking a crack at this DIY from Martha Stewart (good ole Martha) for converting a vintage medicine cabinet into a jewelry cabinet, but I figure a vintage medicine cabinet may be hard to find/expensive.
I recently moved into a bigger place and my bedroom walls were completely bare! I wanted to do some decorating but I couldn’t really afford to spend a fortune on any artwork and didn’t really want to coat my room with posters. So, I decided to make some DIY artwork! Sounds intimidating right? No worries it can be easy and there are endless options when it comes to making your own canvas artwork. I decided to do a paper mache, newspaper background piece with an all black, painted silhouette. Here is what I did…
1.) Create a paper mache paste using Elmer’s glue and a splash of water. You can also use Mod Podge if you don’t want to make your own. Rip strips of newspaper and completely submerge the piece in the paste then lay it on the canvas. You really have a lot of control when using this strategy, you can place the strips where ever you like to get your desired look. Each strip of newspaper I placed on the canvas I put a little extra glue around the edges to make sure it was going to stay down and in place.
2.) After the canvas was completely covered in newspaper and dry, I sketched out the tree branches with a pencil. You will want to sketch lightly in case you make a mistake and need to erase. If you do not feel comfortable sketching free hand, there are many stencils available at craft stores or even online for you to print out. Or, if you want to avoid drawing completely, use letter stencils to write out your favorite song lyric or poem. The options are endless! After you have everything sketched out, start painting! I decided to go for a silhouette look so I stuck with black, but depending on what you decide to paint you may have many colors!
3.) I did about 3 coats of paint just to make sure that everything was evenly covered and there wasn’t any text coming through. After the paint was dry and I was finished, I sealed the paint and newspaper with a clear varnish. The varnish ads an extra shine to the artwork and makes sure the newspaper won’t curl up over time.
This project was fairly easy, and I had a lot of fun doing it! The final cost of the project including the canvas, paint, paint brush and varnish all came to around $30. A little more expensive than a poster, but will last a lot longer and it’s custom made by you!
For my next DIY canvas artwork I’m thinking a paper mache postcard background, with a Palm tree silhouette and a sepia lacquer to finish it off! Will post pics soon!
Let me know what you come up with!
x.
m
My past weekend was filled with motorcycles, the beach and Black Lips. Took some pics along the way so I wanted to share…Hope you enjoy!
The whole trip was so much fun, and if you haven’t heard of the Black Lips you should definitely check them out!
Photos taken by myself and Brandon Rau!
x.
m
Bare Bones was recognized for the Kreativ Blogger Award!
Want to give a big thank you to Caroline for the nomination! Check out her blog, The Rainy Day Box, and all her cute idea’s to save for a rainy day, or any day for that matter!! Thanks again!! 
Here are the rules of the award:
Seven things about Bare Bones:
1.) Bare Bones is run by two girls, Claire and Madison, who lived together while attending college at Michigan State University/ interning in NYC. Madison now lives in Florida and Claire resides in Michigan.
2.) We’re fairly new to the blogging world (our first post being on Valentine’s day of this year). Since college we’ve always talked about owning a store together, so we decided starting a blog was a step in the right direction and a good creative output for us both.
3.) We both love fashion, yet still see through our own creative eye. We’re always up to date on the trends, but don’t necessarily follow them.
4.) Along with our love for style and fashion we have a lot of other similarities/likes from music, traveling, cooking, and DIY’s, which we try to tie into our blog.
5.) Neither of us have brothers. Madi has one sister and Claire has three, so a lot of our inspiration and support comes from them and of course our mothers.
6.) In college we both studied Retailing (merchandising) and took elective classes in Apparel and Textile Design and also completed fashion related internships in NYC (Claire – Visual intern at Anthropologie and showroom intern at Parlor. Madison- Production intern at Michael Kors) . This was another motive for starting our blog and has definitely influenced our style.
7.) We both love animals and have pets! Meet Chloe, Boo and Bug!
The Blogs We Would Like To Nominate:
1.) Dessert. – love her creative pictures, her style and how she inside point of view while interning with Rachel Zoe.
2.) Dastardly Lil Rockers – love her rad style and the edgy vibe of her blog.
3.) Lush to Blush – she covers a lot of topics on her blog, but they’re all things we really relate to.
4.) Lace & Lacquer – similar to us, this blog is run by two girls in their twenties. We love their style and music choices.
5.) Into Mind – love that she comments on so many topics and that we can see everything from her inspiration and how it translates into her style
6.) hjp: fashion, beauty, creative arts – Love her range of style and her range of various topics from fashion, cinema, arts and travel.
7.) Loyal to Fashion – Love the outfits she puts together and the how she sketches each one. Love both her new and vintage finds!
x
m and c.
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