Thanksgiving Recollections

Ebayed top, Forever21 Jeans, Target clogs

Sorry I haven't posted in a while... Have not been feeling very creative nor picture friendly lately... Anyway, here are a few pictures of what I wore to the boyfriend's annual Thanksgiving Party! Had lots of fun. Food was delicious as usual. Also got my fix of my boyfriend's brother's famous Pumpkin Cheesecake! Yum!

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. What you all do? Any good Black Friday deals? Can't believe it's already over. Can't wait for Christmas!!

Thanksgiving Cravings

vintage ebayed knit long sweater, american apparel tee, Forever21 leggings, Urban Outfitters boots

I can't wait till Thanksgiving!! The turkey, gravy, mash potatoes, cranberry...mmm... But before I head home this Wednesday, I need to focus and bust out another paper by Tuesday. Wish me luck! I hope you all have a great week and that your festivities start a heck-of-alot earlier than mine. What are your plans?

Music Monday Shuffle--Flight of the Conchords

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Love these guys! I give them a listen on YouTube whenever I need a laugh. Hope you all have a wonderful week.

DIY: Knit Headband

Perfect solution to keep your hair down when it's windy out and your ears warm during those chilly days!

Materials: knit beanie (Forever21 sells some great beanies for a great price), scissors, needle and thread, some ribbon or left over scraps of fabric, one safety pin

Directions:

1. cut horizontally at the top and bottom of beanie (save the scraps)

2. cut the circular strip and measure what is a comfortable size for your head

3. hem the bottom and top of beanie

4. sew up the two ends to make the long strip into a circular

Decorating your beanie:

There a number of ways you can decorate your beanie depending on your mood. All you need is those left over scraps of fabric.

Here are some ideas...

NOTE: To make a rounded flower just take a small strip of fabric and twist it in a circle. After you are done making your decorations, just put attach them with a safety pin so they can be easily removed!

Here are a few other ways you can wear your NEW knit headband!

From upper left corner: with your hair down, in a bun, with a ponytail, as a turban (to do this pinch the headband and pin it with a safety pin), with a white bow, white flower, knit bow

side view shots

TGIF!

Ray-Ban aviators, Forever21 Flannel and Jeans, UrbanOutfitters Lariet Necklace, Ebay Cage Ring, Vintage Doc Marten's

I nearly had to pull my fourth all nighter this semester for a paper. I think I finally went to bed at eight this morning only to wake up two and half hour later for classes and to turn in this paper. Therefore, I reached for the most broken-in pair of jeans I own and a flannel. This is flannel is actually a recent purchase from Forever 21. It adds a much needed pop of color in my wardrobe. Plus, it's oh so comfortable! Perhaps I was drawn to this top because of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen's occasional grungy style. Who doesn't love their style right?! In light of the lack of sleep I've had, the highlight of my day was going to a Kabuki lecture/demonstration at the Berkeley Art Museum with the boyfriend and getting boba after! It was so interesting!

I hope you all enjoy your weekends! Any cool plans? Thank God it's Friday!

I spy- MY- diy!

photo courtesy: Jenni (of I SPY DIY)

Uber excited because I just recently found out that Jenni of I SPY DIY mentioned me in her most recent diy roundup post! :) Check it HERE. Thanks Jenni!

I hope you are all having a great Veteran's Day. To all the Veteran's and soldiers out there fighting for our country--THANK YOU!

Monday Grind

Urbanoutfitters beanie, Forever21 cardigan, GoodWill vintage silk blouse, black jeggings, UrbanOutfitters boots

Can't believe we are beginning another week. I am still drunk from the time change. The upside is that we gained an hour of sleep but downside is that we loose our sunlight faster. I got out of class today at 5:30 and it was so dark! Anyway, here's is to another week! Cheers

DIY: Magazine Bowl

Here is a cool piece that can be used either for loose change, jewelry, or anything miscellaneous! I came across this DIY on a website for a magazine about "crafts and green living ideas" called Esprit Cabane. There are several cool projects from this website that I want to do. For directions click HERE.

All you need is: an old magazine, a bowl to be your mold, parchment (to placed over the bowl), and...

NOTE: I used the ruler to make it easier to measure out the strips. To do this, just wrap a page of a magazine around the ruler.

I didn't have parchment so I used some paper towels. lol.

TIP: You might want to mix some of the glue with water to create paper mache and glaze the bottoms and inner parts of the bowl to make it sturdier.

I hope you are all enjoying your Sunday and keeping dry. It's raining really hard here where I'm at.

Cold Wars

The weather up here in the Bay Area has been so unpredictable. During the week we will have 70-80 degree weather then all weekend it will rain cats and dogs. I hope you are all enjoying more consistent Fall weather.

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Music Monday Shuffle--Kings of Leon

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Just recently discovered Kings of Leon's recently released album. I have only sampled a few of the songs off this album, but I have a feeling it's gonna be good. These guys are on a role!

DIY: House of Harlow 1960 Jewelry p.2

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I hope you all had a great and safe Halloween Weekend! Can you believe it is already November?! I am soooooo excited for Thanksgiving and Christmas!! Love love love this time of year! Here is another DIY project for you all. I kind developed this through experimentation...

Materials:

Piece of cardboard, Scissors, Flat round object (e.g. quarter), black and gold paint, glue gun, bendable wire, clear nail polish, gold chain

Directions:

1. Trace the round object onto the cardboard and cut it out.

2. Draw the star onto the cardboard.

3. Spread some hot glue onto the round cardboard and let it dry for a couple of minutes. (This creates a base for your paint to latch onto.)

4. Paint center of the star with black and the outer portion with your gold paint. (This may require a few coats.) Let paint dry.

5. Put a coat of the clear nail polish on pendant. (This makes your pendant look not only shiny but makes it waterproof. It is important you let this dry for an hour or so.)

6. Pierce the top portion with a pin and put bendable wire through and make loop.

7. String in your chain.

There you have it! You have another House of Harlow 1960 necklace!